From Paris Panic to Vermont: Momâs Vacation Passivity Chronicles
Meet the heroic mom who once masterminded a France trip armed with a stroller, three kids aged 7, 4, and 2, visas, and nightmares of navigating the Metro in a foreign languageâher 7-year-old even braved solo baguette runs due to second-grade French class bravado. Fast forward decades, with five kids now scattershot adults, sheâs downgraded to 'Just Show Up' status on an Airbnb Xmas in Burlington, Vermontâcourtesy of her daughter-in-law's full traffic, lodging, and activity domination. Once the queen of vacation politics, now relegated to laundry and trash duty, she naps while âthe familyâ snowboards and plays brewery-hopping adults-only. Welcome to the bittersweet retirement of family trip dictatorship!
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When your lifeâs work as family travel CEO is replaced by âJust Show Up and Do Laundry,â you realize parenting really is the ultimate unpaid internship â French baguette missions excluded.
From expedition chief to chair stain pro: proof we peak while still speaking the language of stress and Metro panic attacks.
Who knew the ultimate adult Ikea manual for motherhood was being downgraded to âspectator at a Vermont Airbnbâ while everyone else snowboards?
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/27/2025 | Author: Susan Solomon Yem
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