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EVERY parent needs to take some time off. It's completely human to feel relived when their child is away for a while. Being a parent is an incredibly stressful thing, and who doesn't enjoy taking a break? It doesn't mean that you're a bad mother, or you don't love your son enough... that's ridiculous!

Im such the opposite. I have an 18 month old daughter and i hate being away from her. I can handle a weekend every now and then whenever my fiances mom wants to take her up to their house but 3 days is really pushing it. Like this week they took her Sunday morning and brought her back Wednesday afternoon and i missed her so much! I just kept saying i wanted her back. Not that a break isnt nice. I mean REALLY NICE but a day or so every once in a while is all i need.

yea i know its a silly feeling and i didnt care about it until he started mentioning it. Its not that i dont miss him its just that , well i havent triped over a car in almost a week! YAY!! and my house smells like a house not like dirty diapers. and i think the reason i am so ok with it is that he doesnt miss me, he never crys when i leave, i think its because i have left him with daycares since he was 5 months old so i could go back to school. but he LOVES being with my mom and uncle and gets to see fishes and play with bella ( our dog) so he is so happy and everytime i call he is running around laughing and happy so im not sitting here thinking he is suffering he would rather be with his cool uncle who is almost the same age as him then with his mean mommie who makes him wipe his face and b__w his nose! thnx girls you made me feel better about it, i will get him on saturday and then everything will go back to normal ciaos

You are being silly ! Don't let it get to you. It's NORMAL for every parent young, old, experienced and unexperienced to want or need a break once in a while. Don't let yourself get upset over it. It's normal! You are human, and most of all, a normal parent. :)

LOL i think im just emotional lately. I went to clean my house and started crying cuz i found austins baby stuff. and then i was thinking about his birthday and started crying cuz he is almost two and how the hell did he get so big, and then i found a HUGE trunk my mom gave me that i forgot about with all my baby clothes and favorite kid toys and everything that i treasured when i was little and that made me cry LOL so i think this was just icing on the cake to push me a little over

Just give yourself a pat on the back honey! My sister has said the same things, but she has an air about it in what she says and her tone and I have a problem with that! But your explanation just throws out a personality profile-you sound like you are just a well-adjusted, secure, and rational person. You feel comfy because the situation is comfy. If the situation wasn't then I bet we wouldn't be having the conversation. It sounds like you have weighed the fact that this situation is more beneficial for everyone-especially him. There's no selfishness or coldness in what you've said. Your son is with family, he love that family, and you'vegot to work. It IS better than carting him back and forth and going through all the hecticness. Plus you've been a mommy for 2 years, doing this hectic routine since he was five months-it's understandable that you are basking in the ease of the vacation, and your able todo it because you know he's fine. Your bf is the toy so of course he misses. I mean come on, men-even the most loving and involved dads-get more fun time. We on the other hand go through pregnancy with the child, the emotional pushing and pulling of motherhood, and we experience a screaming toddler a lot differentthan they do! So tell him to go sit on his thumbs. LOL