Mom Confessions: I'm Going to Disney Without the Children

Hubby and I went to the beach for 4th of July weekend without our 19-month-old!  We also, have never been on a Honeymoon, or went anywhere without our child... this was very rejuvinating to our marriage and I recommend anyone who has the opportunity, to do so!  Kick your feet up, enjoy the sunshine, and sleep in for God's sake! :D

I have taken my kids to disneyland before and they had a blast. They were also those ages to and we have gone when they were older too.

We went again for our anniversary , just adults and it was fun too.

My 2 year old enjoyed Disney somewhat when we went last year, but he fixated on the trains and that's all he wanted to do, he was really too young to enjoy a lot of the other stuff. Don't feel guilty about going and enjoying yourself - your 2yo won't know the difference now, and you can go again when both children are old enough to enjoy it.

My husband and I are probably going to be doing the same thing come December. He will be finishing up the first half of his Navy job training and will have been gone from home for 7 months, so we figured, hey, what's a few more days without the kids right? we have a 3 yr old, a 2 yr old, and by december our youngest will be 6 months old. So we decided that since we didn't really have a honeymoon, we'd take 3 days to go to Disneyland by ourselves since he's never been, and then take the kids in a year or so.

And don't feel guilty. Disney's not going anywhere. Take the time to enjoy being a couple sans children for a few days. Things like big rollercoasters can't be done with small children unless you each go by yourself, and really where's the fun in that? So just do what you feel comfortable with, be it leaving the kids or taking them with. As for me, I'll take a few pix with Mickey and give them to my oldest (who's totally obsessed with the damn mouse) with the promise of taking him soon.

I would SOOO go to Disney without the kids, especially if their only 2 and nearly a year. Mine are 1yr and the other will be born next month. They wouldnt remember it in a few weeks anyways, so ofcourse I would go without them. Mommy and Daddy should be able to have some fun too.

Absolutely go to Disney & ENJOY! We just went with another couple and left all our toddlers/babies (all 4 and under) at home. We had a great time dining in Downtown Disney and treating ourselves to a grown-up Disney experience. We actually chuckled at some of the parents who's kids were clearly having meltdowns in the heat! Don't feel guilty, take them when they will be old enough to appreciate it.

Go and enjoy yourself and take the kids when they are old enough to remember and appreciate the trip.  If you take them now, there will be little for them to do, they'll scream at Mickey and the other characters, and you'll spend most of your time in your room doing the normal newborn/toddler stuff........  eating, napping, bathing, changing clothing, soothing.... 

 

The trip is already paid for, you have a golden offer from grandparents that may not be repeated.........  and this is probably the last time for many years that you can take a couple's trip without REALLY feeling guilty because they will soon be old enough to know that you're having fun without them............... 

Marriage is important....  you can't wrap your entire life around your kids or you will have nothing left when they leave the nest. 

some parents make excuses like 'well we never got a honeymoon" well when u have kids ur life changes and its all bout them. i would never leave my 2 yr old to go to disney withought her how would u feel if u were a kid and ur parents did that to u. id take the  kids and plan a diff vacation for a getaway. but get realy i think thats pretty messed up

I can see going on a cruise without them, but Disney? Seems like you should change plans.