Would you rather..house to yourself all weekend or

[Hoplittlebunnyhophophopp]

Mini break in a hotel with Dc?

We need Dd out of the house for 24-48 hrs whilst we use some chemicals for removing mould & decorating.

Choice A: One of us will do the job needed early Saturday morning..1-2 hour job, then house to themselves for the weekend. They will then have the rest of the time in peace, no one else home except for Ddog, no parenting needed, can watch Tv, order takeaway…whatever.

Choice B: One of us will drive around an hour away to a hotel near a beach with Dd, visit the beach, zoo, science museum & cafe. The room has breakfast included (can be ordered to the room) any other room service and indoor pool.

Which of these would you choose?

Dc is 6 years old

I’d chose A.

Oh that’s a tough one. I’d love the house to myself as I haven’t had a proper break in a long time. But fun weekend away with DC also sounds fun and I love going to those sorts of places with my DCs.

How toxic are the chemicals? It sounds like nobody should be in the house, including the dog! What do the instructions say?

I would rather go to the hotel with dd, but if the chemicals are too toxic for your kid they are going to be too toxic for the dog as well.

A for me, all day long!

A. Total bliss

The house to myself.

Mind you I’m probably swayed by the fact that I have lodger that never leaves the bloody house. Absolutely hate that he doesn’t and I’m too skint to get rid of him!

Neither of those.

One of us would do the job while the other took DC to the first activity, then we’d do the rest of the activities and hotel stay together if child really can’t be in the house and we were treating it like a holiday. (I appreciate that’s not necessarily feasible for everyone.) We’d both “catch up” on the household stuff together afterwards.

Or person at home would stay home and do more useful things than just a job that takes 1-2 hours - the week’s laundry, get a shop in, catch up on other house jobs, clean the bathroom etc. Would still get down time in the evening.

Basically I can’t imagine spending an entire term time weekend not doing anything more than an hour’s DIY - the laundry, shopping, cleaning, kids’ homework etc all still needs doing!

I'd probably enjoy both equally as long as dd is generally a well behaved child that doesn't wake up at the crack of dawn! Also if I was the one staying at home it would be nice to see a friend at some point or I'd feel a bit lonely

I'd probably choose A.

What about C? One of you takes DC out for breakfast nearby whilst the other does the job, then you all drive to hotel/beach/zoo etc.
I'd be uncomfortable leaving Ddog/being in the house myself if the chemicals are that bad!

A all the way

It might depend on how much time I normally spent as parent in charge of 6 year-old, how much me time I normally get and how easy a 6 year-old she is!

Neither.

I would send one parent out with DC and dog while the other did the job that needed doing, and then everyone would go away for the weekend.

If it's too dangerous for your DC to be home, nobody should be there IMO.

They are ok, everyone else is fine, but Dd reacts badly

Find a dog friendly hotel if you can't stay in the house overnight for all of you together.

Agree with pp saying the ddog shouldn't be left in the house either.

I’d choose B.

Laundry, shopping all done already by then, Dd doesn’t have homework

House to myself. No contest.

Sorry, just to reiterate, it is only Dd who may react (i’m being very overly cautious) everyone else is absolutely fine, cleaning doesn’t pose any threat at all, just removing mould and painting

Hotel and trips with 6 yr old - memories and dinners cooked!
Bliss

If I stayed at home all weekend I would end up doing chores and have no memory of it 10 year later. Plan B could be photos and memories for life

I would still choose for the whole family to have a weekend away somewhere nice. I'd put the dog in kennels if needed.

More expensive for us all to go and to put dog in kennels too at the moment unfortunately

Parenting just one child during a fun trip sounds like a walk in the park but I've got three so my perspective (plus the perspective of the children) is slightly different! If it was take all 3DC away vs weekend at home I'd have the weekend at home and probably take the Friday off as well and do some DIY or something that is impossible to do with the family about.

A.

B. I’d love a treat weekend with the DC without mountains of housework.