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Traveling Moms: do you bring a gift back?

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DH asked if I thought we should bring DD and DS a gift back from each time we traveled for business.  I looked at him like he grew 3 extra heads.  I get maybe bringing them something after we go on vacation by ourselves and my dad oftentimes brought us things from when he traveled (but it was for the USAF so exotic stuff that was cheap), but I don't see doing that.  He said it was because his brother and SIL always brought something for their DD when they traveled (which they both do routinely, usually to the same places) and their DD would run to them with a "what did you bring me" versus "I missed you" or anything.

So do you bring something back for your LO or no?

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Re: Traveling Moms: do you bring a gift back?

  • Temp159135562506975Temp159135562506975 member

    i answered "on occasion" b/c it's so rare that DH and I travel for work... both of us do so maybe twice/year.... so when we do- we usually bring back something small for Griffin (since he's the only one old enough to understand). 

    If we traveled often- we would not.... b/c he'd be used to it... but since it's rare- he's really upset when we're gone - so we talk it up by telling him we'll bring him a treat when we get back.... helps him focus on something more positive.

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  • lizamanelli!!lizamanelli!!
    My dad travelled growing up and he used to bring us back random stuff from the hotel (a roll of TP, a little soap or shampoo) and on rare occasions he would bring back real gifts.  I always thought it was fun.
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  • ShufflerChickShufflerChick
    I answered on occasion depending on location, but in reality haven't brought anything back yet, mostly because the locations simply haven't been that interesting! Think NJ kind of thing (nothing against Jersey, just not the souvenir kind of place IMO). If I did go somewhere interesting and had the time, I'd probably get her a little souvenir.
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  • KarBearKarBear member
    I travel for work quite a bit, and I've thought about doing this, but haven't for the exact reason mentioned above.  I don't want DD to get used to getting a gift when I come home.  I AM her gift Wink
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  • azuremamaazuremama
    No way.  A., he doesn't know any better right now and I don't want to start anything.  But B., it's not like I'm off having fun.  If I was to pick up something, it would literally be something from the airport gift shop and I'd be buying it just to buy it, not because it was cool. 
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  • sjusju
    I bring things every once in a while but I don't want to get them used to presents either.  DD now understands and fights if she sees that DS got something and she didn't so I have to brings things for both. In the past I would get DS a small bag of M&M's at the gas station as a treat.
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  • Lara&JoshLara&Josh

    I don't travel for work, but I do have very fond memories of my childhood and my dad bringing back "presents."  He travelled alot, and the night he was coming home, we would go to bed excited knowing he would be there in the morning and that there would be just a little gift waiting for us on the kitchen table.  If he travelled somewhere exotic or out of the country, he would get us a real souveneir, but if it was just someplace not special, he would get us a pack of lifesavers or M&M's at the airport on his way home.  But it was something we always really looked forward to, so if I did have to travel, I would do the same. :)

    ETA - We still missed him, and didn't expect a gift every time....I guess just the way we were raised, the first thing out of our mouth was usually "we missed you Dad", not "what did you get us?"

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  • CaniacMomCaniacMom member

    I usually bring DS something back if I go out of the country.  I got him a Steif stuffed cat when I went to Gemany and random things from Japan.  My biggest hit was last trip where I went in the grocery store and brought back an assortment of Ramen Noodles and a pack of chopsticks.  Other times it has been because I saw something that made me think of him that would make him laugh - like the stuffed ear of corn from Iowa. 

     I don't know how I will handle travel with this little one.  Older DS was 9 when I started travelling a lot.

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  • southernsweetiealsouthernsweetieal
    My husband is military and when he travels he will bring me something back if he see something that catches his eye. Now that we have DD depending on how long he is gone and where, he may bring her something. It just depends if he has time and access. Though I think it is very important to teach them not to just be expecting something each time. It should be enough that daddy or mommy is home.
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