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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm on a 5 day / 4 night trip (2 days for work, 3 days for a girls trip) and have left my 2 yo and 6mo at home with DH and his parents.  They will be very doted on and well cared for.  This is the longest I've been away since DS1 was born and the first time I've been gone for a night since DS2 arrived.

[b]I know this is good for everyone [/b]and yet here I am on night #1 being that pathetic mom that just wishes I was home with my kids.  What has happened to me?! I used to have an exciting adventurous life and so judge women like me!  And i'm judging myself for feeling this way - its not healthy!  So give me all the great reasons that this trip is a great thing for everyone![/quote]

Why is it "good for everyone" for a 6 month old to be away from his mother for several days? [/quote]

Not OP, but I am guessing that it’s good for dad to have some time on his own with the kids, good for grandparents to come out, good for OP to see her girlfriends, good for kids to be sited on for a few days, etc.  [/quote]

Yep exactly.  When I'm home, the kids want me and I run the show which is good in lots of ways (they feel secure with me) but also bad in ways - my husband and toddler end up in negative interactions b/c toddler wants mommy to do xyz, husband isn't ever in charge so he hasn't had the chance to build his own skills as much with managing both, grandparents feel supervised with their grandkids simply b/c i'm around and now have space to be their nutty over the top grandparenting selves, everyone (including me) needs to be a bit more flexible and this is a good forcing mechanism for it.[/quote]

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