How long could you leave your kid?

PMeg819

My sister works in travel now, and can get us a really great deal on a cruise (like $50/day/person on a luxury yacht). The shortest cruise they offer is 8 days. Given that we'd have to fly to Europe, we'd need to tack on 2 days and would probably tack on another 2 days to sight see. So a total of 2 weeks gone. This is definitely a no kids thing.

My mom said she'd watch DS- which I have no problem with. But I can't bring myself to do it. 2 weeks is a long time to not see DS. By the end of a week long work trip, I'm ready to be home and hug him.

Could you do it? Am I crazy?

I will be post whoring it up as I have many questions.

tawillers

With the girls this young, I couldn't do it for 2 weeks.  I've never left DD2, and the longest DD1 was away was when I was in the hospital with DD2.  Even then, she was at the hospital every day, just sleeping at home.

We're going to a wedding in Chicago in October.  We're going to leave all 3 kids with my parents from Thursday to Sunday.  I'm ok with it, but I don't think I could do it for even a week.

When the kids are older, we'll probably do getaways without them, but not right now.

6fsn

A long weekend up to a week sure.  2 weeks is pushing it.  Of course some days I'd give 'em away forever.

zsazsa-stl

What is the longest you have been gone thus far?  I would think that because of your job you and the kid are a bit more conditioned to separation than most mothers of toddlers.

*Barbie*

i could do it. maybe i'm cruel and heartless and selfish, but i have not been away from her overnight for 20mo, since she came home from the NICU. i'd miss her, but that vacation sounds too amazing to pass up. i love to travel, and it would be nice to get that kind of alone time with DK.

VarunaTT

Honestly, that sounds like an amazing vacation and at an amazing price.  I know i'm not a mother, but I can't think of many reasons to turn that down.  You got the rest of your life with the kid too, 2 weeks isn't going to hurt anything.

MinM

I'd leave my kids and husband in a ditch for a trip to europe at that price.

baconsmom

I could do it. Now, when she was little, whenever. Two weeks is not that long. 

mrsconn23

I'm considering tossing my name in the hat next year to go abroad for 6 weeks with my company (there's an annual company-wide exchange with other offices...it's a cool program). It will be hard as hell to be away that long from all the boys, but it's something I really want to do. 

Go on the trip.  It's seriously almost too good to be true and I'd have a hard time passing it up. 

thejucheidea

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[QUOTE]I'd leave my kids and husband in a ditch for a trip to europe at that price.
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This forever.