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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm sort of surprised by the answers here. I would totally let my in laws or my parents take my 3 year old on a Disney cruise. Have you been on one? They're totally programmed and lots of planned activities. Are most people's parents infirm? We left our 3 yo and 18 month old with them for 11 days when we went over seas. Kids loved, they loved spending so much time with the kids (then happily gave them back).[/quote]

Your kids don't want to be without you for that long no matter what it may seem like. It actually causes them more anxiety that you realize and I you won't realize the effects for years. It's a different story when on parent travels and the kids stay home with their other parent.

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Knowing your mother needs you to believe you can't survive out of her presence for a week also causes anxiety.

If you can't imagine kids feeling secure with relatives, then I guess that's on you.  The people with actual experience-- myself included -- know kids are secure if you raise them to be secure.

My dad did a lot of overseas travel when I was little and my mom sometimes went with. We'd stay with my grandparents for up to three weeks at a time. Sometimes at their home, sometimes on a trip. Some of the best memories of my childhood. [/quote]

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