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.

My daughter is in her 20's I am in my 60's, for the last 2 years we have gone away together for a few days. She has a partner, me a husband, but we leave them at home lol. We have a fab few days tigwther

Like a SHOT! I adore time with my adult daughters.

Do it! You’ll make lovely memories together x

currently on holiday with my mum and my daughter in turkey xx having a fab time as we do every year we go away together - mum is 73, daughter is 30 and I am 53 xx

Yes!! My 22yo dd and I went to southern Spain together last year. We’re going away again in autumn. She’s a great travel companion!!

If you like and get on with her why on earth not ?
I loved my parents company and went away with them all the time ! And socialised !

Absolutely. I'd love to do that when I'm 60, and my daughter will be 19/20!

Uh yes and we do! And often my (now 22) year old son comes. But my DD and I go away on weekends, last time it was to Bath. She lives with me when not at uni (my son has his own place). In fact she and I are are planning two month European road trip in 2029!
A friend who has two boys and a girl frequently go away for a week just the two of them. They went to Spain last summer and Paris the year before. So I’d say it’s totally normal

I went away to Turkey for a week with my mom, the once. It was fun and I'm glad I did it. But she is hard work.

100% this!

I can think of nothing I’d enjoy more!

I would have loved to have a relationship with my mother like that! Go on the trip and enjoy.

Sorry to hear this

Absolutely normal - I try to have a “girls” holiday each year with my daughters (20’s) whole different time to going away with Hubby. Plans for New York next year. I will miss this when they have families of their own and can’t spare the time

My mum would say similar. I'm sorry, OP. It does sting. You tried, though. Maybe do so again at some point.

I go on a short break with DD at least once a year (have been with DS too). We have a great time. Luckily we like similar things, enjoy each others company and don't get too much on each others nerves, so it works well.
Whether these things are enjoyable is less about the biological relationship between you and more about the actual relationship between you.

Since Dd20 started Uni I take her away once a year for a week just the two of us, not weird at all.

I think it just stings because I thought we did have that sort of relationship. Obviously not

When I was 45 I went away to Marrakesh with my mum who was 78.

We laughed and talked about all the time. My mum passed away in January. I wish I could go away with her again.

Just go. ❤️

My mum would be overjoyed if I suggested this. I can't say I'd relish the thought as my mum does my head in. But I hope it's something my kids would want to do with me when they're adults.

If you get on then definitely. I would and I'm 47 and she's 75. I did holiday with her and my grandparents to my favourite family holiday destination in my 20s. Wouldn't change it. So many precious memories now my grandparents are gone.

Completely normal thing to do. I have always gone away with DM, and I’m in my late 40s, married with kids (sometimes DS9 comes too, sometimes DBro comes too, sometimes it’s just me and Mum). DBro and DM go away too, again sometimes with his family, sometimes just the two of them.

I'm really sorry. Don't let it get you down too much and try to focus on the ways you get on and what you share.

Yes. I have lovely memories of bonding with mam as an adult on holiday.
She’s being unfair.

She’s said she’d rather be with her grandchildren. It is what it is, I guess it’s just a reminder that as you get older you get less important

Not odd at all
I’m 62 and DD is mid 30s and happily married - we go away together every year - her DH usually has a golfing holiday at some point
This year will be taking new DGD with us

I’m glad you guys have this relationship. I don’t think I’ll ever have that with my mum, but it is what it is