Before I had children, I imagined family holidays would be picture-perfect Italian villas and leisurely dinners.
But six years and two kids later, I've realized travel with your children can be more about damage limitation than rest and relaxation.
Family holidays, as lovely as they are, come with a new set of environments and risks that you have to navigate.
But as someone who loves to travel, one solution has been sticking to no-fly destinations for family holidays and taking overseas breaks without my children.
A few days away won't change the fact that the mental load of parenting is heavy and there is often a lack of support for parents.
Persons:
I've, we've, it's, —, I'm
Locations:
Ibiza