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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am pretty sure I was left behind while my parents went on vacation with my brother at a similar age. I have no memory of this, of course, and I think any issues I have from how my parents treated me as a child has much more to do with my mother's anxiety and isolation than the particular choice to leave me behind that one time. I wish she could have gotten more breaks.

OP, I know it's hard, but ignore the sanctimommy noise on DCUM. It's all about their insecurities and not about you at all. If you can feel certain your son will be well-cared-for and tolerate your absence, then I say go.[/quote]

You're fortunate nothing happened to you while she left you behind.  Many kids aren't, so stop belittling concern as "sanctimommy noise".[/quote]

You know things can happen to children even if their mother is literally with them every second of every minute of every day right? [/quote]

Yes, but at least that wouldn't be the fault of the mother abandoning their child.[/quote]

No, it would be the mother's fault for directly causing the the "thing" by either harming the child herself or failing to protect her child from danger. That's way better.  :roll:

Children are actually die under the care of family vs a caregiver.[/quote]

That's possible, but not the norm.  Either way, unless the state has determined she is unfit, the mother is the legal guardian, and is ultimately responsible.  But you surely know this, so I don't know how defending child abandonment for a trip to the Carribean benefits you to the point that you're willing to play devil's advocate in its defense.[/quote]

Do you consider it "child abandonment" every time I drop my child off at daycare lol? Look, if OP is considering leaving her SN 2 yo at home by themselves, then I'm with you all the way. But what I am seeing is she was considering leaving her child with a known caregiver, and in no universe (except the wacko one you live in, apparently) is that child abandonment.

Also, side question, is it child abandonment if she leaves the child with their father?[/quote]

Does your child have special needs and will you be in another country, at the whims of the airlines, during a pandemic?

Good try, though.[/quote]

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