Before you wag your finger, pause for a second. Try to open your heart and mind up to the possibility of experiencing Disney WITHOUT your children. This was my first time ever going to the “happiest place on earth.” My children go every summer with their grandma. Walking in the gates I felt an immediate sense of joy and endless possibility. People were smiling, and there was this feeling of unity ... like we were all in this together. I honestly felt like someone was pumping happiness juice in the air.
As I walked around taking in the sights and sounds of this magical kingdom, I couldn’t help but notice the parents there with their children. Some of them seemed...
So, we all know Disney is a money suck … or at least it can very easily become one! Well, I’m headed to my third Disney World trip in just under two years. This might cause many of you to categorize me as crazy, BUT there are reasons we do Disney over other vacation options.
First and foremost, as a single parent to a toddler, I look forward to any vacation that can keep my kiddo occupied and entertain me as well. Beach trips one on one with a toddler feel like they would be a big fat tease; no resting when an almost 3-year-old has open water to run into. Plus I have no desire to do sand...
“A family trip to Las Vegas?”
“Las Vegas?? Really?”
“Why would you take your kids to Vegas?
“There are so many other places you can go.”
That was pretty much the response we got from everyone when we told them we were going to Vegas with our children. People who don't live in south Louisiana may not understand why you'd bring the kids down for Mardi Gras. But we thought we would have a great time in Vegas as a family, and we were right. With walking and activities rivaled only by our trips to Disney, Las Vegas was an ideal Spring Break for our family of five. In case you are planning a family trip to Las Vegas, here are some tips...
My parents are the hardest-working people I know. My mother has put in 39 years with the same company, and my father has dedicated his life to working tirelessly at work and at home to ensure we could make ends meet. The two of them scraped and scrounged enough to send all four of their kids to private schools, all while managing to go on vacations, send us to summer camp, and pay for whatever sports and extracurricular activities that interested us kids. They have more than earned this awesome season of their lives. But I gotta admit, I'm a little uncomfortable.
Raising parents these days is more difficult than it used to be. Once upon a time, parents would...
This is a recounting of a true life event and subsequent episode many months later. My son is ventilator dependent. He also relies on five other machines daily to keep him alive. So car travel looks more like an ambulance ride. And I used to be able to handle it as the lone adult in the car, until the day we left the hospital about two years ago, and it was a horrifying, near death experience.
My son does not "transition" well anymore. Meaning moving him from one place to another, especially into the wheelchair or carseat. It's one of the main reasons we moved to home nursing exclusively almost five years ago. Trips in the car meant multiple stops...
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