Would you go on holiday with your adult daughter?

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I’m in my 20’s, mum is in her 60’s.

I’ve asked her if she wants to go on a girls trip at the end of the year. 4 nights in a city in Europe (we’ve not chosen yet).

Would you do this? I don’t know if It seems a little odd to do or if it’s totally normal.

I’m going to Norway with DD for a week in June. Can’t wait! We go on a holiday together every year. We always have a lovely time 🙂

Why would that be weird?!

If you get on well enough to spend four days together, and you both want similar things from a city break, it’s totally fine and normal to have a few days away with your mum.

It would be weird if you never travelled anywhere without her, but I think it’s completely normal for family members who get on well to travel together occasionally.

YANBU. Took my 20yr old skiing just the 2 of us and hoping it’ll be a regular thing - we loved it. A city break would be fab - see the sights, shopping, good food, easy company.

Utterly lovely.

My friend is in her 20s and felt embarrassed going on a weekend away with her mum.

I don’t know why but I assume it’s similar to your reasons why.

I think she’s feeling a bit childlike, as she’s single and still living at home but no one is judging her apart from herself.
But she assumes everyone her age is really successful, having their own home, getting married and having kids etc when that really isn’t the case.

This is exactly where I’m at. Single, at home, no kids. It feels a bit like people will look down on me for it.

Completely normal. The only odd thing is you thinking it's unusual to be honest. I know very many people who go on holiday with their adult children, I go away with my sons.

I have gone with my mum regularly since I was 25! Love our time together and have some very happy memories. When we go to Europe they think it’s lovely as many of them have close family relationships. No one should look down on you for it. That’s on them, not you!

Of course! I’ve been on a couple of trips with my mum! Hope to do the same with my dd when she’s older.

As someone who’s mum died in my early 20’s…going on holiday with my mum through my 20s and later would have been amazing.

don’t let something as meaningless as a perceived view from other people stop you doing something like this!

Totally normal, both my daughters (19 and 21) have suggested we do this, I need to plan a trip with each of them.

Its my fave thing to do. My mum is my best friend. We have been to London, Belfast and Milan the 2 of us and we've also went plenty of family holidays with my parents, me DP and DD. She also came along with me and 2 friends to Tenerife for a girls weekend and had an absolute ball! Nothing beats a mum daughter hol, I hope me and my girl will be the same when shes older 😀

Totally normal. I go on holiday with my mum every year.

Always went away with my Mum - absolutely loved it. She passed away much too young but would definitely still do it if I could. You're a lucky lucky lady to have such a good relationship x

Sorry got voting wrong!

I go on holiday with my adult daughter.

Totally fine and normal, you’ll never regret spending time with the people you love most.
Well, maybe sometimes during! But you’ll always look back on it fondly. Life is short.

Totally normal. I've been away with each of my adult daughters on holiday and had a lovely time. Hope you get to enjoy time together x

There's no 'should'. It's a very common thing to do and if you're up for sharing a room will likely make the trip cheaper per head than equivalent solo trips iyswim.

I would have loathed a holiday with my mother with every fibre of my being, so I never did it.
I guess it's fine, if you get on well, but it would worry me a bit that a 20-something would want to go away with an oldie of my age.... there must be more fun or interesting things that a young person could do?

My adult daughter is my favourite person to go away with and we do it as much as we can!

I am sixty with two adult DC who are 25 and 28. I regularly go away with each of them for city breaks. We really enjoy them.

Edited to add that they still holiday with their DPs and their friends but I/they like to have at least one trip a year with each of them.

Have fun.

Yep. I have lovely memories of taking my Mum to Rome for a long weekend.

Yes I take my mum away a lot

So normal

I live alone and have 3 sons, all in their 30’s. I’ve been away with all of them. It’s a lovely thing to do and I’m sure you and your mum will have a smashing time.

I plan to do this at least once a year until I die