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I have 2 kids and haven't had a child free vacay since the oldest was born 15yrs ago. Most of the moms I know, at most, might do an annual girls weekend getaway, but I don't know anyone that would leave a newborn and I can only imagine Mr Darling's face if I told him I was jetting off to Hawaii for a week with some friends because I'm feeling stressed and need to get away.

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My parents did weekend kid free trips a few times a year (birthdays, anniversaries,  etc.) throughout my whole childhood. We stayed with my grandma or she came to our house.  Sometimes they just got a hotel in our city, or drove somewhere not too far. As long as someone is able and willing to babysit it doesn't bother me (with exceptions, such as newborns or when its all the time). 

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17 hours ago, poopchute said:

Quick poll for the parents here: how many vacations did you take without your kids for the first 8 years of their lives?  Of course I'm not saying parents can never go away without their kids but these people go on multiple vacations a year without their kids. It's excessive.  Or is it just me?!

My baby is only 9 months old and I was about to finish that sentence with "so of course I haven't been on a vacation without him yet he's still a tiny baby" but then I remembered my son is the same age as Maverick.  Who volunteers to watch all these infants?  (I'm also thinking of Jenelle who has left her newborn to go to California). Who babysits?!

I have a rule in my home (sometimes my hubby finds annoying) that my kids are not to have sleepovers at the grandparents, aunts or uncles house until they reach the age of 3 and are able to articulate when they're feeling pain or need help with something. 

My husband just asked if our 23 month old can sleepover at grandmas and I'm just not comfortable not being around incase something bad happens i.e chokes on a small piece of toy etc. 

Vacation??? Away from my babies??? Nope! I took 3-4 days away from my 5 year old (he was 3 at the time) to deliver his sister in the hospital and I was a nervous wreck! It's not that I don't trust my family because I do with all my heart but I NEED to see them at least at some point during a 24-hour day. I'm not talking about when I have to work 9-hours I'm talking about a FULL day without seeing my child and I'm loss!

I also refuse to take a fun vacation away from my children because I want those memories shared with them. Now once they're a bit older like 6+ then a romantic getaway is alright. Heck even 3+ is okay but NOT under 3.

I'm rambling.

Let me point out that I don't care if OTHER parents take romantic getaways before the child is 3 I'm just saying MY anxiety won't allow me too. It's not that you're a bad person for doing it, it's my personal choice not to so I'm fine with others doing it. Just not when the child is a NEWBORN! Newborns need their parents!!!!

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I know I misused both "to" and "too" in wrong places I'm still drinking my coffee so deal with it ???
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I got a vacation away from my daughter when she was smaller -- but it was a deployment. ? (Toughest thing ever and a reason to not re-enlist.)

I've never taken a vacation without my kiddo (now 13). That doesn't make me a righteous perfect mom or whatever. It's just what is in line with my values. I work hard so that my daughter can have experiences I didn't have as a kid.

My mother's 60th birthday is next year and my sister and I are thinking about taking her on a surprise vacation. Right now we are trying to decide what to do with the kids (my daughter 13, my nephew 5, niece 1).

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11 minutes ago, CofCinci said:

I got a vacation away from my daughter when she was smaller -- but it was a deployment. ? (Toughest thing ever and a reason to not re-enlist.)

I've never taken a vacation without my kiddo (now 13). That doesn't make me a righteous perfect mom or whatever. It's just what is in line with my values. I work hard so that my daughter can have experiences I didn't have as a kid.

My mother's 60th birthday is next year and my sister and I are thinking about taking her on a surprise vacation. Right now we are trying to decide what to do with the kids (my daughter 13, my nephew 5, niece 1).

Situations like yours is so sweet! You're taking your mom out on a vaca to celebrate 60 years of life. I hope she has fun!!! ??

Taking a trip without your kids several times a year to get blasted in Las Vegas is totally different. 

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On 3/3/2017 at 0:51 PM, poopchute said:

Quick poll for the parents here: how many vacations did you take without your kids for the first 8 years of their lives?  Of course I'm not saying parents can never go away without their kids but these people go on multiple vacations a year without their kids. It's excessive.  Or is it just me?!

My baby is only 9 months old and I was about to finish that sentence with "so of course I haven't been on a vacation without him yet he's still a tiny baby" but then I remembered my son is the same age as Maverick.  Who volunteers to watch all these infants?  (I'm also thinking of Jenelle who has left her newborn to go to California). Who babysits?!

