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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Sorry if original post was snarky.  I was just truly curious how average MC families take vacations.  I guess DCUM is not a reflection of most MC families.  I read these posts and I’m like geez am I failing my kids by not giving them these awesome vacations?  People write here like going to the Caribbean and/or Europe is the norm for most families.  I know I should be grateful. I’m going to read all this again and read suggestions.[/quote]

I don't know if this is true for Europe or the Caribbean but I do feel this is true for the beach or Florida and I feel like we don't go anywhere.  Florida involves a flight for us (can't tolerate long drives) and we are not fans of East Coast beaches (I can imagine why anyone would spend a mortgage payment for a week in a house in Ocean City or NC).  Therefore any vacation we do is going to be pretty pricey so we just don't go.  I hate the September question "how was your summer?" like it's supposed to be a fundamentally different time period.  Judging from attendance at our community pool though I would say people really do travel.  In August our pool is absolutely dead because everyone is away.  [/quote]

I can't imagine not going on vacation. We still vacationed as a family of 6 with a HHI of $160ish...including trips that involve planes.

Anyone can travel. It's all about priorities. We live frugally year round so we can take nice trips throughout the year. The people I know who snark at us like "Must be nice to go to X...wish I could afford a trip to X" tend to blow money in obvious ways on lunch at work, Starbucks, mani/pedis, fancy makeup/hair care, cleaning service/lawn service, constantly eating out/takeout, beer/wine/booze, concerts/movies, organic everything, skiing, fancy car, a house they really can't afford, random crap from target, always decorating their houses, etc. Add that up; it's a trip to Europe. [/quote]

pp here.  We don't do most of those things.  Our HHI is 215K but it's our SN kid that eats up all our disposable income.  I used to be a world traveler and have lived abroad.  My kid also has anxiety and with all the planning and work that goes into a trip I just don't find it that fun.  I never thought I would be this way.  It was through going on trips and spending money then coming homing and thinking "wow that was hard" that we gradually cut down.  Not sure if we will go anywhere this summer.  [/quote]

PP please find a good psychologist and psychiatrist for your child to be able to cope with situations involving travel. The more one avoids what they are scared of, the worse the fear. Better to develop your child’s coping skills through therapy and also use medications if needed so he/she can handle what life brings them to avoid it because it causes him/her stress and anxiety.[/quote]

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