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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsmith123]I think it depends on you and your kid's personality.

Travel with my first DS was incredibly anxiety inducing for me.  He didn't like to sit still for 1 minute and would whine and cry incessantly.  Plus, he got air sick, but was too young for any medication.  He was an early riser and would not adjust to time change, so we'd go out west for a week, and wake up every morning before 4 am.

Travel with my second DS was a different story.  For him, it was an absolute luxury to get me to himself, sitting down, for several hours just for snuggling.  He was so chill and would just happily sit and eat the entire flight.  No tears.

[b]You know your personality and your kid's.  Would you enjoy the trip?  Would your child?  Don't worry about what people on social media are doing.  Do what's right for your family.[/b]

It won't be long before you can pass them a tablet and they'll entertain themselves for hours.[/quote]

The bolded really feels like the right answer. There are SO MANY factors even beyond personalities - age gap is a big one I'm seeing on this thread that I wouldn't have though of, but makes perfect sense - if your kids are 9, 7 and 2 and you say "well, I'm not traveling with a toddler" that's really limiting for your older kids. If your kids are 2, 3 and 5, heck yeah, wait until they are 4, 5, and 7 to start traveling, you've still got plenty of time to see the world as a family.

The other factor is the importance of the trip. If the grandparents and other family members live overseas, that's much more of a reason to do multiple international trips than just a general "we like traveling!"

It's pretty clear to me, OP, that you WANT to be a person who travels extensively with your toddler and loves it, but you're not, and it actually wouldn't be fun for either of you. So don't do it! There are no mom merit badges for stuff like this. It's a season, it's totally fine to just wait until travel sounds appealing again, even if that's several years down the road. [/quote]

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