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Bridex100
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Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
DH has a conference in France next year. The boys will be 2 and 4. The conference is in southern France but I already told DH I want to stop by Paris for a few days.
Would you take the kids or just go away alone?
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maybemommy10
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
yes!
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| Posted 10/17/12 12:37 PM |
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Bridex100
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
Posted by maybemommy10
yes!
I thought it would be fun to take the kids. DH wants to leave them home.
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| Posted 10/17/12 12:38 PM |
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neener1211
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
I would bring them.
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| Posted 10/17/12 12:40 PM |
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moonmist09
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Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
how long is the conference for?
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| Posted 10/17/12 1:14 PM |
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Bridex100
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
Posted by moonmist09
how long is the conference for?
The conference is 4 days. I was thinking 2-3 nights in Paris before so the entire trip would be a week.
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| Posted 10/17/12 1:22 PM |
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mommyof3girls
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
I would. We went for our HM and can't wait to bring the girls. Such a beautiful place.
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| Posted 10/17/12 1:23 PM |
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Kissy331
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
Honestly, I may be the minority but just coming back from a business thing with DH in Italy, I would leave them home. Even though the trip was not constant business things, your with colleagues & IMHO the kids are not appropriate in that situation. Also it gives your DH & you time alone. I also think traveling that distance with kids can be a hassle especially with time difference.
On our trip, some of the workers brought their families & honestly I felt bad for them bc it seemed they were truly struggling with the functions going on & then not being able to truly mingle.
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babyonthebrain
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
I would only leave them behind if I trusted someone 100% to leave them with which in my case is no one 
So I would probably take them....
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| Posted 10/17/12 1:53 PM |
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Bridex100
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
Posted by Kissy331
Honestly, I may be the minority but just coming back from a business thing with DH in Italy, I would leave them home. Even though the trip was not constant business things, your with colleagues & IMHO the kids are not appropriate in that situation. Also it gives your DH & you time alone. I also think traveling that distance with kids can be a hassle especially with time difference.
On our trip, some of the workers brought their families & honestly I felt bad for them bc it seemed they were truly struggling with the functions going on & then not being able to truly mingle.
I tagged along to a conference with DH to Istanbul this summer. DH would go to a few talks here and there but he wasn't gone all day. I went to one dinner with his colleagues.
I think DH would probably be gone in the mornings and then do 1 or 2 meals without us. He gets continuing ed credits for going and does a little networking.
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| Posted 10/17/12 1:55 PM |
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Ophelia
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
absolutely.
ETA: I will have to find a photo or the video of my son giong down the river boat night cruise on the Seine this past summer. the magic in his eyes, his wonder, is something I will never ever ever forget.
kids can be more work for sure, but for ME, I could not leave him home for this.
I have traveled without him and I regretted it.
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brownie
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
I would leave them...I went to France in September with DH for a conference and left DD with my mom. We enjoyed going out and not have to worry about any-baby related thing.
On the other hand, I feel like Europe is not SO different from here where it's still pretty easy to travel to. Going to a 3rd world country with a kid, I'd say definitely no unless you have family 
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| Posted 10/17/12 3:09 PM |
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bpmom
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
I would leave them home...
DH and I have accompanied each other on business trips to Europe before and it was never a big deal but for my DCs are your boys' ages too -- can't imagine any of us enjoying ourselves if all four of us went..
I have an industry meeting in Orlando next summer -- almost every colleague is planning to bring their kids -- that's a different story completely!
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| Posted 10/17/12 3:12 PM |
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LSP2005
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
Part of me says take them but the other part of me says if you have someone you trust to leave them with, go and enjoy the time with your DH. I think you would have a good time either way. Enjoy!
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| Posted 10/17/12 3:26 PM |
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mommyIam
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
your DH wil be in conferences all day ?
are there any other wives? husbands coming with kids?
I wouldn't just because I think I remember your DH is in medicine and I know those conferences. I tried to take my son along for one of those, I felt stuck with him, it was really hard to do things without daddy in a faraway place. If his colleagues are bringing family it might be easier.
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| Posted 10/17/12 3:26 PM |
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finallyhere
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
bring them
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| Posted 10/17/12 3:30 PM |
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Bridex100
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
Posted by mommyIam
your DH wil be in conferences all day ?
are there any other wives? husbands coming with kids?
I wouldn't just because I think I remember your DH is in medicine and I know those conferences. I tried to take my son along for one of those, I felt stuck with him, it was really hard to do things without daddy in a faraway place. If his colleagues are bringing family it might be easier.
Yes, they are doctor conferences. DH has a certain amount of continuing education credits he has to do per year so he gets these fully paid. They are often in very desirable areas to entice doctors to come. I'm kicking myself for not going to the Hawaii one a few months ago.
I've gone on a few with DH but have never taken the kids. Depending on the conference, there are a few specific talks/courses DH wants to attend. I usually sleep in or hit the pool/spa while DH attends the conference and then we go out together alone or with his colleagues. I know a lot of them from med school, residency and fellowship.
The dynamic would obviously be different if we brought the kids. DH would probably still do the same events for the conference and I would be solo with the kids when DH is attending the conference.
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TwoPeas
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
YES and YES! What an awesome experience!
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Alexandra17
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Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
bring them! and me... lol
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Odie12
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
If you can get family willing to watch the kids I'd say do not bring them. Those are tough ages to handle and if this is not going to every happen again or for a long time ... I'd say leave them home and you and DH enjoy some time alone. The kids are too young to ever remember it.
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Onemoretime
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
My boys are 2 and4, I wouldn't bring them. It would be a nightmare (not easy kids) . I don't like to travel without them, but to go to Europe, I think I would go for 4 nights
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| Posted 10/17/12 8:22 PM |
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babydreaming
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
I would take them....but we took our 17 mth DD and 4 yo DS to Ireland ths past Spring. My son still talks about it.
As kids I grew up traveling so I don't think it's a big deal. My DH didn't and he says we should give our kids every opportunity to see the world.
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| Posted 10/17/12 8:33 PM |
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Bridex100
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
Posted by Onemoretime
My boys are 2 and4, I wouldn't bring them. It would be a nightmare (not easy kids) . I don't like to travel without them, but to go to Europe, I think I would go for 4 nights
DH has a lot of conference destinations. Most of them are in the US but there are a few per year that are in Europe and Asia.
This past year was DH's first year out of fellowship. He ended up doing like 30+ hours of online courses the last week because he was short continuing ed credits. He didn't realize he was required to do X number of hours per year.
The conferences are fully paid for so he plans on going to more courses/conferences. They are usually in desirable places and they put us up in a nice hotel.
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| Posted 10/17/12 8:52 PM |
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mommyIam
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
we are going to a medical conference in vegas this week, and opted to leave our 2yo behind, as family friendly as vegas has become, my DH is in very competitive specialty and needs to know everything and everyone and treats these conferences like work.
Maybe when baby is a little older it will be fun to have a buddy, but a 2yo is just too demanding, and I'll be prisoner to his naps and will get no help from DH, it will be like my SAHM life all over again, and I am so looking forward to a break from that.
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| Posted 10/17/12 9:10 PM |
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Arieschick29
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Re: Would you take a 2yo and 4yo to France?
I went to Paris at 16 and didn't appreciate the experience.
In my own opinion, 2 and 4 are not going to remember, appreciate and make for an enjoyable experience.
I would give my right eye to go to France alone with DH!!
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