1st off, Long time listener/reader 1st time poster
So here is the deal, I have been to the world several times, I used to go twice a year as a kid with my family, having 2 uncles in West palm and another in Georgia we were always there so I am very familiar with the parks and I have been 4 times now as an adult.
We took our kids ds5 and dd4 in March and they instantly fell in love. We took over the family produce farm this spring and both of them have been busting there buts ( I’m very proud of how they are working hard twords there goal... of going back to Disney, and working on some savings)
We were pregnant again when we there in March and unfortunately suffered a miscarriage shortly after. We found out we were pregnant again about 4 weeks ago YAY! But my dw started having some of the same symptoms... so she has pretty much been put on bed rest, with the exception of being slowed to go to work and it is highly unlikely that she will be able to travel with us in November (we have booked a stay for the week after thanksgiving)
So... I do not want to let my kids down, they have been working so hard and are looking forward to going down, plus I need a vacation after working 2 jobs all summer. So I am contemplating taking them by myself, we have plenty of family around to help my wife while we would be gone. However I am extremely nervous about being by myself with both of them, my brother lives in Tampa and would probably do 1 day with us but for the rest of the week I would be on my own.
So I guess what I am really asking here is for input from any parents that have done a trip with kids on there own, and not that I don’t have respect for the single parents out there, but you would be more adapt to handling that. So is there any parents out there that have left there s/o at home and went on there own with kids? What was your experience like? Was it difficult? Is there any recommendations?
Like I said I am a veteran so I am familiar with the parks however not on this level, any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated before I make a decision here.
So here is the deal, I have been to the world several times, I used to go twice a year as a kid with my family, having 2 uncles in West palm and another in Georgia we were always there so I am very familiar with the parks and I have been 4 times now as an adult.
We took our kids ds5 and dd4 in March and they instantly fell in love. We took over the family produce farm this spring and both of them have been busting there buts ( I’m very proud of how they are working hard twords there goal... of going back to Disney, and working on some savings)
We were pregnant again when we there in March and unfortunately suffered a miscarriage shortly after. We found out we were pregnant again about 4 weeks ago YAY! But my dw started having some of the same symptoms... so she has pretty much been put on bed rest, with the exception of being slowed to go to work and it is highly unlikely that she will be able to travel with us in November (we have booked a stay for the week after thanksgiving)
So... I do not want to let my kids down, they have been working so hard and are looking forward to going down, plus I need a vacation after working 2 jobs all summer. So I am contemplating taking them by myself, we have plenty of family around to help my wife while we would be gone. However I am extremely nervous about being by myself with both of them, my brother lives in Tampa and would probably do 1 day with us but for the rest of the week I would be on my own.
So I guess what I am really asking here is for input from any parents that have done a trip with kids on there own, and not that I don’t have respect for the single parents out there, but you would be more adapt to handling that. So is there any parents out there that have left there s/o at home and went on there own with kids? What was your experience like? Was it difficult? Is there any recommendations?
Like I said I am a veteran so I am familiar with the parks however not on this level, any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated before I make a decision here.
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