1. Have your kids pick out their own luggage.
Two years ago, I split up with my husband and my whole life changed. What a trip. Some nights you can find me making out with a hot bartender; some nights I’m sprawled on the couch, full Bridget Jones, bawling “why me” in a sweatsuit. For the most part, it’s pretty good. The thing is, I have two kids, and although I’m okay with the “mothering” part of the single mother thing, the mundane household stuff can totally take me down. Killing bugs, fixing the fridge, tinkering with the cable box? Not.
But the thought of getting here to there was enough to send me over the edge. Me + Air Travel + 2 Little Kids=No Thank You. I’m such a bad traveler that once, when my younger daughter when six weeks old, I generated a national news scandal on a JetBlue flight when I refused to pump breast milk in the bathroom ; once my older daughter ripped my threadbare peasant shirt down the middle while nursing, rendering me topless and forced to sit through a three hour flight in only a nursing bra.
But most importantly: I’ve just never learned to pack properly. Anything required to get from point A to B? That was Daddy’s duty. He’s the type of methodical, linear thinker who actually takes the time to plan and fold and press all the air out of plastic bags. Me? I’m like: I’ll just wait till the last minute and throw it in a big pile and pray for the best. My poor kids. Mom is useless in this department. Time to call on the professionals.
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