Take your mum travelling!

Interesting turn of events! I had heard that more and ore older people were taking Gap Year - well, I think if you are taking time out from your job or career, it is called a sabbatical. But going with you kids. . . honestly, what is the worked coming to.

Perhaps you like the idea of your Mum and Dad joining you at a full moon party on the beaches of Thailand? Perhaps they could share your dorm room in a hostel and come and get totally inebriated at some down at heel backpackers bar where you can get lots of rather strange local liqueurs or beer at rock bottom prices. . .

It would be interesting. There you are sidling over to a rather attractive fellow backpacker and she retorts, 'Is that your Mum over there?'

There are some plus points - Mum can do your ironing and cook your dinner, Dad can deal the dosh for some posh nosh. Hmm, it could work.

Fair enough, cynical look at it over. I think it can be a great idea, though, in my humble opinion, travelling is a right of passage, time to lose the apron strings and let fly your mind, body and soul, meet fantastic people, see amazing places and absorb yourself in something like never before and likely never to be again.

Some friends of mine when they they went travelling, had their parents out for a holiday, which is a great way of involving them. They get an excuse for an exotic holiday and you get some respite from a shoddy dorm and pasta again. Let's face it, if they haven't seen you for 6 months, the chances are they'll spoil you.

I'm not sure how well it will work travelling with them, but by all means have them over for a holiday, everyone's a winner.

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