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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I have done this in very similar circumstances.  DH and I were posted in Africa and came back for Thanksgiving.  Whilst here, his dad got very sick and was taken into hospital.  i had to fly back on my own with the kids at the same age.  I found it really daunting and couldn't see how I would make it work.  In the end it was ok because it had to be.  I'd recommend pipe cleaners as brilliant things that take no space but kids will spend hours playing with, tying the together and making shapes.  lots and lots and lots of snacks.  Smile a lot at the people around you and ask for  help when you need it.  If you are coming through heathrow, either pay to spend the layover in a lounge or search out the kids play area which I think is in terminal three but not sure about that one.

Good luck and sorry you have to go through this.  Family deaths when posted overseas are the worst.[/quote]

Thanks, PP.  And sorry to hear you had to do this too.  You are right: in the end, it is okay because it has to be.

We made it, exhausted but in one piece, yesterday afternoon.  It wasn't anyone's idea of a good time, but the kids were real troopers, and we got some help from some extraordinarily kind people along the way: the grandma who smiled at my three year old, who was crying hysterically after being woken up to board a plane at 3 am, and offered her a rice Krispy treat; the man at the coffee shop who not only didn't mind when we invaded his quiet table but proclaimed us "kind of entertaining, actually"; and, not least, the family of refugees being resettled by IOM, who kept insisting that we get in line ahead of them.  That sure helped keep things in perspective.

The suggestions on this board we're fantastic too.  A backpack full of not very healthy snacks and silly toys wrapped up like presents got us a long way.  Thanks again to all, and best of luck to everyone traveling with little ones this Thanksgiving.[/quote]

So pleased to here this OP.  It's funny isn't it that kids sense when you really need them to be on your side.  Mine too were amazing on our similar journey.  Glad you made it back and best wishes for the funeral.[/quote]

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