Would you take 3 kids to Florida alone?
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Anonymous
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I’m a SAHM of 3 kids - 1 preschool and 2 elementary. DH works a demanding job and per DC rules would have to quarantine for 2 weeks if he went to Florida with us. I would like to go down to Florida for a month or 2, rent a house by the water, let older kids do virtual school from Florida. I have never traveled anywhere alone with the 3 kids before. I did do solo trips when I had 2 kids all the time including going to Europe and Asia without DH. Cost is non factor.
Would you drive down to Florida for a month without Dh? |
Anonymous
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Yes, assuming the kids and DH were ok with it.
Stay away from the Miami, Tampa and Orlando areas and you should be good. |
Anonymous
| Personally no, a month away from Dad would be too long for our family. |
Anonymous
| I would. I just came down here with my teenage daughter. Best decision ever. We’re staying with my parents. The change in scenery, the sunshine, the beach...just what we needed. |
Anonymous
| Travel with 3 kids, yes, definitely. Driving to FL? No. But, I would fly, |
Anonymous
Would you fly during a pandemic? |
Anonymous
| Depends on the kids. Are they easy going? I don’t like to be exhausted on vacation. |
Anonymous
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You'll be with the kids 24/7. By yourself.
I assume the ES kids can stay by themselves if you need to run errands, etc. but they're not quite old enough to watch the preschooler...? So, you would never really get anytime to yourself if you're surrounded by kids all the time. At least at home, DH would be home in the evenings/weekends/holidays, etc. How does your DH feel that you're taking the kids and jetting off to FL? My Dh would feel hurt and miss them tremendously. And the kids would miss him too. How do the kids feel leaving friends/familiar stuff behind? Is the expense really worth it (yes, I know you said you can afford it, but is it a good use of money)? Minor moving costs (how many suitcases will you have to load up? The rental fees for 30+ days? Food, entertainment, miscellaneous household stuff)? And with the holidays right around the corner, wouldn't you want to be home? |
Anonymous
| I could take care of my kids alone but both I and they would miss my husband, so no. |
Anonymous
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Seems like a good set up to begin a divorce. If that isnt what you want, I dont understand why you would drive (ew, fly with masks and a middle open seat) three kids away from their dad for a month for no real reason? You will have no infrastructure or help, no breaks, no friends, no playdates etc.
Seems like a weird plan. I'm a divorced mom of three so travel a ton with my kids, I just try to do it in fun reasonable ways. |
Anonymous
That is a completely different than OP's situation. Comparing apples to oranges. |
Anonymous
| I would not drive to Florida. |
Anonymous
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Why not? You're SAHM, so you're doing the same thing, just different place.
Unless you want to rent a minivan/SUV for a month, I would drive and pack all the necessary belongs in the back of the SUV/van. |
Anonymous
This. If they are pretty low maintenance kids then I totally would. High maintenance or needy kids....no. |
Anonymous
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