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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need to reset your expectations. You’re expecting a different level of effort and relaxation than at home which is unreasonable with a two year old. A two year old is not capable of realizing they are in relaxing place. If anything, the change of scenery and routine is a difficult adjustment for them. [/quote]

Op here. Yes I know this. This is exactly my point, it’s even MORE effort on vacation. So why would we even go on vacation to be more tired? Do we just not take any vacations till kids are all 6+ or so? [/quote]

I mean, like, maybe? I don’t go anywhere with my kids, maybe to see family. Until recently, that was vacation.

I think of it as a hedonic treadmill thing. I just don’t do it. Granted, I’m also not financially able to shell out thousands either, but day trips are plenty for us. I prefer them. [/quote]

NP here. The key to us having fun on vacations with small kids was bringing a nanny. We'd sleep in, then eat breakfast while they ate a snack (they ate breakfast at their regular time), then all go for a morning activity, eat lunch together, nanny would take them back for a nap, DH and I would go explore or do something fun, then sit with them for their dinner and read books, put them to bed, and nanny stayed with them while they slept and we went out to dinner. [/quote]

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