Grandmama:
In Facebook, one of my friends posted their weekend plans: taking their two children, ages 1 and 4, on a weekend trip. She was looking forward to it. The children were excited.
Then, the Monday after: "Monday again? YUCK! Had a busy weekend. ________ was.......ok? Very hard to travel with kids."
I'm sharing my response with you:
"My mother, wise woman that she was, said not to take the kids "places" until they were 8.
My sister, Auntie B, says that taking them often to low-key local places, like parks--which become their parks, their fun memories with you are