10 Things I Learned While On Vacation with My Family
10. No matter where you go, your kids will still want to eat at McDonalds.
9. While other tourists may think it is so cute when your kid breaks free of your hand and climbs up onto a slot machine and tries to play, the security guard won't.
8. Give the kids plastic cups with lids and straws and they won't spill once; give them their drinks in a fancy restaurant glass and they will spill twice in 10 minutes.
7. The child who is deathly afraid of the bathtub will somehow find the Pacific Ocean to be warm and inviting.
6. Your kids will have fun anywhere there is a glass elevator.
5. Other tourists on vacation standing in line for the bathroom have no sympathy for a pregnant lady and a 2 year old, both hopping around with crossed legs.
4. While in airlines, train stations or bus depots, don't use your stoller to carry your kids; use them to carry your luggage. Employees in these places could care less about lost luggage, but they most certainly care about straggling kids getting in their way. They will bend over backwards making sure you don't lose your kids.
3. The potty-training child will be immaculately clean and accident-free while on vacation, but will pee her pants three times within the hour of arriving home. This is due to 1) the fact that the child wants to check out the incredibly-more-interesting-bathrooms every place she goes and 2) the potty-training child really is aiming to drive her parents crazy.
2. When asked about the highlight of the trip, the children will respond that their favorite activity was swimming in the hotel swimming pool. So in the future, save your money and take them to the local Motel 6 by the freeway, which also is conveniently located next to a McDonalds.
1. While the natural thought is that moms truly get no vacation because they are still "working" taking care of the kids and planning out the details of the trip, this actually is a myth because the kids completely ignore mom due to the total fascination with having dad around for 24 hours non-stop. So in reality, for mothers, vacations are not only a break, but also payback.
9. While other tourists may think it is so cute when your kid breaks free of your hand and climbs up onto a slot machine and tries to play, the security guard won't.
8. Give the kids plastic cups with lids and straws and they won't spill once; give them their drinks in a fancy restaurant glass and they will spill twice in 10 minutes.
7. The child who is deathly afraid of the bathtub will somehow find the Pacific Ocean to be warm and inviting.
6. Your kids will have fun anywhere there is a glass elevator.
5. Other tourists on vacation standing in line for the bathroom have no sympathy for a pregnant lady and a 2 year old, both hopping around with crossed legs.
4. While in airlines, train stations or bus depots, don't use your stoller to carry your kids; use them to carry your luggage. Employees in these places could care less about lost luggage, but they most certainly care about straggling kids getting in their way. They will bend over backwards making sure you don't lose your kids.
3. The potty-training child will be immaculately clean and accident-free while on vacation, but will pee her pants three times within the hour of arriving home. This is due to 1) the fact that the child wants to check out the incredibly-more-interesting-bathrooms every place she goes and 2) the potty-training child really is aiming to drive her parents crazy.
2. When asked about the highlight of the trip, the children will respond that their favorite activity was swimming in the hotel swimming pool. So in the future, save your money and take them to the local Motel 6 by the freeway, which also is conveniently located next to a McDonalds.
1. While the natural thought is that moms truly get no vacation because they are still "working" taking care of the kids and planning out the details of the trip, this actually is a myth because the kids completely ignore mom due to the total fascination with having dad around for 24 hours non-stop. So in reality, for mothers, vacations are not only a break, but also payback.
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