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View submission: Travel not for me anymore
I think it just changes depending what you do in your daily life. Kids bring in plenty of novelty and, like you said, plenty of sensory overwhelm. So you want something else from your holidays. And the extra work of traveling with them and doing things they like instead of just whatever you want takes away from the pleasure. I did find that for a long time I enjoyed camping with my kid - it wasn't much extra work and he was happy doing the activities I like (light hiking, hanging out in hammocks, playing cards, riding bikes). But for visiting new cities he was a lot of extra work and didn't enjoy a lot of things (museums, nice restaurants, long walks on sidewalks, taking to strange adults) that I like, so we did them less after all the extra work of getting there.
Comment by robotjyanai at 23/02/2025 at 01:54 UTC
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That’s the thing, kids want to do kiddy things and I don’t see the point of going all the way to another country to do basically the same things they can do in their own. I’d rather save money and take my kid when they’re old enough to enjoy the same things as adults, especially since time is limited when you’re traveling.