I travel quite a bit for work, and my kids are 1 and 4. Sometimes I can't wait to get away from the house of toddler chaos and get to a bed where I can just sleep blissfully alone. But once I see their faces on video chat from my hotel room I miss them so much and just want to go home.
Give me another week at home however and I'm itching to get out of there again. Anyone else feel this?
9 Comments
felttrip@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
Always, traveling solo is great but the video call at the end of the day always pulls on the heart strings.
EsotericEmbryo@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Oh man I was wondering if I was the only one who felt this way. Me and my childs mom are split up so sometimes on my weeks with my daughter I get very tired and frustrated towards the end and almost privately glad to be dropping her back off at her mothers. But then as soon as I leave and have an hour or so to myself I immediately miss her and wish she was back with me.
sbv@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y
I feel like this is the cycle of parenting. It's so hard to know how to interact with them, but as frustrating as it is, you want it back.
mjgood91@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Shoot, my two are 5mo and 20mo, I go through this every day leaving the chaos behind in the morning to go to work with a deep breath of relief, and then missing them by around 2:00pm or so.
fudrummer@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Completely feel this way too. It's the quiet time after work when I'm back in the hotel room that I miss them the most
a_crappy_pirate@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
yep, terribly. i feel lost when i don't have him to care for
Nath@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
RedditRefugeeTom@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Not quite yet, but I'm sure it'll get there eventually. My little one is almost a year old. Traveling is picking up, so I'm betting I'll start to miss home more and more. I think my kid did give me a hug when I came back from my trip the other week. That was a great first :)
sockenklaus@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
I'm not travelling but when my oldest (3 yo) is visiting the in laws for a week I feel torn in two halves. On the one hand side I indulge the peace and quiet but on the other hand side I feel lost and the house too empty.
It's really crazy and I'd never thought it'd be possible before I had kids.
Kalkaline@lemmy.one · 1 pts · 3y
Did it once for a month, was pretty tough on the family. I don't think I'll do it again unless it's totally life changing money.