Traveling to grandparents but they are not equipped for toddler

[Anonymous]

Either go or don't, but the excuse of no toys for my kid is lame and makes you seem incompetent.

[Anonymous]

OP, are you WOHM? Just curious since you write that the idea of entertaining your own kid for 12 hours without help sounds awful. If you don't work, do you have a nanny helping you?

[Anonymous]

People are giving the OP a hard time because she is doing nothing to help herself. She won't bring an extra suitcase to put toys and books in, only wants to travel with a small suitcase. She's too scared to drive anywhere - wtf? Get a GPS, learn a couple of simple routes.

Yes, this sounds like hell to me, so I get it. But you need to do something to help yourself. Plan on some home-based projects like baking, making homemade play dough, etc. Set up bowls and pans and buckets of water for your son outside, find some rocks, and let him throw the rocks in.

Take him out for a drive, for god's sake. Find an outdoor area where he can play. If it's in the mountains, there should be plenty. Walk across the street and take a walk in the woods, he'll have a blast.

What's the area, OP? I bet there's someone here who might be familiar with it and can give you some tips.

[Anonymous]

My kids have one set of "perfect" grandparents, who kept a pack and play and a small basket of toys and books for their grandchildren to enjoy. They have another set of grandparents like your parents. Honestly, it's fine both ways. We need to encourage our kids to love their grandparents, to want to spend time with them, and to go with the flow and be flexible. You will never get this time back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People are giving the OP a hard time because she is doing nothing to help herself. She won't bring an extra suitcase to put toys and books in, only wants to travel with a small suitcase. She's too scared to drive anywhere - wtf? Get a GPS, learn a couple of simple routes.

Yes, this sounds like hell to me, so I get it. But you need to do something to help yourself. Plan on some home-based projects like baking, making homemade play dough, etc. Set up bowls and pans and buckets of water for your son outside, find some rocks, and let him throw the rocks in.

Take him out for a drive, for god's sake. Find an outdoor area where he can play. If it's in the mountains, there should be plenty. Walk across the street and take a walk in the woods, he'll have a blast.

What's the area, OP? I bet there's someone here who might be familiar with it and can give you some tips.

Right? Either don't go, or go and make the best of it. Find some activities within driving distance--zoos, aquariums, children's museums, parks, trails, whatever. When you get there, buy some basic craft supplies--construction paper, crayons, glue sticks, stickers, etc. Buy some bubbles. Make some cookies and play dough. Even if there are no stores or whatever within walking distance, you can still go for a walk. With a terrible attitude, it will be a terrible trip. But it doesn't have to be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He is three. He doesn't need a houseful of toys. Or a million kids to okay with him. Take him to a park. Let him play with pots and pans. All of you can go visit something local.

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She can get him a kids Kindle Fire. That will entertain him for hours. Otherwise I don't see what OP is complaining about. She should be happy to see her parents imo.

[Anonymous]

Don't you ever go anywhere on vacation with your kid? We're rarely anywhere that has toys.

[Anonymous]

Screen time, and lots of it. If the house is not at all set up for a 3-year-old, you're also going to hear an earful when he doesn't behave like an automaton. So drug him with whatever the 3-year-olds are addicted to these days.

[Anonymous]

Google "playgrounds near me" when you get there.