NC for this as it’s outing
Friend (I say friend we’re not best friends but hang out in the same circle and do similar work) has gone abroad with her DH for a few weeks leaving behind 5 yo twins.
Other friends in our circle are outraged that she’d go on holiday without her children. I don’t have a problem with it.
The holiday is very adult centric and is in a very hot country which isn’t really a fair place to take young children. The twins are being cared for by capable adults – an aunt and youngish grandparents (1 set in their 50s other set early 60s) and are still at school until Tuesday; they are still being taken to school and picked up in correct uniform. The twins had a holiday with their parents at Easter where they went on a long haul flight for 10 days; they also will be going to Butlin’s (or a similar type place) at the end of the school holidays with their mum and aunt so will have had 2 holidays this year. The boys are happy in the care of their aunt and grandparents who regularly look after them after school and during holidays, they’ve not been left with complete strangers.
As a parent myself (now a single parent) I believe time away from the children is important and makes you a better parent for it, my DD goes to her dads for 48 hours at a time during school holidays and I take myself off to a hotel or similar sometimes to give myself a break.
Friend has done 1 holiday a year with just her husband since the DSes were 1.
AIBU to think friend is being sensible and it’s actually ok?