Is it normal to take kids to Disneyland without spouse
Need advice.. Since both me and my wife work, it's hard to plan family vacation. My dream is to spend 3 days in Disneyland with my only daughter. I like spending some father and daughter time. My wife thinks I am skipping her because I don't love her that much. Is it normal for dad to plan vacation with his 5 year old daughter. I fear waiting all 3 of us to have vacation time for Disney will push this out in future as she grows she might lose interest in Disney princesses? My wife asked me to post this in blind to see if it's normal for other families to skip spouse for vacation with child . What do u think?
Sounds normal. Take your wife on whichever vacation she prefers or let her join yours if she wants. It's unfair to not let you have a moment you want with your daughter
Honestly, it sounds like the trip is more for you than it is for your daughter. Yes, your daughter is extremely important in your life, but if your spouse is communicating that they feel left out or ignored, take the opportunity to repair that. This kind of communication is very fruitful. To answer your question, it’s not out of the norm in my opinion, but it also depends on the trust, communication, and the unconditional circumstances you and your spouse has built. Please don’t take anything I say the wrong way, correct me if I’m wrong with anything obviously.
Well this part I would take your permission to correct, I am not a big amusement park ride person. So this is certainly for my daughter. I have traveled LA and Florida many time on business but thought to take a Disney break never crossed. Seeing my little angel surprised and excited is a feeling out of this world so I might be selfish there
Understood, thanks for the clarification. I interpreted the situation slightly differently, my apologizes. I still stand by everything else though. Coming from you and your daughter’s perspective, your spouse needs to take the weekend off or something. Even if it is only a couple days..everyone needs to make sacrifices and prove commitment and love.
Your daughter won’t lose interest in Disney. Girls still love Disney well into their 20s.
If your wife cannot take three days off or you two can’t sync vacations together, you have serious wlb issue. It sounds like you guys care about work more.
We generally take a day or two off during long weekends but Disneyland is very crowded those days. It's more flexible for me to take vacation than my wife. But eventually I end up not taking without her, so yes we screwed our WLB
Hey VMware, please buy the fast pass - it should help you avoid issues with crowd. After being in Disney and universal, I have realized one thing - you go there only once in 5 years and it is worth it paying extra for the fast pass so you can enjoy EVERY ride instead of spending 30 mins just waiting in every ride. Fast pass is usually 200$ when normal tickt is 100$. However the value is very high because you can finish every ride instead of solving constrained optimization problem at Disneyland
Disregarding the spouse dynamic, 1:1 time between parent/child for 2+ days at a time is critical to build bonding that perpetuates through life. My dad did separate trips with my sister and I individually. It allowed us to connect with him on a personal/friendship level. I’d advocate for the trip because of that
Its normal to go with 1 spouse. Whats not normal is your wife thinking you dont love her because youre not taking her. Is it really that hard to find 3 days that work for all of you?
Why can’t ur wife take fucking 3 days off for her only daughter I pity her
There’s nothing wrong with it, but I wouldn’t want to go to Disney without my fiancé, especially if we had a small child together.
OP you’re horrible. Let the child enjoy both the parents at Disney. What’s wrong with you.
For starters, you and your wife need therapy if you seek advice for personal issues, on blind. Good luck!
^ ROFL But legit, Blind people do sometimes offer good insights. It’s often buried in rude, ‘who has bigger dick’ convos.
Fair