How a post-kids vacation without the kids is different from a pre-kids vacation

[bonclyde149150]

Parents make such fun blogs about vacations before and after they have kids! Like this mother here, who realizes a vacation without her kids is nothing like a vacation before kids.

Comments

[nesmith]

It's taking advantage of them. If she'd asked and they'd said yes immediately and she gave them money to cover food and entertainment for them (like if Grandma and Grandpa wanted to take them out somewhere), it would probably sound much different. This sounds a lot like her pestering them until they finally said "yes" just to shut her up.

[nesmith]

Yeah, we don't get to hear their tone or see their faces, so it's anyone's guess.

I hope she didn't pull the "OMG you should WANT to spend lots of time with your grandkids!" crap that I see so many parents do; as if, like with us, not wanting to be around kids all the time means there's something wrong with you.

[murphtang]

I always think these people just go ott on the parenting stuff. Sure, your life has to change with kids, but my parents didn't use to let me just barge into the bathroom when they were showering, and I had a proper bed time (7pm) so they got grownup time then. As a toddler, fine, I used to wake early, but by the age of four or five knew not to go waking people up just because I was up (different if I had a nightmare or something, but just because I was awake? No, sit quietly and play with toys or something...). Idk, I don't have kids, I know they are a lot of work, but damn put some rules in place so you can still function as a human being. Also, I buy lame gifts at giftshops for my boyfriend/family--do these people not do that before they have kids?? Lol XD

[trichgal76]

This.
My sister and I had boundaries/rules growing up and knew when not to bother mom or dad and follow a schedule. Some people just need to be a martyr.

[firesplace]

Same here! If we needed something from the bathroom, we could get the other parent to go in and get it if they were available. Otherwise, we had to wait.
Neither my brother nor I would barge into the parents' room at night, either. If we had a nightmare, we might cry for them to come to us, or sleep with our doors open. But the parents' bedroom was strictly off-limits at all times, unless we were expressly invited.
Maybe I don't remember enough of the details, but it didn't seem like it was that big a deal for us to be trained into these simple rules.

[chocolate_frapp]

"discover that the dresses at BCBG are still awesome, but wonder why they changed their sizing ?!?"
well, I must have done something wrong, because I gained weight without having kids.
also, if you don't like high heels don't bloody wear them, how hard is that? It's Vegas, you can dress however you want.

[becca_maru]

I haven't slept a full night in three years.

You can't remember the last time you had time to use shampoo and conditioner.

Oh hell no.

[werewolfwithin]

I imagine a vacation w/o kids would be different because they won't need a vacation to recover from the 'vacation.'