There is no reason why a vacation can't be split between kid's and parent's time. If the kids throw a fit about this, then that is the parent's fault for not establishing healthy boundaries.
Depends on the age of the kids. In CeMar's case, sure. In my case (two 3-year olds and one 1-year old) there is no such thing as establishing healthy boundaries as far as "alone time" for the parents. Surely you remember how it was when your kids were that age.
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There's just way too much evidence on here of the consequence of not giving the marriage enough priority for it to be pushed aside, even on, or maybe especially on, vacation.
I would be the last one to argue for pushing aside couple needs in favor of parenting needs ... ALL THE TIME. But there are situations in which your kids depend on you, and one of those is being in a strange place, such as what can happen on vacation. Sex on vacation is a good thing, and should be pursued heartily. But if you don't get sex on vacation, then you make up for it when you get back home. Insisting on sex during family vacation just seems silly to me. But maybe I'll change my mind as my kids get older, who knows.
Chrome
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