Longest you have been away from your children

[Mala]

What has been the longest time you have been away from your child(if at all).

I haven't as yet, but at the end of the year I am planning on going away for a 10 days-it's on work and I can't take dd(4)

Has anyone had experience of this?

1 night
They are 3 and 8

ive been on 2 weeks holiday without all three. i sent my son to live with his dad - cos dh moved down south first for 6 months and oldest son was getting on mi nerves big time sso sent him away fro months. he loved it.

custardo - how/where did you send your ds for months?? I'd like to send one of mine there please! he's driving me crazy!

three days last friday, saturday and sunday. It is the first time I have not slept in the same house as my children for nearly 12 years.

Not long enough. Sigh!

dd1 6 days (having dd2 in hosp but she visited everyday!)
apart from this overnights at my mam and das or recently at their dads (before only dd1 stayed)

When our DS's were about 4yo we had a 3 night break in Rome.
Since then only the odd night.
A friend is going away this summer and leaving her DS and DD with her mum for about 9 days, while her and DH have a holiday. I don't think I could do that I'd miss them too much.

DD -6 days last summer when she went to stay with in-laws.
DS - 6/7 hours

DH and I had a week in Tenerife last October and left (then) 2yr old DS with my very capable parents. We are going to Lanzarote on Sunday for 4 nights too (on our own). YIPEE! Can't wait! 4* All Inclusive too!!!!

littlemissbossy - my dh moved down south 6 months before i did - i had to sort stuff out and sort a job out down south. so dh was living on his todd and i was on mi own with 3 kids. eldest ds was driving me nuts. dh came up to stay over th xmas break and i had ds things packed and said "your taking him back with you" he said " what about schools and stuff?"
"ahh i dunno, not bothered you sort it out" was my response.

so he did!

DS1 has been left with my parents on two occassions while I have gone away for more than a week. The first time he was 3 and the second was when he was 5. He had a great time and hated having to stop to talk to me when I phoned

Since having DS2 though the longest i have left the boys is 1 night. DS2 is too clingy at the moment but DS1 keeps telling me to go away so he can stay with someone. He knows he gets thoroughly spolit, thats why.

4 nights, I went on a short euro break with a friend. DH looked after DS.

2 nights. I've done that several times, but ds is 11 :) Actually, he was away at a camp for 4 nights, so I guess that's the longest.

So far, the longest is 2 nights, and that's only happened twice. Both times were in the last year or so (ds1 is now 7). But am going away in May for 9 nights: my main worry is how much I'm going to miss my cherubs!

Away from ds- 2.10 at the time- for 4 nights when had dd, though saw him every day

Not been away from dd much yet, the odd couple of hrs here and there

3 weeks when I was in hospital, pregnant with dd2, I hated it. since then we have only left them for 3 nights, while my mum has them at her house, and we have a much needed break at the seaside