To ask for help with 3 kids on holiday?!

[holidayhell123]

I know this is going to sound incredibly privileged due to cost of living etc. but I am currently on holiday at an All Inclusive and I just want to go home!

It was supposed to be a relaxing break with our 3 kids (7,5,1) and instead it’s just actual hell. If i’m not spending the day asking the two eldest to stop doing something incredibly dangerous/stupid then i’m trying to stop the 1 year old from sprinting off into the water that is way over their depth. The 7 year old constantly wanders off as soon as your back is turned and the 5 year old whines the entire time. None of them sleep and i am just so exhausted! Husband is fantastic and really hands on but this holiday just feels never ending- we’ve been here a week and we are supposed to be going somewhere else before home, but instead i’m looking at flights back tomorrow!

I just feel like my children have turned feral and i’ve spent the entire holiday shouting at them! Anyone else find their kids have a personality change on holiday?! I don’t expect to be able to sit back and read a book i just want five minutes of no one tantrumming or sulking or disappearing! It feels like more work to be here than to just stay at home!

Tbf your post was absolutely completely unhelpful
I have friends who make comments like yours, whenever I say I'm tired or stressed 9 times out of 10 they always retort "well you chose to have 4"
Like how in any shape or form is that helpful when I was wanting a bit of a moan?

Agreed.

For future reference regarding kids club: my pre holiday strategy is to constantly bang on about how amazing kids club is, there will be loads of fun things to do, they will make loads of friends etc etc. For months before holiday. Works a treat. Really can't enjoy a holiday without some kids club time. It also means we really enjoy the time we do spend together as a family and can focus on that instead of wishing we were reading a book instead.

Why do parents of 1 child need to pop up on these threads with unhelpful comments. Ironically I think a singleton can be nightmare, they are usually over pampered and the child I can’t wait to send home after a visit.

I have 3 with a similar age gap from eldest to youngest. I always accepted that my children ruled the holiday and it wouldn’t be a break. We usually went butlins til the youngest was 4 then a self catering trip to Spain by which time we didn’t need to supervise the eldest as much.

Just enjoy what you can.

Oh god I made this mistake when we had first two were tiny. We havnt done foreign holidays since

Quite.

Having young kids on an all inclusive is v stressful

you are better off in an apartment or a villa with a basic pool (no slides) I found that far more relaxing