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[quote=Anonymous]I've been passionate about international travel since I first won a scholarship for a summer abroad program in high school. I chose my college based on the study abroad options. I met my husband while studying abroad and we shared our dreams of exploring the entire world.

Then, after college, both of us took intense jobs since we had no money. We could only take one longer trip a year, and only for a week at a time, so we stuck to different European countries.

Then I had my first kid and switched to an easier job. I got to travel more, but again stuck to US/Caribbean/Europe because DH couldn't take off longer than a week and I thought going to Asia, Africa, etc with a small child by myself would be too hard. Then, kid got older and we had kid #2. Now DH is exhausted and barely wants to travel at all, Kid #1 is in school and we don't want to pull her out too much, kid #2 is a cranky threenager, and I am pushing 40 and have still never been anywhere in Asia, Australia/NZ, Africa, or Latin America.

We don't have anyone to watch the younger one overnight, so we can't travel without her. My DH is occasionally willing to watch both kids so I can go somewhere, but again, for just 5-6 days max. Plus, 2-3 week trips to far flung places with a whole family are so expensive, esp since our kids need a separate room or they won't sleep.

I am feeling like I messed up my life somehow...maybe by having kids too early or not just being a SAHM with total flexibility, or I don't know what. I really, really want to see the world before I get old. Any advice?[/quote]

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