Do you ever leave the kids at home?

[TOOBOLD]

As much as we enjoy camping as a family DH and I are wanting to go by ourselves without the kids (12,7). No, I don't plan on leaving them home alone, but with grandma. How many of you go alone? How much grief do you get from the kids for ditching them?

[portscanner]

We just leave ours in the garage when we dont want to take them along and have someone come over twice a day and feed them.




Wait. Are we talking about 2 legged or four legged kids?

[kalynzoo]

Francesca Knowles wrote:

TOOBOLD wrote:
As much as we enjoy camping as a family DH and I are wanting to go by ourselves without the kids (12,7). No, I don't plan on leaving them home alone, but with grandma. How many of you go alone? How much grief do you get from the kids for ditching them?

My Grandkids think their parents don't leave them with me often ENOUGH.

And I agree!

X2

[noe-place]

I take our grandson with us everywhere we go or I don't have a good time. He puts a youthful perspective on everything we do and has good ideas himself about how to entertain us.

[robatthelake]

We are more than Happy to look after Our Grandkids! They still like Us and We Love Them!
The Parents deserve a break and We are pleased to be asked!

[rfryer]

I can’t specifically remember doing that, but I’m sure we did. Most likely long weekends, knowing the DW she would get antsy if we left them for a full week. But I see nothing wrong with leaving them with grandma if she’s up to it and the kids loved staying with her.

We’ve been on both sides of the equation, too, My granddaughters practically lived with us and we took them on long cross country camping trips every year for many years. I think our DIL sometimes wished they didn’t like us so much.:)

[doxiemom11]

Being a parent doesn't mean that you have to spend 24/7 with the kids. It also doesn't mean you have to stop being a couple. It's good for the kids to be away from you also. Go and have fun.

[JJBIRISH]

you could rent them out as child laborers…

hey it will be a learning experience for the kids and the parents… one thing you need to remember is that camping alone could led to the need of a third bunk later…

one thing I found out though is the day comes to soon when you lose control over what they want to do, and you will be wishing they were there… but everyone needs some time for themselves to…

[camperdave]

My kids (9 and 11) love camping, but I'm pretty sure they'd choose a weekend at grandma's any time over camping with mom and dad...

[Francesca_Knowl]

TOOBOLD wrote:
As much as we enjoy camping as a family DH and I are wanting to go by ourselves without the kids (12,7). No, I don't plan on leaving them home alone, but with grandma. How many of you go alone? How much grief do you get from the kids for ditching them?

My Grandkids think their parents don't leave them with me often ENOUGH.

And I agree!

[Earl_E]

Yep, done that in past years. I think its good for the kids and family.

[Dog_Folks]

On his first camping trip at 5 months old, Grandma came to the campsite and hung around until we told her she could take him home for the weekend. Our son and grandma were gone in 5 minutes!!

[rbrand]

My son and daughter in-law have no problems at all leaving the kids with us.

[nickthehunter]

Why do you need our approval or disapproval? It's your life you don't need my permission to live it as you see fit.

[Bucky_Badger]

I see nothing wrong with it...sometimes parents need alone time

[K_Charles]

We leave our kids with the grandkids all the time