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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Amongst the needless barbs being thrown at me from all directions, there are a bunch of excellent ideas here. I really appreciate everyone's input!

This thread also has been an eye opener. Rabenmutter?  Really?

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OP - don't be disheartened. The internet -- and particularly, it seems, DCUM -- is full of hateful, spiteful people who feel free to spew out their thoughtless biases and venom ANONYMOUSLY online. I have very rarely met in real life people as ignorant and judgmental as 99% of the commenters on DCUM - so I think the nasty commenters here are a minority in the general population.

I'm glad you have been able to find some helpful advice - on the internet you often have to dig through a ton of sh*t nuggets before you find the gold.

As for the people who are convinced kids will be scarred for life by a three-month-long absence from her mother -- you need to get a grip. And stop smothering your children so that they can grow up to be actual, functioning adults. If you read these forums, seems like everyone thinks the umbilical cord should still be attached.

What about sleepaway camp? Every summer my siblings and I would go for 2 months to a sleepaway camp. We loved it and begged to go back every summer. Sure, we were homesick sometimes and missed our parents, but we were also busy living our lives, playing with our friends, and enjoying ourselves. OP's situation isn't the same -- she is the one absent this time -- but it's for a limited period of time, her kids will be with another loving caregiver (you know, their DAD -- despite commenters' attempts to minimize/denigrate his active role), and OP is being proactive thinking of ways to ease the burden on her family while she is away. Honestly, I think this will be harder on OP and her spouse than it will be on the kids.[/quote]

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