With my son (age 7), absolutely. In fact I think he has before. DS is a pro flyer.
I was just thinking about DD this morning. She is a lap child and could either fly up with me and DS on Thursday for the family reunion or Tuesday with H and she could hang with inlaws while Ben works prior to the reunion. I don't know how I feel about this (she also doesn't know inlaws well) let alone how H feels about flying alone with a 10m old.
Post by longtimenopost on May 31, 2016 10:29:50 GMT -5
No but when they're older I think he will. He's a teacher and ILs are overseas so I'm planning for him to take the kids over 1-2 weeks before I join them. This is all 3-4 years in the future, but I'm already excited about it...
Yes, many times. And it drives him buts when people make comments on him being "such a good dad" for having the kids by himself. Like, why wouldn't a dad be fine taking his kids somewhere?
People comment on how "good" I am for traveling as much as I do solo with my kids. I happily take the compliment.
Post by iheartbanjos on May 31, 2016 11:06:50 GMT -5
Yes, he has. I had to go on a 2 week work trip when I was nursing, and he flew with the baby so that I could have the weekend with her in the middle of my trip.
Yes, many times. And it drives him buts when people make comments on him being "such a good dad" for having the kids by himself. Like, why wouldn't a dad be fine taking his kids somewhere?
People comment on how "good" I am for traveling as much as I do solo with my kids. I happily take the compliment.
I take it as a complement too, when I'm flying with the kids on my own. He takes it as a dig that men aren't expected to know what they're doing.
Post by formerlyak on May 31, 2016 11:08:35 GMT -5
DH used to travel a lot for work, so I think he'd probably do better alone with the kids than I would. Our 2 year old has only flown once and that was a family vacation so we were all together, but I don't think Dh would blink an eye at flying alone with the kids.
I've done alone with my older son (but when he was younger - like 5). Key is carrying on as little as possible and being very organized. Maybe if you helped him organize the kid stuff before you left he'd feel more comfortable?
Nah, I think at age 3 DH's travel anxiety would get the best of him. Maybe in another year or two. We fly often as a family, but I run the show because DH is an anxious flyer.
DH is an anxious flyer normally, but taking DS alone would probably be better for him. DS loves planes and the airport is so much fun for him that I think his excitement might help DH. Neither of us have flown alone with him, and together we've only done four flights with him. I hope to travel more now that we are closer to family and don't spend all vacations visiting family.
He would, they would be fantastic for him (of course, because they behave 100x better for him than they do me), and then he would be cocky about it forever and ever. Ugh. I'm not going to let him. lol
DH took DD1 to California by himself when she was just over 2. He figured I had done it 3 or 4 times at that point, so he could handle it. Even with a day of crazy delays, he was totally fine (and totally cocky about it). He hasn't done it with 2 kids yet, but he is totally willing to. (I've flown by myself with them twice and will be doing it twice this summer).
Post by Raggedeannie on May 31, 2016 12:35:05 GMT -5
Our babe isn't born yet, but the couple of times I have mentioned this kind of scenario, my H has gotten a little freaked out. I think for him thinking in the hypothetical/abstract sense he has a hard time imagining himself having to solo parent, ever. I am going to just keep mentioning it and hope he gets used to the idea and comes around eventually. He'll have to!
Yes. He has done so in the past and he will again in July.
To Australia. From the east coast. With two kids 7 and 2.
My husband laughs in your husband's hesitant face. :-p
We have a winner! I wouldn't even do that. Lol.
I haven't breathed a word but I'm nervous for him. Not because he's not capable but because a 2 yo. Thankfully they have a day-long layover at sfo so I'm getting them a day room.
Yes, my husband would and I'm happy to let him take them for their first plane flight since I really don't like flying. I don't know if I'd want them to fly five hours for a weekend though. That seems like a lot of travel for a short visit.
Yes. I've done it more than he has, but I believe he even flew with them when they were 5 and 1.5yo. And is flying alone with them again in a couple weeks (though they're 8 and almost 5 and really good travelers at this point).
I'm not sure I'd let my H fly alone by himself, let alone with the kids. He's only flown a handful of times in his life, and not at all in the past 10 years.
In an emergency situation, I'm sure he'd figure it out. But travel is not his strength, and adding 2 kids to that would probably not be pretty.
Yes. I've done it more than he has, but I believe he even flew with them when they were 5 and 1.5yo. And is flying alone with them again in a couple weeks (though they're 8 and almost 5 and really good travelers at this point).
Time flies, I can't believe they're that old already!
DH totally would. It almost came up when we were trying to figure out logistics for grandparent funerals, but in the end I ended up just going alone and they stayed home. SaveSave
Post by broadsheet on May 31, 2016 14:11:47 GMT -5
He hasn't, but he would. Although DD1 is getting old enough (5) that he's starting to feel a little weird taking her into men's restrooms. That'd probably be his biggest gripe but he'd figure it out.
DD2 is 18 months and a disaster so neither of us want to fly with her unless it's absolutely necessary.