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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You yourself said in your original post that it felt heartless to leave your two-year-old at home on a family vacation during Christmas. I would go back and reread that sentence as many times as you need. You said it yourself and almost everybody here agrees after 10+ pages. That rarely happens on DCUM.

You are very much entitled to a break from caring for a child with special needs, but that can be arranged in your own home country and maybe on a couples trip or a girls trip or a special trip just with one child that does not happen during a pandemic, during Christmas, and outside the borders of your own country where you could be separated for weeks or longer for COVID or other reasons, away from your SN baby.

I would cancel, and, to be blunt, if you truly cannot have any part of this trip reimbursed (no travel insurance during a pandemic?), and you cannot afford to do another trip another time that includes your younger child then so be it. Any of the potential scenarios other than canceling are bound to cause unrest, guilt and resentment. You may have some moments of fun, but are you truly going to be able to relax, unwind and enjoy yourself on a family vacation that doesn’t include one of your own children who was dumped at home because he’s inconvenient to travel with? That is an awful lot of bad juju to put into the universe. What a terrible way to celebrate the holidays and go into a new year. [/quote]

no need to cancel. one parent goes with baby, one stays home with toddler.

I’m also surprised OP thinks it’s ok to leave the nanny for a full week with no respite to care for a toddler. that’s hard even for a toddler w/o special needs who tantrums, has language delays. [/quote]

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