To ask if you take your children out alone

[ijustdontcareifhedid]

I don’t mean to the park or soft play, more big days out.

YABU yes

YANBU no

Yes, of course. I take them on holiday by myself as well, if DH doesn't want to come.

My husband’s a farmer so who knows when he’ll be working - always during the summer holidays so I take my 4 away (age 13 down to 4 now) on my own in the caravan for a week and have done for years! Have lots of days out with just me and the kids

Of course 🤣 are you saying you keep yours under house arrest??

Yes of course I do, though we like dh so sometimes we let him come too.

Wtf is this post....yes of course!!
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yes, and I also took them on holiday on my own too, as partner really struggles with travel. That was from when youngest was about 2 and oldest was 7

Of course - it’s actually advised to spend quality time with your kids one a one to one basis and not only as a package deal of two parents.

My DH takes the kids, now teens, away for a week skiing (I hate it, they all love it, and he gets to spend quality time with each of them and together) and also on the odd weekend to GPs or to see friends for cricket/sports events; I take the kids shopping in Portsmouth/London, the cinema/theatre, I did all the Brownies/Guides/Scouts camping events and day trips with them and, obviously, did the Alton Towers/Pepper Pig world/zoos etc either on my own or with other mums in groups when they were younger and DH was working.

Yes, I took 1 - 6 children (depending how many I had at the time), of all ages, all over the place. Not a problem at all.

Of course I do. Why wouldn't I?

I will say, a lot of the people that answer 'of course" only have 1 DC which is admittedly easier than multiple, if only for the sheer amount of things you carry with you. I do find that only having to take 1 out drastically reduces the planning. With all 3, I pack way longer and carry way more. Baby carrier, extra clothes for newly potty trained toddler, shoes, hats, swimwear, lotion, cover to breastfeed, maybe a book/toy if the kids accompany me to an appointment.
So I do get why people would prefer doing things with their DH's if they have more than one, but I don't find it HARD, just MORE, if that makes any sense at all.

To be completely fair to you OP, I do get the 'wow you have your hands full" "supermom" "shoee, look at you being buysy" etc but almost find it that they're patronising or sort of what is this woman doing rather than meaning it as a compliment

No, but I have 5 dc with SN. I take up to 3 of them to the park or soft play on my own but big trips or going out with all 5 dh comes too.

No, for big days out we do the whole family as otherwise whoever didn't go would miss out. I take them alone on smaller days out.

Yes of course. Including long haul from when DC a baby.

Yes, of course.
I had three under three and would take them into London and on the tube my myself. And up country visiting family for days away on my own.

So strange. I'm a single parent and have always taken my kids out and abroad - we love it. Even more actually than when ExH was around - far more relaxing as we are not under any time pressure or have another adult's opinion or needs to factor in.

Yep. All the time. We have 3 under 8 and we both take them out on days without the other parent.
Saying that, he’s the only dad I know who takes his kids on proper days out alone. Everyone else’s husband just take them to his mum’s when they’re left with the kids.

Never even crossed my mind that I shouldn’t be doing this. Have been all over the place with my two, including many holidays and trips abroad.

Why? It's a completely normal question

Yes. I prefer it if a friend comes as it's more fun for me, but if none are free I'd just go anyway. I did avoid London unless DH was with me until youngest was out the buggy as I couldn't manage the buggy on trains/tube on my own, but other than that went most places. Our local theme park has a lot of family rides so DS didn't mind too much not going on stuff DD couldn't.

No I don't. We always do big days out as a family. Partly because I had twins so both kids wanting to do the same stuff. Partly because I don't drive. Mostly because we enjoy going out together and money is tight so don't do loads of big stuff.

Depends! I've taken them to London/ museums etc without dh, but bigger things e.g. Disney, dinosnores at the nhm, centre parcs, longleat, holidays etc have always been as a family. Not because I couldn't do them alone, but neither of us would want to miss out.

I did because DH worked away. When they were old enough, they took a friend each too. It worked really well.

Yes, if husband is working or doing something else. And he takes them for days out if I'm working or have plans with friends.

We both work FT so big days out happen at the weekend when we're all together. But yes, now they're a bit older (youngest is 4) I would if it suited and DH wasn't available. When they were little I wouldn't have bothered as I wouldn't have enjoyed it.