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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not opposed to people who want to go away on one-on-one vacations - works great for them.  I don’t think they are selfish, don’t love their children, have weak marriages (!) or any of the other things we have heard on this thread.

For us, family vacations are a big part of our life and the kids really enjoy it. I know it was hard when they were under 5, but I do think it’s the practice that has made them great traveling companions. They are early teens now and plan with us where we want to go - Africa this summer. Machu Pichu is calling our name. Now that we are past that all consuming early stage, I know that childhood is short and I would at this point not give up any vacation time with my kids. I also believe that in the early years, we needed to take them (child friendly) places so they learned how we wanted to operate as a family.  My husband was around before kids and we’ll be together when the kids flown the coop. Maybe it’s the wrong choice but it feels good to me. [/quote]

Family vacations are important to me too. So are trips with my spouse. We do both. Went to Tibet with my spouse and Europe twice with the kids this year. I think they are doing fine.

As for “child friendly” - does that mean Disney?

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No, we went to places we wanted to go (although we did do Disney once).  It means keeping on their schedule, planning around naps, the normal stuff you do when you are out with your kid.  Effectively it meant in the first several year that if it wasn't do-able for our kids, we didn't go there.  [/quote]

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