This coming summer vacation, we have plans of going on a tour in some of the tourist spots in the Philippines together with our friends. However, since I have 2 kids (going 6 and a little over 2 years old) I’m sure I will really be super duper tired, especially that we plan to visit 4-5 places in 12 days by AIR, LAND and SEA. My friends who’ve done this before have told me that I won’t probably call it a vacation since I will be overworked!
So right now we have 2 options:
1. Leave the kids with my in-laws – my mother in-law offered her services and told me my little girl is too young to enjoy the vacation so might as well leave her with them. She suggests I bring only my boy. However, this will make me feel guilty and maybe my princess will feel “unfair” because we didn’t bring her… So I thought I should leave both kids and consider this time as our HUBBY – WIFY vacation. I think hubby will like this… Problem is, will I be able to enjoy thinking of how the kids are doing…
2. Bring along a nanny or a family member who can assist us… This way we all have a happy vacation as a family, plus we can have our hubby-wify time as needed since someone can take care of the kids while we have our moment. But this means an additional expense of about P15,000.
Our planned vacation will take place in about 2 months but since February, I’ve been thinking about this issue and I want to deal with this already. But no matter how I think through it, I still can’t find the answer. I am leaning towards option 2, but some friends and family think that option 1 is better. Aside from the hubby-wify time that we’ll have, my in-laws can enjoy the kiddos for a little over a week… Since we plan to spend 2-3 days in our hometown.
So what’s it gonna be?
QUESTION: Leave the kids with my in-laws or bring a nanny along?
Need ANSWERS! HELP HELP HELP!!!
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It will be fun to bring them if your friends have kids same age as yours, if you’re the only one with kids then it might not be super fun for them.
I know how you feel about being guilty when you leave them, I haven’t left my kids since they were born, I just feel guilty about it! So I think that its up to you to really process that.
If you ever leave them with the inlaws, your inlaws would have fun with them. Also, it would be better to leave them both, that way, they wouldn’t think one is more special. I believe that age doesn’t determine the enjoyment of doing things. My little one surely enjoys going out, she probably won’t remember much of it though.
I’m sure I didn’t really help hehe…
Have fun and hope you could decide soon! That 2 months is not very far.
our friend’s son, 8 years old is coming, that’s why my mother-in-law suggested we bring EJ and leave Meimei with them…
thanks for the input dear, will really pray and think hard…
i say bring a nanny! priceless gid ya. last night when we brought dindin to the hotel, she was like gasping as the new place, checking out the living room, the bed, the bathroom, the mirrors. maka enjoy na gid na ya si mei2 ya. bring gigi or mama, i’m sure both will enjoy the time spent with ej and mei2 😀
yeah, actually I told mama na when she was here, she was willing to go man but then feeling ko she’ll be super duper tired as well… ayawan gid sya if mabilin sila for several hours when we go island hopping and stuff kay di pwede madala ang kids, so 2 gid balantayan nya…
gigi can’t have vacay na and mama said leaving Meimei with Angkong and her at home is a better option…
thanks gid sa input, will pray and think 🙂
hihihi kapoy man prepare for vacation no? especially kung lawig. nalipay lang kami naka time off na lapit lang kag wala mayo viaje involved pero kapoy man gyapon himus! weee but it’s better than nothing kay lain gid maka vacay and rest, maski indi man gid sleep, basta lain lang ang palibut. hehe kabay pa mayu tiempo mag vacay kamo. super crazy na gid the weather. init sa morning, ulan todo sa hapon, guba plano. buhuhu
OR you can have a couple-only getaway. I know we parents tend to think about the kids a lot but we are among the lucky who can leave the kids in good hands. In my case, it’s fun to bring the kids but it’s also very rare that we get a few days without them so I’d cherish that too. 🙂