Hi sisters,
Wondering if anyone has done a 1 or 2 week overseas trip without hubby & kids?
My Nan & Pop are From Hungary & my parents, aunts and uncles are going over again in 2019 to visit our family over there. My husband and I were chatting and it came up price of airfare over & back there ect. I asked parents, and going off what they said we would be able to save the money for me go over there. Only thing is my mum thinks my youngest is too young for me to be away for a week or so, my kids would be 15, 13 & 7 in 2019.
What is everyones thoughts? All I have ever wanted to do was go over to meet my family and see where my family is from and experience it once in my life (My husband has known this since we first dated 14 hrs ago)
Thanks xxx
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7 is old enough to be away from you for a week or two. If I could leave mine for a week I'd do it 😂
7 is plenty old enough!!! I checked twice to see if I'd skipped the months or weeks part.
i left my son at 4 years old with my mum and dad and went away for a week. My son had a ball.
I went to stay with my grandparents for two weeks without my parents when I was 3, I have fantastic memories of that time.
My sister and her husband went away for two weeks to New York. My parents had the kids and they had a ball.
There is no reason why your kids can't be looked after by there dad while you go overseas.
Go! One or two weeks is nothing for kids that age, it will be amazing for you.
7 is old enough to be without you for a week or two... gosh!! If it's not a regular occurrence... and for something special (which it is) then do it... it's fine!!!!
I left my then 6, 4 & 2 year old with nanna while hubby and I went away for a week. Kids had a blast. We did it again 18 months later. Your 7 year old will be fine with dad.
Not overseas (yet) but I've travelled a fair bit around Australia with my bestie over the years while my partner and son were at home. Life is for making memories with all of our loved ones.
7 is more than old enough and it's not like you'll be leaving them with strangers, they'll be at home with their dad, you know their other parent lol! No one would bat an eye if a father went away on holiday and left the kids with mum for a week, you'd never hear "7 is too young to be away from their dad for a week". As long as you and hubby are happy with this arrangement, who cares what other people think! You deserve a get away mama!
Hubby and I went OS for a week last year for his 30th and are going OS for a week this year for my 30th and leaving our 3 and 5 year olds with nanny for the week. We need to recharge and re connect and I think it's good for them to have time away also. I don't see anything wrong with it at all.
UPDATE;
Thank you all. After a lot of thinking guess what....IM GOING!! So excited 😍😍
Not too young at all! It's only 2 weeks, and they'll be at home with dad I'm presuming? It'll be good for them.
Do people make a fuss when dads go away? No they don't! Mums deserve to have a life too.