November 21, 2007 - 4:31 pm
Thanksgiving is one of the biggest travel weekends in the US. In honor of that, I’m posting an excerpt from my e-book 10 Reasons NOT To Travel With Kids.
Here are a few of my favorites:
Because airplanes are no place for potty emergencies
They cry, they fuss, they scream, they are usually hungry and in need of the potty simultaneous to your arrival at seat 435 E. You discover the emergency just as you see the line in the far-distance forming outside the airplane restroom. Have mercy on your fellow travelers & yourself and leave your kids at home.
Avoid inpatient psychiatric treatment
In your deepest heart, you know Mommy will end up in a home after traveling in an enclosed vehicle of any kind with young children, an intermittently helpful spouse, and insufficient caffeine. And your health insurance (should you have any) won’t cover that sort of breakdown, now will it?!
Because people always say they’ll “help”…
But when you actually arrive at your host’s home, you find that their idea of “helping” means holding your screaming toddler so you can go to the bathroom. Whereas you had hoped they would watch the children for 85 hours so you could sleep, shop, get a massage and go on that dream date.
If you ARE traveling with kids this holiday, you have my sympathy. Be sure to see my apple martini recipe for relief once you reach your destination…
What about you, any reasons you’d like to share? I’m all ears.
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Well, once we traveled from Alaska to Florida with 2 little girls ages 4 and 6. They were dressed alike in truquoise velvet pants and tops and were adorable. I forgot what airplane bathrooms were like and they went by themselves. I was kicking myself when they came back and their little pant legs were soaked in “peepee” from someone else. (Primarily because some people think the toilet is on the floor and have very POOR aim). Needless to say I got “over” being on vacation at that point and was much better the rest of the trip. What was the matter with me thinking that it would be my vacation too??? At “grandma” and “Grandpas” they quickly got baths.
November 24th, 2007 at November 24, 2007 - 4:55 pm