Opinion: Grandparents need to suck it up and travel to see their grandkids
Meeting the needs of newly-minted grandparents is exhausting, particular as the year comes to a close. When new parents bring a baby into the world the logistical realities of holiday travel become a tremendous burden because too many Boomers make unreasonable demands on their children’s time and money. They requiring new babies to be packed up and delivered over rivers and through woods to grandmother’s house.
That’s not to mention the fact that flying with a kid is a damn nightmare. There’s a certain brutal arrogance in demanding that two grown-ass adults upend their carefully crafted schedule to bundle up a helpless baby and board a metal tube filled with pathogens. And the prospects do not get better the older the baby gets. Add additional kids and not only does air travel become more expensive, but it also becomes far more inconvenient.
Driving isn’t much of a better option. Yes, road trips are a bit less pressure on parents and the price of gas is less than the price of an airplane ticket, but it’s also dangerous. According to government data, motor vehicle accidents were the leading cause of death for children aged 1 to 14. In fact, more than 2,000 children die in car crashes every year. Going to grandmother’s house could be deadly.
But kids, and particularly babies, thrive on routine. Travel to grandparents throws that routine off in significant ways. Suddenly, a baby who might have been sleeping and eating normally is completely thrown off their game. It can take weeks for parents to renew the routine once they’ve come home.
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