Mom Ditches Kids, Discovers Peace Doesn’t Require Snack Requests
KEY POINTS
- •A Pennsylvania mom chose to spend the holidays alone while her husband Jeff and their three kids visited family in Massachusetts.
- •She found the solitude mentally restorative, enjoying quiet dinners, uninterrupted coffee, and zero snack requests over four days.
- •Though supported by her husband and kids, she experienced a mix of relief and mom guilt as the family prepared to return.
In a bold holiday plot twist worthy of its own survival show, an unnamed Pennsylvania mom sent her husband Jeff and their three kids (all under 9) to Massachusetts for a four-day solo silent retreat at home. With little humans aged 8, 5, and 3 out of dodge, she finally got that mysterious thing called peace—no bedtime tattling, snack negotiations, or ‘life isn’t fair’ symphonies. Jeff seemed pretty supportive of her hermitting plans, leading to zero fights over remote control or parenting style, just a lot of quiet coffee on the couch and dishes magically washed by another entity (aka herself). Expert Emily Moriarty backed the mental-health virtues of this very adult solo time, and the mom found herself staring down mom guilt as the clock ticked closer to the family’s promised 8 p.m. return. Four days of pizza-free peace taught her that silence isn’t just golden—it’s also incredibly, terrifyingly boring after the novelty wears off.
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Choosing to spend the holidays alone, mom realized silence means no snack negotiations but also an existential crisis at 7 pm without someone yelling at her.
You know you’re a parent when ‘alone for the holidays’ sounds like a spa retreat but really means ‘I’ll stare at walls and question my life choices.’
This mom’s holiday strategy proves sometimes the strongest black coffee is just your kids taking a Massachusetts road trip without you.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/10/2026 | Author: Heather Mayer Irvine
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