There’s nothing quite like going on holiday. The planning, the preparing, the throwing a map to see where it would land so you know your destination. It’s all part of the excitement.
If you have kids, however, you know as well as anybody else that taking kids on holiday is simply parenting in another location.
You know that is not always as relaxing as it could be because you have children with you and you still have to parent and you still have to corral and entertain. The chance to sit back and relax by the side of the pool with a cocktail in hand on an Adult Only Hotels holiday? That’s just not on the cards, is it? Well, we’ve put together a list of reasons you should choose to go on holiday without them this time.
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Ten Reasons to Holiday WITHOUT the Kids
Your family will love to have the kids
The caveat here is that you have a village but if your kids still have grandparents and aunts and uncles, there’s a very good chance that they would love to have your kids for a few days. All you have to do is ask! It may not be the case for everyone, of course, but if you do have a village of people around you who love your children, then you should reach out and see whether a week of a holiday is out of the question. Remember, before you were parents, you were people!
You get the chance to have real conversations without the kids
Children really do put a dampener on those long, romantic conversations you might have once had together. If you want that time to talk, love each other and talk without being asked for nuggets/chips/a new toy, then a holiday without the kids is the way to go. Interrupted conversations often mean that the important things are put onto pause, and that doesn’t always work that way in a marriage. Taking the time together to air out any issues, compliment one another and just be in one another’s company is the best way to relearn one another again.
You will have a chance to miss your kids
Sometimes, you need to be away from the kids to learn what it is to be without them. When you’re knee-deep in the parenting trenches, it can feel like you don’t remember what life is like without them. That’s a wonderful thing but it can also be all-consuming. Sometimes you have to have the reminder that your children are wonderful and stepping away from them can give you that. That allows you to appreciate them a little more, which is sometimes needed.
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You get to be you again
Separating yourself from the kids for a few days can remind you that you were once a whole person. A whole person with dreams, ideals, goals and clothes that weren’t covered in vomit. You can remember that you had handbags that didn’t have nappies in them and pockets that didn’t have Hot Wheels stuffed in. You get to be without sticky hands and screaming and everything that can make you feel like you can breathe again.
You’ll love to see them again
Having a holiday in an adults only resort gives you the chance to get away from the noise and fuss of everyone’s kids, not just your own. You’ll be excited to go home and back to regular life because your children will be running to you to say hello and that’s a beautiful thing to witness. Having the kids scream your name in excitement can remind you how exciting it is to still be a parent!
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Your children get a chance to be more independent
Sometimes, the best thing that you can do is to give your kids the chance to be without you hovering. Even if you don’t think you’re the type of parent that hovers, you are. When you decide to go on holiday without your kids, they get a chance to be around grandparents or uncles and cousins without parents hovering around them, which gives them a chance to spread their own wings a little bit. They have an opportunity to independently build out some relationships and make memories.
You can get out of your usual routine
It is super easy to get stuck in a parenting routine when you’re at home with the kids all the time, day in, day out. You’re doing the same things on repeat over and over again, and it can become a little bit like Groundhog Day. When you decide to go on holiday, you’re not only taking yourself out of that comfort zone, but you’re giving the kids a chance to have a different routine too.
You can rest
When was the last time you had a lay in without anybody climbing on your head? When was the last time you were able just to kick back, relax and stay in bed all day long with room service if you wanted to? That’s what you get when you go on a holiday without the kids. You get the chance to sleep, and sleep makes everything better.
You don’t have to clean
One of the other bonuses of going on an all inclusive resort holiday with just your partner is that you don’t have to vacuum, mop, do laundry or anything. You don’t have to cook. You don’t have to wash dishes. You don’t just get a vacation from being a parent, but you get a vacation from having to look after yourself because everybody else will be looking after you instead.
You have an opportunity to revive your marriage
It doesn’t matter how close you are, and it doesn’t matter how long you’ve been together. Taking time to be alone together is what’s going to help you to revive your marriage. Booking that holiday is a step that you could take to change how you view each other and fall back in love all over again.
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