I've spent one weekend away. A few summers ago we left to attend a wedding in the rocky mountains. There was no way I was taking my squirmy 1 year old on the chairlift, nor would he sit though the ceremony. My in-laws stayed at our house with him and I Skyped any chance I could get during that trip. I'll be a bridesmaid in another wedding this summer so I'll be child-free then as well. So, the grand total will be 4 nights away over a 4 year span.

A couple I know have 6 kids and they do a staycation night monthly, the kids go to the grandparents and they go to a hotel. They also do a child-free week in various tropical places, every year. They say it helps them reconnect, recharge, and rather than only being 'mom' she can be herself. I can understand that. I couldn't do it, but it works for them. I think the difference is these people are stable, in a healthy marriage, and their kids are priority. They take their kids on a few vacations as well.

I genuinely worry for some of the TM babies, Catelynn dumps infant Carly 2.0 off with cokehead April so they can...sit at home and get stoned? Babies are just tooo demanding! Jenelle's newborn is nothing more than an object she can use to lock down a man. Only 1 month old and End Table has been dumped off twice. Unbelievable, and sadly that is how those babies will learn the world works, until they grow up and realize not everyone had a childhood like theirs.

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6 hours ago, iheartla said:

I've spent one weekend away. A few summers ago we left to attend a wedding in the rocky mountains. There was no way I was taking my squirmy 1 year old on the chairlift, nor would he sit though the ceremony. My in-laws stayed at our house with him and I Skyped any chance I could get during that trip. I'll be a bridesmaid in another wedding this summer so I'll be child-free then as well. So, the grand total will be 4 nights away over a 4 year span.

A couple I know have 6 kids and they do a staycation night monthly, the kids go to the grandparents and they go to a hotel. They also do a child-free week in various tropical places, every year. They say it helps them reconnect, recharge, and rather than only being 'mom' she can be herself. I can understand that. I couldn't do it, but it works for them. I think the difference is these people are stable, in a healthy marriage, and their kids are priority. They take their kids on a few vacations as well.

I genuinely worry for some of the TM babies, Catelynn dumps infant Carly 2.0 off with cokehead April so they can...sit at home and get stoned? Babies are just tooo demanding! Jenelle's newborn is nothing more than an object she can use to lock down a man. Only 1 month old and End Table has been dumped off twice. Unbelievable, and sadly that is how those babies will learn the world works, until they grow up and realize not everyone had a childhood like theirs.

I can totally understand your friends need to "not be mom and be herself" for a few days. If she's an awesome mom throughout the year those are the parents that deserve a free pass. The Teen mom franchise are ALWAYS leaving their kids with someone and they don't earn that escape to recharge. They don't work and the kids are always in daycare, etc. I might give Maci a pass because she DOES take care of the kids she has and she parents well.

Catelynn up until Carly 2.0 didn't have kids and she hardly watches the baby she does have and lounges on the couch or checking in rehab or Aprils house of horrors takes her in. Cate (my phone kept replacing cate with carb ?) doesn't deserve a time to recharge and be herself.

Amber NEVER has bew bew and when she does she fills her up with Netflix and a load of Matt while she sleeps or stays in her bed for hours prepping for her Instagram closeup while using the SAME pose. Lol.

You shouldn't feel guilty about your 4 days for a wedding and your friend shouldn't either since she's just trying to have a healthy marriage for the kids to thrive in. Big difference from these TM girls and their significant moochers, I mean others.

I'm about to fly out of state to watch my brothers kids so he and his wife can have a MUCH NEEDED romantic getaway since they have gone 6 years with nobody nearby to babysit for them so they can take a simple dinner date. Now they get to fly out of state and rekindle their marriage. There ARE exceptions and the TMs are not making the list.

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On 3/3/2017 at 3:43 PM, SweetieDarling said:

I have 2 kids and haven't had a child free vacay since the oldest was born 15yrs ago. Most of the moms I know, at most, might do an annual girls weekend getaway, but I don't know anyone that would leave a newborn and I can only imagine Mr Darling's face if I told him I was jetting off to Hawaii for a week with some friends because I'm feeling stressed and need to get away.

