Daughter didn’t enjoy holiday

[Personil]

DH and I went on holiday with my DD (11). When asked if she enjoyed the holiday she says it was ok but was ruined by being left on her own for 2 hours every day. What she’s referring to is when we went for a siesta. Months later she’s saying she wouldn’t want to go again. WWBU?

It was very hot

The comments on this thread are hilarious. An 11 year old is perfectly capable of entertaining themselves for a couple of hours with a book or a game etc. An afternoon nap is a luxury that you can only do when you're on holiday, she's not being ignored all day. If it was hot, then it's sensible that she's inside in the aircon at the hottest time of the day.

poor kid. Why on earth did you both need to sleep for 2hrs every day while on holiday

So?!

I can’t actually believe this post 😳

Is she an only child? TBH as an only child I was quite often bored / lonely on holiday and so if it was just the siesta that was the issue I would take that as a win.

So you think the kid was unreasonable to not enjoy spending 2 hours every day alone and bored?

Exactly!

Yeah it’s a bit weird to just go off for a sleep for 2 hours each day when you’re on holiday with a child.

2 hours though, that’s really weird. maybe they could have gone back if it was hot, played a game and then maybe an hour nap tops while the kid reads/plays iPad etc.

Poor kid, i dont blame her, how selfish of you both to have a nap for 2 hours and leave her alone?? cant you take turns???

That’s rubbish for her, what is she meant to do for 2 hours in a hotel room. I think it was selfish of you tbh.

I do remember being bored as a teen on holiday when my family did likewise, but I think that was because my parents did often take longer than an hour for a siesta. We were all in different rooms and it was before mobiles so it was hard to gauge when everyone else was getting up!

It was never questioned by us kids though.

When I was a teenager I would have absolutely cringed at the idea of having a siesta. I am no party animal or raving socialiser but I would have seen it as something for boring old farts.

I think if you insisted on this for two hours every day then you were very self-centred. It would have been very boring for a child her age. Going into town, to the beach, reading by the pool would have been infinitely preferable.

@Personil why do you keep saying siesta 😂😂😂 you mean a nap?!

OP - can she bring a friend on holiday next time? My DD is the same age. Her sister is 7 years younger so they don’t really play together. We are considering letting DD bring a friend next time so they can hang out together, which relieves the pressure on us!

This thread is insane - I would have happily read a book for 2 hours at that age plus "being bored" is not a bad thing for a child.

Yeh I think so

but a holiday and then leave the poor child alone for 2 hours whislt BOTH parents sleep? its weird

You went on holidays and you have a siesta every day? The way the Spanish live?

Sounds like a boring holiday for an only child

I find the responses on this thread bizarre. I remember being 11 and I loved chill time - a walk, reading, doing some art, getting lost in my head… not all kids might like it sure but not all would hate it. I’m tired and I’d like to sleep for the hottest part of a day in a hot country - esp on holiday which is supposed to be nice for everyone, not more relentless duties. If I thought my kid would be ok with it - not love it maybe but not freak out detest it - I think it’s fine to please yourself for part of the day on holiday. Even if you’re a mother.

I mean the tv might not be in English so maybe you lot all have kids that can’t cope without either tv or dutiful entertainment.

We all thought you were fucking so she probably did too. Poor kid.

I think the issue was probably the length of the siesta mixed with the fact she is an only child though.

People are making me laugh being so aghast though - people who come from hot countries do this for a reason.

If you are up for breakfast but then having dinner latish in the evening it makes sense

Of course she was bored shitless she probably thinks all future holidays will be the same. I actually thought only the residents had a siesta.

Bloody hell, it's perfectly ok for an 11 year old to spend some time on her own on holiday. It's good to chill, relax or even sleep if you want to. I also think some people need to understand what a siesta is and stop making stuff up!

I find these replies really weird.

We do sun holidays about twice a year with our DD7. I get up early with her, we get in the pool then have brekkie and chats on the balcony. We pack our bags, wake her dad and go out for the morning - the beach, an activity or kids club. This is followed by lunch then back to the apartment where we wind down; read, have a bath or very often a SIESTA.

What is weird about that? We are in a hot country, this is what siestas were invented for. DC reads her book, watches TV, has a nap or plays with one of her activity packs. She has never once complained. Then we head out about 6.30pm for dinner, trampolines, playground whatever and home again for about 9.30.