Pete_Hickey
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Umsaskis said:Well, I have a question regarding the family thing. Most of the comments about reducing hiking when kids come along are likely posted by men. However, when a kid is born, if the avid hiker is the mom, it seems like it would be a lot harder for her. Truth be told, it is usually the moms who do the bulk of caring for the kids, although dad will often take them for an afternoon so mom can go off with her girlfriends to have coffee.
Well, it was more than an afternoon for me.
When my kids were younger, I used to take them backpacking with me, leaving their mother completely alone for a few days. It was kind of tough at times... one adult with three kids... Frustrating at times, having to turn back, because one was tired or something... scarey at times..... Like the morning when JP2 stuck his head out of the tent, and threw up. Or the time JP1 panicked on the cliffs of saddleback... or when a 4 year old JR started getting cold one september on Gray, when the freezing rain started.
Come to think of it, it's a good thing their mother didn't know what was going on when I had them with me. She just had quiet 3-4 day vacations alone, and I would have 3-4 days in the mountains.