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Just an experience I'd like to share.

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Cappuccino17 · 13/05/2022 14:57

Once i was abroad with my husband and 18 month old daughter. Our 1st holiday away. We had booked for 10 days and she was teething practically all the way from day 1. She'd cry non stop I literally felt like crying too as I'd wanted a break and didn't expect this to be a stressful holiday. I gave her calpol which settled her and so she could actually enjoy the holiday too. We did a lot with her day in day out the whole holiday was centred around her. On day 8 we booked a restaurant for a romantic meal. We dressed up and took our daughter with us. We literally just wanted 1 peaceful meal between us with a chat. So we took the ipad along. We made sure she ate first. When our food arrived we put the ipad on and let her watch rhymes. But we couldn't help but notice many families around us staring in disgrace and whispering. They were from other parts of the world but I felt very uncomfortable. 1 lady in particular was glaring and shaking her head at us. When I say staring i mean very obvious staring from many people. I felt so uncomfortable. Like I couldn't relax. When we finished and switched off the ipad which my daughter was so content watching. They stopped staring but loved my daughter and smiled. So it was kind of a happy ending. Still shocks me till today lol.

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Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Cappuccino17 · 19/05/2022 23:38

*please excuse my typos haha! 😊

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Nat6999 · 19/05/2022 23:54

I always took ds Game boy in my bag if we went out for a meal as I am a very slow eater & it meant that I could enjoy my meal, not feel rushed & that ds wasn't fidgeting or moaning he was bored.

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