To go on holiday with children and without DH?

[welliwill]

I’m a teacher so obviously have a long summer to full. Children are 3 and 1 and our usual groups aren’t on. I’m considering taking them on a holiday for a week but DH won’t have leave although he may join us for a weekend.

It sounds fine to me: does anyone think it sounds odd or strange?

We probably would have to give swimming a swerve but just being somewhere new is nice and feels a bit more exotic than the same old parks and soft plays we go to all the time back home.

Personally I think you're nuts but your kids may be less feral than mine 😂 mine are 2 and 4 abd a handful but I can see why you would go without DH. I hope you have a brilliant time

My husband took our boys away (although older than yours) for 5 nights to his old home town which happens to be by the sea. I had a lovely few days at home in peace!

The thought of going away with my 2 (similar ages) on my own brings me out in a cold sweat 😂 the older one is a massive handful and the baby still doesn’t sleep through!

If you have easier kids than I do then go for it, it’s not a problem to go without your DH at all!

I used to do this a lot when I worked a term time job. I did it because it fit with having 3 school aged dc. Dh is self employed and would take 2 weeks off for a family holiday with us in the summer and 2 weeks off over Christmas and new year but other than that I would be on my own with them in the holidays. We sometimes went to stay with family either up north or in Europe and sometimes we just went to the coast for 4/5 days in a nice little cottage, it was just wonderful! I took the job so I could spend time with them, the holidays can be long unless you have rigorous plans in place which I don’t like doing, much preferred heading off somewhere new and having a little adventure somewhere with the dc.
Sometimes depending on the dates Dh would come and join is for the last day or two but sometimes he couldn’t, but it just made for a bit of a break from day trips from home or just staying in.

I think it's the opposite of odd...perfectly normal.

I get more Annual Leave than DH so often take either child or both of them together. This year me and DS6 have been to Harry Potter Studios and Woburn, me and DD3 have been away to The Deep at Hull overnight, and I'll probably take them away for a couple of nights in the summer too. Me and DS did York last year.

Seems perfectly reasonable. If you're off to the Maldives all inclusive with 24x7 nanny service at the expense of a family holiday less so ...
But I'm guessing it will pottering around somewhere fairly low key so why wouldn't you do that if you can and not be stuck at home for the whole of the summer hols.

I did it for years when mine were small...TA
Husband is at his busiest in August
We loved it...he joined if he could for a day or evening...we didn't go more than 2 hours away to enable this but if I'd have had the money I'd have taken them all inc abroad when they were say 9/10 ish

I think it's fine but it'll be more of a holiday for DH than for you!

Personally I'd only take them with family / friends for the adult company as mine were hard work at 1 and 3. But certainly I wouldn't think it strange to go just the three of you. Go for it!