to wonder when it became the norm to holiday without your children?

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It is common among the mothers that I know to go away on 'girly' holidays without their children.

I don't have an issue with it as in most of the cases the children are left with their dads and well looked after. Apart from one boy I know who has never been abroad and his mum leaves him 2+ times a year to go to the Caribbean/America without him. She will also leave him with anyone that will have him but that's another thread altogether.

Just wondering when it became a thing? It's not something my own mother or friends mothers did when we were growing up. Not something I could imagine doing myself either although my children are very small so who knows I may change my view when they are older and more independent.

I don't know where the idea came from that it's a new thing, in fact I'd say generally parents are more involved with their children than ever. Both my parents were sent to boarding school as children. Maybe it's just that going on holiday is possible for more people financially whereas before it was a rare luxury for a privileged few.

It's neither a 'new thing' or a 'thing'.

It's just people having weekends away with friends.

I do it, my mother did it, my friends do it.

We LOVE getting away from our children for a night every few months.

My parents went abroad for 2 weeks when I was little leaving me with my Gran. I don't think that is a good thing, but it shows its not new, its at least 40 years ago!

Is OP going to come back and admit that she's a big sexist ninny?

I didn't read it as sexist. My dad didn't do this nor would my DH.