My youngest son was born 7 weeks early. He was able to leave the hospital on time since he didn't have any issues, but he was still early. I was scheduled to present at a writers' workshop two weeks later. People had paid a lot of money in advance and my husband and I were looking forward to going. Rather than going on our own, or canceling, we took our 2-week old baby with us. (It was a retreat on a farm with a bunch of laid-back folks who played guitar at night and read from their work during the day.) We thought people might be put out for having a newborn there but they were wonderful. We played "pass the baby" for three days and it was a weekend I will truly never forget. Some people in my life were shocked that we would take him like that but we had fun. In hindsight I am REALLY glad we took him. He died in his sleep at 8 weeks old. He lived a short life, but he did a lot in that time and I like to think we made it as wonderful for him as we could. I still remember everyone sitting around the fire at night, guitars and dulcimers out, singing him to sleep. A lot of those same people traveled hours by car to attend his funeral. 

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2 minutes ago, mamadrama said:

My youngest son was born 7 weeks early. He was able to leave the hospital on time since he didn't have any issues, but he was still early. I was scheduled to present at a writers' workshop two weeks later. People had paid a lot of money in advance and my husband and I were looking forward to going. Rather than going on our own, or canceling, we took our 2-week old baby with us. (It was a retreat on a farm with a bunch of laid-back folks who played guitar at night and read from their work during the day.) We thought people might be put out for having a newborn there but they were wonderful. We played "pass the baby" for three days and it was a weekend I will truly never forget. Some people in my life were shocked that we would take him like that but we had fun. In hindsight I am REALLY glad we took him. He died in his sleep at 8 weeks old. He lived a short life, but he did a lot in that time and I like to think we made it as wonderful for him as we could. I still remember everyone sitting around the fire at night, guitars and dulcimers out, singing him to sleep. A lot of those same people traveled hours by car to attend his funeral. 

What a beautiful memory of his life. I'm so very sorry!

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2 minutes ago, AmyFarrahFowler said:

What a beautiful memory of his life. I'm so very sorry!

I still can't hear "Goodnight Irene" without tearing up. 

I guess my point was that while we've never let our kids hold us back from things we love, we've also never really excluded them either. Although we DO have "grown up time" we're all kind of a unit and we work together. We take our kids with us and prefer to experience things together as a family. Like everyone else, I often need a break from my kids and like to get away-but by "away" I mean the movies or dinner. I would MUCH rather travel with my children or participate in something with them than without them. I am glad, in that situation, that we went with us and that we didn't cancel. He was little but I think he truly soaked up the warm, loving atmopshere and I know that it was a special time for us. 

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On March 3, 2017 at 7:51 PM, poopchute said:

Quick poll for the parents here: how many vacations did you take without your kids for the first 8 years of their lives?  Of course I'm not saying parents can never go away without their kids but these people go on multiple vacations a year without their kids. It's excessive.  Or is it just me?!

My baby is only 9 months old and I was about to finish that sentence with "so of course I haven't been on a vacation without him yet he's still a tiny baby" but then I remembered my son is the same age as Maverick.  Who volunteers to watch all these infants?  (I'm also thinking of Jenelle who has left her newborn to go to California). Who babysits?!

I am currently in London, away from my 5 month old and three year old. They're both home with dad. Two years ago we left the older one with my parents for two separate trips - Ireland and Chicago. I miss my boys terribly and have Face Timed twice a day with them, but I am also enjoying my time away to recharge. I don't judge those who take time away from their kids, except Amber and Jenelle, who aren't mothers to their children, no matter how much they try to make us believe they are.

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26 minutes ago, DudeLeaveMeAlone said:

I am currently in London, away from my 5 month old and three year old. They're both home with dad. Two years ago we left the older one with my parents for two separate trips - Ireland and Chicago. I miss my boys terribly and have Face Timed twice a day with them, but I am also enjoying my time away to recharge. I don't judge those who take time away from their kids, except Amber and Jenelle, who aren't mothers to their children, no matter how much they try to make us believe they are.

Many parents do need that time away. Recharging, de-stressing, whatever it may be that many parents sometimes need. Being a full-time parent or a parent who works full-time and coming home to children is a lot work. Getting away to enjoy that alone time or to spend time alone with one's partner is very healthy and much-needed for a lot of couples.

Cate and Tyler do not fall into that category. Neither one works. Neither one is a full-time parent. Being home to smoke, drink, and lounge around while their only child is not around for five days out of the week reeks of neglect not parenting. Jenelle, Amber, and Cate are horrible excuses for parents and a slap in the face to real parents.

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On ‎3‎/‎4‎/‎2017 at 2:08 PM, Caracoa1 said:

White trash at their finest!  Stop whining about missing Carly..Giving her up ( only sound decision you two ever made) is what is currently providing for your frivolous lifestyle!

