Consider yourself warned!
A guide for those who think they want children.
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If you have kids, at some point, you will want to go on a vacation or on a trip with them. For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure, let me explain what goes down. If the kids are young, taking them on vacation is nothing less than preparing for war. You need an endless list of supplies (diapers, clothes, lotion, bottles, food, etc.), and you better make sure that you packed your artillery (toys, coloring books, crayons, Game Boy, IPad/IPod, anything that will keep them busy and quiet). By the time you finished packing for your trip, you’re tired and you begin to wonder if its better to just stay home. And remember, you have to keep track of all that stuff while you’re on vacation, and remember to bring it home. Trust you me, nothing will ruin your vacation more than realizing when you get home that the child you forgot you had, you know, the one named Not Me, has either lost or forgotten that expensive IPad/IPod or toy somewhere. To them, its free. After all, all they have to do is ask you for another one and it magically appears.
When you travel with little kids, all you have to do is make sure that you pack all their essentials, i.e. toys, and make sure that you stay in a hotel where there is room service and a pool. For the most part, as long as you have that, they don’t care where you go. Teenagers can be more of a challenge. They all have opinions on where you should go, and they are not afraid to express them, whether you want to hear it or not. It amazes me that kids who are not paying one dime towards the vacation feel that they have a vote as to where we go. Its almost as if they believe that they really live in a democratic household. So with teenagers, you need to not only have a hotel with room service and a pool, but you must also be in a location that is interesting to them … even though they won’t want to leave the hotel and pool. This week, I am on vacation. I am spending time with my friends in Puerto Rico. My kids are spending the week with their father. They wanted to come with me. I just laughed and reminded them that they went on vacation with their father earlier this summer. So no, they will be staying home. This is a relaxing week for me. Other than my daughter sending me a text to have fun and the one phone call from my son, my kids have not texted or called. I am completely free. Don’t get me wrong, I do miss them. They would have enjoyed the beaches of Puerto Rico. But, it sure is nice to have some kid free, worry free time to myself. And, its also nice to have adult conversation that does not include any references to Drake, Cardi B, basketball, track, school, their friends, or anything else that important to teenagers. If you are a parent, try to schedule some kid free vacation time. You need it. You will thank me for it afterwards. So, now you know and you can … Consider Yourself Warned! If you have kids, have you ever gone on vacation without them? How was that experience?
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SassyGirlTye lives with her two wonderful teenagers in Brooklyn, New York. No matter what she says in her posts, she truly loves her children with all her heart.
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