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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are people really chastising you? That surprises me. We didn’t travel much when our kids were little and nobody at all cared!

I’m guessing you’re on the anxious side—how do I know? Because I am too. And mine weren’t angels when little—cried a lot when out of sorts, couldn’t go with the flow and sleep just anywhere. But if your baby is pretty easy going it actually might be easier now than you think. Next year your baby may have a whole different personality. But do you and stop worrying about what other people think. Lots of people judge and make comments—if you get hurt by them, you’ll have a long and upsetting road. Learn to let them roll off your back. [/quote]

I have twins and got guff from cousins when they heard we'd never travelled to my mom's house when they were babies. The trip would require a flight and a 3 hour drive. I didn't want to fly in the years immediately after 9/11. The people who made comments were incredibly rude and I would shut down any conversations immediately. My childless cousin who loved to travel was the worst. I had no desire to deal with the new security issues and two colicky babies.

Op anyone who criticizes your parenting choices about travelling is rude. The first posters on this thread are overbearing, too cool for school jerks. I knew too many hyper competitive parents who were proud of showing off how "laid back" they were about parenting. They were proud about how little disregard they had for their infants. They would brag about the horrible things they dragged their babies through as if they deserved an award for being crappy parents. [/quote]

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