From Sweden to Snot-Nap: How Moms Master Kids & Iceland
Jamie Davis Smith professional delay-tactic artist held off motherhood through her 20s to keep globe-trotting wild, fearing kids meant the dark era of 'no passport.' Her last hurrah? Costa Rica, before maternity’s sleepless nights, endless pumping marathons, and stroller Tetris. Post-baby, travel was confined to US family visits (hello, Philly and Twin Cities). Fast forward, four kids deep, she’s globe-trotting from London’s ice cream hunts to Japan’s ramen-making, Icelandic glacier hikes, Petra’s ruins, and even gladiator school in Rome. Lessons learned: kids don’t kill travel; they hijack it with sugar, naps, and the occasional DMZ field trip.
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Wait 30 years to have kids because you think travel ends, then haul four mini humans on glacier hikes and ramen workshops. Parenting: the ultimate upgrade from solo wanderlust to 'survive and thrive' world tour edition.
Delaying kids to avoid travel-killing sounds logical until you realize carrying your own personal chaos crew across continents is the new adventure sport.
She thought kids would end her wandering days—turns out, they just rebranded 'vacation' to 'exhaustion with souvenirs.'
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/30/2025 | Author: Jamie Davis Smith
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