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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only peace was when the kids were on screens. They fought when trying to watch a movie though. At least one kid was upset about the selection of the movie.[/quote]

While that sounds stressful and unpleasant, I think it's a mistake to judge parents by their family dynamics on a joint vacation. Travel can be very disruptive to kids, and traveling with other people can be particularly challenging because you don't always have the same options as you would if your family was on their own. My kids are generally great but I can think of three vacations which, looking back, they must have seemed like holy terrors to outsiders. I have this very distinct memory of my kid melting down on a European subway at age 9 during rush hour while a bunch of stone faced Europeans looked at us with a combination of pity and disinterest.

That kid is now top of her class, a decorated competitive swimmer, with ambitions to pursue degrees in environmental science and urban planning (she wants to figure out how to make cities more environmentally responsible and improve quality of life and environmental impact simultaneously). I don't know if she will succeed in her lofty goals, but I don't worry about her becoming a responsible, productive member of society, even though once while very hangry she went limp in my arms while yelling that I was the worst mother in the world in front of a train full of strangers. C'est la vie.[/quote]

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