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Family vacation (driving) with toddler kids...what's the appropriate division of labor?
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:21 am
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:21 am
Kids are too young to do anything.
Who does the packing?
Loading?
Driving?
Grocery Shopping?
Cooking?
Cleaning while on vacay?
What esle?
Who does the packing?
Loading?
Driving?
Grocery Shopping?
Cooking?
Cleaning while on vacay?
What esle?
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Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:22 am to sidewalkside
I wish you the best of luck.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:22 am to sidewalkside
You do it all, Griswold.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:23 am to sidewalkside
Butlers and Maids
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:24 am to sidewalkside
Who does the packing? Mom
Loading? Dad
Driving? Dad and/or mom
Grocery Shopping? family
Cooking? whoever is the best cook
Cleaning while on vacay? family
Loading? Dad
Driving? Dad and/or mom
Grocery Shopping? family
Cooking? whoever is the best cook
Cleaning while on vacay? family
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:24 am to sidewalkside
Packing: Both
Loading: Husband
Driving: mostly Husband
Shopping: Wife
Cooking: people at Resturants, wife if poor
Cleaning: hotel staff
Loading: Husband
Driving: mostly Husband
Shopping: Wife
Cooking: people at Resturants, wife if poor
Cleaning: hotel staff
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:24 am to sidewalkside
Its amazing some of you can wake up and dress yourselves in the moring.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:26 am to sidewalkside
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What esle?
Stay home.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:26 am to sidewalkside
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Who does the packing?
combo but mostly my wife for stuff that isn't mine
quote:
Loading?
Driving?
Grocery Shopping?
Cooking?
me
quote:
Cleaning while on vacay?
combo
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:27 am to sidewalkside
I'll say this... regardless of what you do, your wife will claim she did it all and y'all will contemplate divorce three times between the time you leave home to the time you get back home.
Edit: whoever downvotes this post clearly has never gone on a long road trip with toddlers. Women are biologically incapable of allowing the husband to do 100% of the driving and not bitching about how many times they have to reach into the back seat to hand things to the kids, clean their messes, calm them down, grab and fetch drinks, snacks, and entertainment for the kids while trying to squeeze in naps in between. They just can't do that without seething in rage and being pissed the entire trip because of it.
I want the OP to know that I, as a fellow husband and dad who has gone on more of these road trips than can be counted, appreciate him for his service to his family for keeping them safe while on the road, eyes always looking forward making sure to always have an "out" in the event things get bad in a hurry, sideways to ensure nobody's crossing the median from the other side of the interstate, behind him to ensure nobody's driving like a douchebag and about to rear end them, and just general safe driving. Because his wife damn sure won't thank him for those things. In her eyes, he will have done nothing and let her do everything.
Just remember this: you and your wife really do love each other, and y'all enjoy each other's company. It's not y'all, it's those frickfaces of kids of yours that y'all love dearly. Each time my wife and I take trips alone away from the kids it's like we're teenagers again and I remind her that it's not us, it's our damn kids that cause fights
Edit: whoever downvotes this post clearly has never gone on a long road trip with toddlers. Women are biologically incapable of allowing the husband to do 100% of the driving and not bitching about how many times they have to reach into the back seat to hand things to the kids, clean their messes, calm them down, grab and fetch drinks, snacks, and entertainment for the kids while trying to squeeze in naps in between. They just can't do that without seething in rage and being pissed the entire trip because of it.
I want the OP to know that I, as a fellow husband and dad who has gone on more of these road trips than can be counted, appreciate him for his service to his family for keeping them safe while on the road, eyes always looking forward making sure to always have an "out" in the event things get bad in a hurry, sideways to ensure nobody's crossing the median from the other side of the interstate, behind him to ensure nobody's driving like a douchebag and about to rear end them, and just general safe driving. Because his wife damn sure won't thank him for those things. In her eyes, he will have done nothing and let her do everything.
Just remember this: you and your wife really do love each other, and y'all enjoy each other's company. It's not y'all, it's those frickfaces of kids of yours that y'all love dearly. Each time my wife and I take trips alone away from the kids it's like we're teenagers again and I remind her that it's not us, it's our damn kids that cause fights
This post was edited on 8/4/25 at 9:37 am
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:31 am to sidewalkside
I just plan on doing it all and be pleasantly surprised when someone else offers to help.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:31 am to TDsngumbo
I am shocked that you ask these questions. Do you and your wife communicate at all in real life?
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:33 am to sidewalkside
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Loading?
Spatial Recognition, some folks are born with it, others aren't.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:34 am to real turf fan
You asking me that or the OP?
