Currently on a caravan holiday with my kids and experiencing some kind of burnout. Is it even possible to enjoy this kind of family holiday as a mum?
The children are 6 and 2.5 and stopping the youngest from running off too far when playing around the caravan is stressful.
They keep arguing and we're stuck in this confined space together as the caravan is very small.
To limit the arguing, we're having to keep them occupied, all activities have to be booked in advance, which is a pain and by the time we're in the pool/ arrive for the activity we have to leave again as time is limited by the park. It's all rush. There is no time to relax or enjoy anything for any length of time.
If the youngest stays up in the evening, he's horrible the day after and is having lots of tantrums, this means putting them to bed and missing out on the entertainment, that we as adults might actually enjoy!
We're surrounded by kids activities. What's in it for the adults? There's fayres amusements, beaches, piers etc but everywhere is rammed busy and the 2.5 year old refuses to go in his pushchair. I'm exhausted.
The kids are also still waking at their usual time of 6am, regardless of later nights etc!
Then there's all the usual cooking and washing up as any decent restaurants are all fully booked and the one on site is overpriced for basically chips, burgers and pizza. So it's just hectic busy of the usual jobs with additional pressures in a smaller space than at home.
Do other parents actually enjoy these type of holidays? I was excited to come for my children to have a good time and I thought, by extension I would too.
Feel like I need a holiday myself after this. But also really upset with myself for not enjoying this holiday more as it cost almost £1500.
Any holiday tips for the future or advice on where I've gone wrong?