In article . net, Claire
Petersky says...

We recently had a dinner party, one couple, and four guests who were single.
After the party, one of my husband's comments was how much everyone there
travels. One of the guests left the party early because she was flying out
to Hawaii early the next morning. People talked about diving in the Red Sea,
a recent trip to Indonesia, the list went on and on. I said to DH that none
of those people had kids full-time. Even the couple only had one kid from a
previous marriage who they don't have custody of. It's a lot easier to go
places and have the money to travel if you're not raising kids.

Comments?


Of course I travel less since I became a parent. For cost reasons, for the fact
that my activities were limited by the need to supervise my child.

As my son has gotten older, his interests have been a determinant in when and
where we travel. During school breaks only, and I don't think I would have
taken a ten day road trip up the east coast of the U.S. from South Carolina to
New York devoted to battelship and naval carrier museums if it weren't for him
;-)

I've changed my professional job as well, to one which requires very little
travel compared to the research work I did before.

I guess I'm a little puzzled - doesn't it practically go without saying that
there will be big changes in travel frequency and plans for just about everyone
(save movie stars with nannies in tow) once kids are in the picture?

Cheers,
Banty