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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - it isn't entirely a $ thing for us, we did move to DC for promotions and we get paid more. Though we couldn't take 10 vacations per yr in business class, we could go beyond our 1 vacation and def take 2, maybe 3 in coach. I guess it's a priorities thing bc going out of town for every 3 or 4 day weekend seems like a chore to me -- packing, unpacking, laundry, flight delays, not to mention stressing at work beforehand to make sure things are buttoned up in such a way that your weekend getaway isn't interrupted; whereas when you stay in town, if you have to log onto work for 2 hrs on a long weekend, it isn't a big deal.

I also don't want the kids to have the impression that we'll start doing things just bc their peers are doing them -- we'll travel more if it works for us parents to travel more.[/quote]

It's probably better for your family not to travel. With your level of anxiety you will make your kids hating vacationing with you.

Why is packing and unpacking is a chore? What is the difference putting clothes from the dryer to the dresser or to the suite case? We always travel light, like tiny suitcase per person, kids sometimes just have backpacks. I traveled without husband with 2 young kids 10 days through the south of Portugal, and then, with the car, two weeks in Spain. We had only one medium suite case for three of us , plus two small kids backpacks.

As to the work, nothing is going to crush in your absense. There are no indespansable people, and if something arise during the weekend, one of your colleagues will handle it, assuming you have a great relations with your colleagues. I never think about work when I am on vacation. Ever. [/quote]

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