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:34 am to sidewalkside
You're doing it wrong.
Have fun. That's the point.
Give your boy a bag of crawtators and an organic juice and let it ride.
It can be the funnest thing...or the worst.
Have fun. That's the point.
Give your boy a bag of crawtators and an organic juice and let it ride.
It can be the funnest thing...or the worst.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:37 am to sidewalkside
Do what you're better at.
For us, it was.
We sort of split this, but the wife did most of it. For clothes, we each picked what we wanted to wear, obviously. For containers for other things we were bringing, I often help because I seem to be better at visualizing what can fit in any space and putting that puzzle together efficiently.
Mostly me, though my wife would pitch in any time I asked.
Team effort and situationally dependent, though shI would say that is more her than me.
Unless it was grilling, it was her.
What is this? her.
Fishing, I take care of that.
For us, it was.
quote:
Who does the packing?
We sort of split this, but the wife did most of it. For clothes, we each picked what we wanted to wear, obviously. For containers for other things we were bringing, I often help because I seem to be better at visualizing what can fit in any space and putting that puzzle together efficiently.
quote:Mostly me, again the space puzzle, I am very good at it.
Loading?
quote:
Driving?
Mostly me, though my wife would pitch in any time I asked.
quote:
Grocery Shopping?
Team effort and situationally dependent, though shI would say that is more her than me.
quote:
Cooking?
Unless it was grilling, it was her.
quote:
Cleaning while on vacay?
What is this?
her. quote:
What esle?
Fishing, I take care of that.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:38 am to sidewalkside
I have very little context but if you look at your life as though it requires division of labor you've got bigger issues. No one should be responsible for tasks but everyone should be. Everyone just does whatever needs doing.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:38 am to TDsngumbo
quote:
Edit: whoever downvotes this post clearly has never gone on a long road trip with toddlers. Women are biologically incapable of allowing the husband to do 100% of the driving and not bitching about how many times they have to reach into the back seat to hand things to the kids, clean their messes, calm them down, grab and fetch drinks, snacks, and entertainment for the kids while trying to squeeze in naps in between. They just can't do that without seething in rage and being pissed the entire trip because of it.
I want the OP to know that I, as a fellow husband and dad who has gone on more of these road trips than can be counted, appreciate him for his service to his family for keeping them safe while on the road, eyes always looking forward making sure to always have an "out" in the event things get bad in a hurry, sideways to ensure nobody's crossing the median from the other side of the interstate, behind him to ensure nobody's driving like a douchebag and about to rear end them, and just general safe driving. Because his wife damn sure won't thank him for those things. In her eyes, he will have done nothing and let her do everything.
Just remember this: you and your wife really do love each other, and y'all enjoy each other's company. It's not y'all, it's those frickfaces of kids of yours that y'all love dearly. Each time my wife and I take trips alone away from the kids it's like we're teenagers again and I remind her that it's not us, it's our damn kids that cause fights
I downvoted you as that isn't close to my experience while travelling with our two young kids.
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Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:39 am to sidewalkside
quote:
Cooking?
Cleaning while on vacay?
What kind of shitty vacation is this, who cooks and cleans on vacation!
Posted on 8/4/25 at 9:41 am to sidewalkside
Packing? Mom, Dad will be best served to put the phone down, tv off and provide feedback as the Wife will stress and want judgement for every outfit, but accuse you of saying you like it just to get it over with.
Loading? Dad, clean the car out and tetris her four bags and the bags for each kid along with your carry on as best you can while also cleaning out a month of trash from the car. Restock essentials; tissues, tylenol, tums, check fluids, go ahead and fill it up because you know the low fuel light is on, air the tires up, put the battery on a battery tender the night before just to be safe.
Driving? Dad, Mom may help some, but my experience was that Mom was content on the kindle, blaring pop songs or 90's/00's hip hop, snack distribution, and taking naps.
Grocery Shopping? Family
Cooking? Mom & Dad
Cleaning while on vacay? Mom & Dad
Loading? Dad, clean the car out and tetris her four bags and the bags for each kid along with your carry on as best you can while also cleaning out a month of trash from the car. Restock essentials; tissues, tylenol, tums, check fluids, go ahead and fill it up because you know the low fuel light is on, air the tires up, put the battery on a battery tender the night before just to be safe.
Driving? Dad, Mom may help some, but my experience was that Mom was content on the kindle, blaring pop songs or 90's/00's hip hop, snack distribution, and taking naps.
Grocery Shopping? Family
Cooking? Mom & Dad
Cleaning while on vacay? Mom & Dad
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