Going without kids

[helenm29]

My husband and I are GOING WITHOUT KIDS! this is our first time to go anywhere without my children for longer then 3 days and I'm feeling guilty! yes, my kids are all adults living at home...22 year old twins and 27 year old (going to college) I am VERY close to my twins and love all my children to pieces! problem is...they want me to call them several times a day! did I mention this is my DH and my FIRST VACATION ALONE TOGETHER IN 27 YEARS? I'm at in a quandry! I don't want my kids to think I don't care but I REALLY NEED this time with DH........So, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

 

[Mousemommy1]

Nice dinner.

Spoil yourselves and stay club level.

Seriously attempt to drink around the world.

Do some behind the scenes tours.

Possibilities are endless!!! Have fun!!

 

[loves to dive]

Go, have fun enjoy the time with hubby and don't call the kids. If you must text them once a day but that's it.

 

[Baklava]

Tell them that short of emergencies, they may call you ONCE a day, at a designated time but no more than that. They're grown. You're entitled to a break.

 

[powellrj]

We are leaving in a few hours for our first empty nest trip! Our kids don't like us as much as yours do! My DD is pouting that we aren't taking her with us, and my middle DS wanted to go but couldn't get the time off work, so he is dog sitting for us and I am not even sure the oldest knows we are leaving!

The dog is the one who is going to miss us the most! I was afraid to board him because he is so old and blind and was afraid he would die of a broken heart.

We have rented a pool house so when we aren't in the parks, you will find us floating our stress away! We have been married 38 years and the kids are 32.24 and 19 so I think we have earned it!

Enjoy your trip, are you hitting up the Food and Wine festive at Epcot? We are planning on hitting it hard!

 

[helenm29]

Thanks for your input everyone....I'm feeling a little less stressed about this now. I think the first day is going to be the hardest. My daughter is the one who wanted to come with us but dad put his foot down! lol
Yes, we are doing the Food and Wine along with MNSSHP! Peter Pan and Wendy!

 

[mjkacmom]

DH and I used to vacation without the kids when they were little, and it was great. Now that they are in middle/ high school, it's harder, because they have so much stuff going on. I can't imagine them expecting to come with us when they're adults (at least out of college). I think my rule will be the same as my parents - you can live at home, nail college. After graduation, you can live home, until you turn 25. I only managed to live at home a year after college graduation - it's hard to live with your parents after being out of the house! DH made it only 6 months.

 

[Anesthesia Fine]

The first day send a selfie of you guys kissing. They won't want to hear from you until you get back.

 

[donac]

The last time we went away by ourselves I did text ds2. I did not have a smart phone and I would text him to find out how longs some lines were. That was the only time I did text them.

 

[ariane37]

DH and I went by ourselves in March, our first trip to Disney w/o kids and the first time we've gone away w/o them for more than 1 night (we did 3). Boys were 12 and 9. We texted with them every day and talked to them all but one day; they were busy with Grandma, their older brother and friends! By the last night younger DS did call like 3x but hey, he's 9 lol and he still managed fine until we got home the next day. So in January we're going alone for 5 nights
I do think it's nice they want to go with you; my hope is that when my boys are the age of your kids, and once they have families of their own, they'll still want to travel to WDW with us. But.....c'mon! We ALL deserve time away and you've done your 18+ years lol! Go and enjoy yourselves and if you feel like calling/texting them, fine. Otherwise a "plane landed" and "plane is taking off shortly" text is enough I think