I can see it, "wow, this vacation is fantastic but I really miss Carly..."

"Yeah, wish she was here with us!"

(meanwhile there's no mention of the child that one would think they were missing, who lives with them in their house...)

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I was a travel agent when my son was 4. Husband and I went to Jamaica, and then a long weekend in LA. When I wanted another baby I quit the job. Just not the lifestyle for me. Choices. 

So Cate stuck in that black pee in the pool outfit and didn't change? While Amber looked like she was about to hit on Gopher of the Love Boat. Maci really looked cute and normal. The only one not working overtime with makeup and resortwear. 

You can take the person out of the trailer park .... yeah, you know the rest. 

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On ‎3‎/‎3‎/‎2017 at 1:51 PM, poopchute said:

Quick poll for the parents here: how many vacations did you take without your kids for the first 8 years of their lives?  Of course I'm not saying parents can never go away without their kids but these people go on multiple vacations a year without their kids. It's excessive.  Or is it just me?!

 

My daughters are 8 1/2 and 7.  In all that time, I took one weekend getaway to Galveston with a friend from work because she decided that this Mamma needed a break from everything.  So she kidnapped me from my husband and daughters on a Friday and returned me to my family on a Sunday.  This was about 5 years ago. 

All other vacations have been family vacations because 1) we have no family in the area that can watch our daughters and 2) I WANT to share in a fun vacation experience with my loved ones by my side.  Granted, we take trips to Port Aransas, San Antonio, and the occasional ride to Florida (because traveling to New England to see friends and family is too far to drive and too expensive for a family of 4 to fly).  But when my kids tell me "Mom, that trip we took to Six Flags last year?  Was one of the most fun vacations EVER!", my heart melts.

But then I remember that I'm an actual "MOM" and not just a biological birther and all, so there's that ...

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Quick poll for the parents here: how many vacations did you take without your kids for the first 8 years of their lives?

I missed this question when it was posted.

My husband and I have never gone on vacation without at least one of our kids. We took vacations when we dated.

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I WANT to share in a fun vacation experience with my loved ones by my side. 

This is my sentiment as well. I enjoy looking at my kids' faces and seeing how happy they are and how much fun they are having with us. All but one of my kids are adults. The great thing about having adult kids with us on trips is they will watch the younger one while my husband and I take off and enjoy some time to ourselves.

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On 3/3/2017 at 1:51 PM, poopchute said:

Quick poll for the parents here: how many vacations did you take without your kids for the first 8 years of their lives?  Of course I'm not saying parents can never go away without their kids but these people go on multiple vacations a year without their kids. It's excessive.  Or is it just me?!

My baby is only 9 months old and I was about to finish that sentence with "so of course I haven't been on a vacation without him yet he's still a tiny baby" but then I remembered my son is the same age as Maverick.  Who volunteers to watch all these infants?  (I'm also thinking of Jenelle who has left her newborn to go to California). Who babysits?!

I have a two year old and an 8 month old.  We have never taken a vacation without them.  

Our oldest didn't spend the night away from home (at my in-laws') until he was 18 months old and our 8 month old has never spent the night away from home. 

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10 minutes ago, MyPeopleAreNordic said:

I have a two year old and an 8 month old.  We have never taken a vacation without them.  

Our oldest didn't spend the night away from home (at my in-laws') until he was 18 months old and our 8 month old has never spent the night away from home. 

I think that I only went on vacation w/just husband once, when boy-child was three.  Brother-in-law got married in San Antonio, Texas (super fun place!)  When I picked him up, boy-child couldn't stop kissing me & he kept talking about watching Roseanne with Mimi  (and Beavis & Butt-head with Grandpa, grrr!)  He looked like he grew a foot!  LOL

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The thing that always keeps me close or trying to get home fast (my job has a bit of travel in it) to my kids is the immutable knowledge that the number of days in which I am the coolest, smartest, most handsome and funniest dude they an imagine...those days are numbered, and they're dwindling faster than anyone likes them to. I try to actively cherish those days while they're here. There will surely be plenty of days where I want to get away from my teenage kids and they want me out of their face, I'm sure, but until those days are here, any day I'm not with them is not by choice.  

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14 minutes ago, Caracoa1 said:

Catelynn has really ballooned up.  I thought she was on an exercise program and promoting those protein/slimming bars....They posted pictures of it over social media...Either the product sucks or Cate and Tyler did it for money between Teen Mom Seasons.

