We went on vacation with friends who have a child. It was the first and last time

I don’t think I’ve ever looked forward to a vacation like this year. The last months at work were very intense and I only dreamed that the time would come when I would be lying under an umbrella all week, and my only dilemma would be whether I would spend time on the beach or by the pool that day. Already in winter, during a meeting with friends, we talked about holidays and then they proposed a joint trip. My partner and I were skeptical because we are parents of a four-year-old child. But they insisted it would be fun. We agreed and quickly regretted it.

In fact, it was a real drama. It started at the airport and got worse every day. Right after the check-in, the child made a scene in the duty-free zone because the parents did not want to buy him a toy. I was ashamed, but I tried to explain to myself that it happens to every child. But no, this kid made a fuss like this every time he didn’t get what he wanted. On the second day, a friend asked me if we would watch the little one, because they would like to go to dinner and spend some time alone, because they haven’t had such an opportunity for a long time. We agreed. Of course, there were problems not only with bathing, but also with putting down the tablet or going to sleep. After that evening, I had had enough, but it wasn’t over.

The next day, friends asked us to take a look at their son by the pool, because they go to the bar for a while to get drinks and come right back. They were gone for almost three hours. When they came back, it turned out that somehow it turned out that they decided to go for massages to relax. And they didn’t see any problem with it… When a similar situation happened two days later, my nerves let go. We argued and the atmosphere was quite thick by the end. I don’t know who got on my nerves more, our friends or their “bombele”. It was the first and last time. After this week I was even more tired than before the flight and I can never imagine such a vacation again. If ever friends who have children suggest you take a vacation together, I advise you well, you’d better think twice.

Carolina.

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