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> I don't get the scenario you're imagining. Each friend goes away for a week 1-2 times per school year and that's somehow catastrophic? No, they're saying th
by chimeracoder 3y ago
> I don't get the scenario you're imagining. Each friend goes away for a week 1-2 times per school year and that's somehow catastrophic?
No, they're saying that there's nobody else for them to play with while on vacation.
Some people, particularly with younger kids, plan vacations that have some sort of child care component to them, which gives the kid opportunity to socialize with other kids their own age (and also gives the parent some free time to do things that they can't do while taking care of their kids). Some hotels offer this as part of the package, as do cruise ships, etc.
- hombre_fatal 3y agoI see, because it's not on holiday. Wouldn't everyone doing this make it more likely that your kid meets a playmate, then? If I have two strikes after this comment, I'll just see myself out.
- chimeracoder 3y ago> I see, because it's not on holiday. Wouldn't everyone doing this make it more likely that your kid meets a playmate, then? Currently, everyone with kids takes vacations at the same time. That means that all kids go on vacation at the same time, so whenever they're on vacation, there are likely to be lots of other kids there. If everyone with kids took vacations at staggered times, fewer kids would be on vacation at any given time, meaning whenever they're on vacation, there are likely to be fewer kids there. That is the tradeoff that OP is referring to.
- hombre_fatal 3y agoThat makes sense. I hope OP learned their lesson. I demand spoonfeeding.
- disgruntledphd2 3y agoI'll remember that in future ;) More generally, if you have a small child, the probability of sleep deprivation is pretty high, so i should have taken that into account.