Should parents who travel a lot for work always bring back soemthing for kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He should bring some freebies like hotel pens, pads, airplane socks, snack. And then mix it up with postcards or a small trinket. He should spend 4 minutes so that his kid knows he loves her and thinks about her.

OP and that was my argument. And he still said he didn’t have time. They literally hand you half that stuff on the plane. Give the kid a pad of paper with a foreign city on it and she’d be happy for a week.

Is he really going where he says he’s going?

Based on boarding passes that drift through the house, yes. He’s a paper hoarder.

[Anonymous]

My husband always brings back little trinkets for the kids. If there’s a local food he’ll bring some and he always gets a magnet. He brought gingerbread from Germany and almond candy from Morocco.

Their grandfather is at the top of his field and travels constantly. He always brings little presents. He tried tshirts one year but it was comical how badly he recalled the kids sizes. He always brings something though, because the grandkids always ask about what country he’s visited since they last saw him. 90% of the time I can tell it’s something he bought in the airport.

I think a man putting up a wall between his family and travel time is indicative of an affair. He doesn’t want to think about his daughter while he’s banging his side piece.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He should bring some freebies like hotel pens, pads, airplane socks, snack. And then mix it up with postcards or a small trinket. He should spend 4 minutes so that his kid knows he loves her and thinks about her.

OP and that was my argument. And he still said he didn’t have time. They literally hand you half that stuff on the plane. Give the kid a pad of paper with a foreign city on it and she’d be happy for a week.

Like everything with men:

If he wanted to, he would.

He doesn’t think your kid is worth the effort.

[Anonymous]

A short call maybe, but depending on where he’s traveling to, it may be too late on his end by the time the kids are back from school.

I traveled a lot, called when I could, sometimes the time difference was too big, their mornings would be busy for them to talk and their afternoons would be too late on my end.

I used to travel for 2-3 weeks at a time. So longer than your dh.

When kids where under 8, I knew where the local toysrus, hamleys and equivalents were in all my business trip locations and always brought gifts. As they got older, the options of toys became more limited and they were more interested robux / xbox gift cards so we did that for a while, where they’d get gift card when I got back.

Now, I still bring small souvenirs or candy if there is anything unique or interesting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He should bring some freebies like hotel pens, pads, airplane socks, snack. And then mix it up with postcards or a small trinket. He should spend 4 minutes so that his kid knows he loves her and thinks about her.

OP and that was my argument. And he still said he didn’t have time. They literally hand you half that stuff on the plane. Give the kid a pad of paper with a foreign city on it and she’d be happy for a week.

Like everything with men:

If he wanted to, he would.

He doesn’t think your kid is worth the effort.

No, free or cheap junk is crap that I don't want around the house, I'm sure OP's husband doesn't either. Stop being ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

I really hate trinkets and clutter and I have never brought my kids anything from my business travel (it’s not like I go to exotic locations…most recent trip was Huntsville Alabama).

But the change in behavior and your kid being upset about it makes it different. My kids don’t expect a trinket but yours does, and that would be enough to convince me to do something on at least most trips.