Comments on: Surviving Two Weeks of Family Vacation http://discoveringdad.net/surviving-two-weeks-of-family-vacation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=surviving-two-weeks-of-family-vacation Learning what it means to be a good Dad Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:12:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Matt http://discoveringdad.net/surviving-two-weeks-of-family-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-1448 Matt Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:46:48 +0000 http://discoveringdad.net/?p=652#comment-1448 I feel your pain, Josh. We travel back to see my parents in St. Louis once a year. Its only a 4 hour flight, but I can't stand it. There just never seems to be a way to get through the process (especially the air travel portion) in a calm an orderly fashion. Dropping things at the metal detector, late for the flight and running through the terminal, a poop accident right as you're boarding the plane. I can't believe it...I'm THAT guy! But at the end of the day, you're right. We always look back on those trips with fondness, and have never regretted a single one. The trials and tribulations fade, but the great memories live forever. Matts latest discovery was..<a href="http://redsparks.com/playpen/2008/08/22/is-preschool-bad-for-your-kids/" rel="nofollow">Is Preschool Bad For Your Kids?</a> I feel your pain, Josh. We travel back to see my parents in St. Louis once a year. Its only a 4 hour flight, but I can’t stand it. There just never seems to be a way to get through the process (especially the air travel portion) in a calm an orderly fashion. Dropping things at the metal detector, late for the flight and running through the terminal, a poop accident right as you’re boarding the plane. I can’t believe it…I’m THAT guy!

But at the end of the day, you’re right. We always look back on those trips with fondness, and have never regretted a single one. The trials and tribulations fade, but the great memories live forever.

Matts latest discovery was..Is Preschool Bad For Your Kids?

]]> By: Matt http://discoveringdad.net/surviving-two-weeks-of-family-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-1373 Matt Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:31:35 +0000 http://discoveringdad.net/?p=652#comment-1373 We just returned with our 1 year old from a wedding in Germany, followed by a week on the North Sea with friends who also have a 1 year old. And, though it may sound daunting, traveling on an 8 hour flight and two 6 hour train rides with my wife and baby wasn't too bad. We tried to keep things relaxed and not tightly scheduled, and it worked out pretty well. It was great to spend time with our German friends, whom we see maybe once per year. http://www.pbase.com/dux/germany_sylt_2008 We just returned with our 1 year old from a wedding in Germany, followed by a week on the North Sea with friends who also have a 1 year old. And, though it may sound daunting, traveling on an 8 hour flight and two 6 hour train rides with my wife and baby wasn’t too bad. We tried to keep things relaxed and not tightly scheduled, and it worked out pretty well. It was great to spend time with our German friends, whom we see maybe once per year.

http://www.pbase.com/dux/germany_sylt_2008

]]> By: Guest post at Discovering Dad today « Raging Dad http://discoveringdad.net/surviving-two-weeks-of-family-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 Guest post at Discovering Dad today « Raging Dad Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:40:25 +0000 http://discoveringdad.net/?p=652#comment-1359 [...] Hey. My first raging guest post. Check out my post over at Discovering Dad today, “Surviving Two Weeks of Family Vacation.” [...] [...] Hey. My first raging guest post. Check out my post over at Discovering Dad today, “Surviving Two Weeks of Family Vacation.” [...]

]]> By: Jeremy http://discoveringdad.net/surviving-two-weeks-of-family-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-1356 Jeremy Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:35:51 +0000 http://discoveringdad.net/?p=652#comment-1356 Traveling with my oldest and youngest is awesome - it's the child in the middle that makes things a bit of a challenge lately. We live 11 hours driving from my parents, which makes things a challenge. My in laws all live within 3 hours, as do my cousins and aunts/uncles/grandmother. Wish my parents would just move closer, then we'd not have to deal with this. We always enjoy the trips, as you said, but the traveling part is a nightmare! Traveling with my oldest and youngest is awesome – it’s the child in the middle that makes things a bit of a challenge lately. We live 11 hours driving from my parents, which makes things a challenge. My in laws all live within 3 hours, as do my cousins and aunts/uncles/grandmother. Wish my parents would just move closer, then we’d not have to deal with this. We always enjoy the trips, as you said, but the traveling part is a nightmare!

]]> By: Dan http://discoveringdad.net/surviving-two-weeks-of-family-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-1351 Dan Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:59:19 +0000 http://discoveringdad.net/?p=652#comment-1351 I know that passive aggressive duel with the MIL only too well. Dans latest discovery was..<a href="http://allthatcomeswithit.com/archives/882" rel="nofollow">I’d like to start by thanking my agent…</a> I know that passive aggressive duel with the MIL only too well.

Dans latest discovery was..I’d like to start by thanking my agent…

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