DD had her first dance recital this weekend and both Grandparents came into town to see it. The afternoon before they left my MIL approached me and in sort of a round-about way asked if they could bring DD back home with them. We are going to visit them in 2 weeks, so she was hoping we would let DD go back home with them and then bring her home with us when we came to visit. I told her that I promised some day, when she was older we would let her go and stay with them by herself, but not now. She said something like, "She's independent enough, she could do it now."
Now I will admit a big part of it is, I'm just not ready, especially for 2 weeks! My heart just aches thinking about it. Plus I really don't want anyone taking our children on a road trip without us at this age, when they get a little older I wouldn't mind if it was by plane or train, but it just makes me nervous to think of someone...anyone, driving with my child 2 states away.
They are coming to watch both kids over Labor Day, so DH and I can go to an out of state wedding. So they will have alone time with them then, but it's only 2 nights and in our home, which I think makes a big difference.
Give it to me straight, was I just being totally selfish? Would you have agreed?
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I think 2 weeks for a 4 year old who hasn't been away from you for many extended times is too much. I think you made the right call.
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I would also not be pleased having a question like that sprung on me on short notice, but that is probably just me.
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When i was a kid my brother and i went to the grandparents for 2 weeks every summer. All my family lives 4 hours away so my parents would drive us up there and drop us off. Then we spent 1 week with one side of the family and then they drove us to the other grandparents who kept us for another week. They then drove us half way home where our parent would meet us and drive us the other half of the way home. This probably started at age 3 and i kept going until i got a job at 16. It was the highlight of our summer and i had a blast!
I only see my family 4 times a year on holiday weekends so this was a great bonding time for us. I don't remember being very homesick or anything.
Imo, going to camp is completely different. I hated camp because i would be so homesick. I wasn't with anyone i knew at camp unlike being with family.
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