Are holidays/weekend breaks really worth doing if you are the one organising everything and everyone??? ((RANT))

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Because I spent the day before sorting out a list of clothes, specific teddies, creams, pots and potions, food, yadda yadda etc etc yawwwwwwwn. And the evening packing it.

Then I sort out the bribes and stuff for the journey ("I'm bored/are we there yet?/dd1 has called me poo poo/dd2 has poked me in the eye") so the 3 hours are kind of tolerable.

Then when we get there I put everything away whilst everyone else runs around in the sun.

Then we get to the beach and I set up, suncream the children etc

Then I sort out the picnic.

ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC

And then dh wonders why I am tired and irritable when we get back and don't particulary WANT to make shell pictures with glue which will just create mess and I can't be ARSED.

He did the cooking and played with them, but only because I was SORTING THINGS OUT.

So.

Why are we always the organisers? Why can't someone else remember the wipes?

RANT

Yes, I would. My 3yo dd does. And she and ds (who is 9) both did last year when we went away and she was 2 then! OK, we checked there were a few pairs of pants in there but that wa sit!

DS1 (10) would be OK - might have a quick check to make sure there were any underpants. DD is fine and probably would have been at 4 or 5 as well. DS#2 - "clothes, what are clothes? Why do I want clothes? Where are my dinosaurs? I need all of them!"

Of course, in answer to the OP, despite all the hard work, I think it IS worth it to see the kids enjoying themselves.