They did it for the money.

Trouble in paradise....

Dude is drinking alone and watching his wedding.....  He wants to make sure that everyone knows he is the innocent party in the eventual divorce. 

Maybe he'll get one of these divorce cakes but for Batman:
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1 hour ago, CofCinci said:

They did it for the money.

Trouble in paradise....

Dude is drinking alone and watching his wedding.....  He wants to make sure that everyone knows he is the innocent party in the eventual divorce. 

Maybe he'll get one of these divorce cakes but for Batman:
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Catelyn looks so, so bad here.  What 20something wants to look 47 and her wedding?! Strange styling choices there.

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3 hours ago, CofCinci said:

Her husband didn't tweet her a happy birthday so she had to passive aggressively tweet herself. 

Then he retweeted with some platitudes. 

Platitudes for the platypus.

7 hours ago, Caracoa1 said:

Catelynn has really ballooned up.  I thought she was on an exercise program and promoting those protein/slimming bars....They posted pictures of it over social media...Either the product sucks or Cate and Tyler did it for money between Teen Mom Seasons.

I laugh at those photos of Cate wearing the waist trimmer. I imagine the struggle is real trying to put that on. When she finally takes it off, she probably throws it in the corner and then grubs.

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2 minutes ago, CofCinci said:

I don't think she's cheating.  She could be out with her dirtbag mother going to Boogie Town again.

@GreatKazu  Whatever happened to Catelynn's "waist trainer"?  Is Butch using it for a keg coozy now?  Or did the company send her a cease and desist to stop advertising for them because she looked ridiculous?

I think Tyler is using the waist trainer now for private photos.

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6 hours ago, DangerousMinds said:

If they live together, why would he be wishing her happy birthday on Twitter?

Just wishing your husband or wife a happy birthday in person doesn't count anymore, you are supposed to be yelling your private and personal thoughts from the rooftops so everyone knows how much you love your spouse.  I'm actually not even sure if I'm marriage is valid anymore because my husband is never wishing me a happy birthday or anniversary on Facebook.  Should I just start divorce proceedings now?

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1 hour ago, poopchute said:

Just wishing your husband or wife a happy birthday in person doesn't count anymore, you are supposed to be yelling your private and personal thoughts from the rooftops so everyone knows how much you love your spouse.  I'm actually not even sure if I'm marriage is valid anymore because my husband is never wishing me a happy birthday or anniversary on Facebook.  Should I just start divorce proceedings now?

OF course what was I thinking! Look at who we are talking about. I get embarrassed from all the attention of my lovely family. I'm the kind of girl that will throat kick 'the whole birthday cake delivered by singing clapping wait staff.' The last surprise party I bust into tears because they scared the shit out me. They thought that was hilarious. I was not at all amused. I don't enjoy feeling scared like that.Them taking joy in the ambush infuriated me. 

I love doing stuff for them though. I also take into consideration the guest of honor.  Some like all the hoopla and I will gladly make a lasagna and cake and pay for the striper;-)  

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11 hours ago, DangerousMinds said:

If they live together, why would he be wishing her happy birthday on Twitter?

 

8 hours ago, FairyDusted said:

Eh, my hubby posts on FB to me. Then again he's across the country working until July. I think he still would though because the rest of our family is posting. I just started on Twitter and use Instagram to post snarky photos of the TM and other tv. 

My husband does it just to be a shit. He likes to announce how old I'm turning. That's okay. He turns 50 on Thursday and paybacks are a bitch.

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7 hours ago, poopchute said:

Just wishing your husband or wife a happy birthday in person doesn't count anymore, you are supposed to be yelling your private and personal thoughts from the rooftops so everyone knows how much you love your spouse.  I'm actually not even sure if I'm marriage is valid anymore because my husband is never wishing me a happy birthday or anniversary on Facebook.  Should I just start divorce proceedings now?

You too? Should we file together?

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I'm the kind of girl that will throat kick 'the whole birthday cake delivered by singing clapping wait staff.

LMAO  Note to self. No surprise cakes or stripper for FairyDusted.

Do you kick the stripper in the throat or in the groin?

 

1 hour ago, AmyFarrahFowler said:

 

My husband does it just to be a shit. He likes to announce how old I'm turning. That's okay. He turns 50 on Thursday and paybacks are a bitch.

Do you want a group of people to snark on him? We can use the snark chat thread. lol

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