A MUM has revealed the reason she rarely takes her eight-year-old away with her on holiday – claiming she has much more fun without them.
TikTok user @hayleytravels_, who regularly posts about her travels, took to her social media account to clear up why she prefers to fly solo.
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She explained: “Hey. I get a ton of questions about why I don’t take my eight-year-old child on all of my holidays with me.
“Right, the quick answer is – I don’t want to. There is nothing enjoyable about a holiday with a child.
“Parents, I know you’re lying. I know you’re lying on Facebook [when you say] ‘making memories.’”
Hayley continued to say: “A beach holiday with a kid – stop it, stop it!”
She then said that, as a parent, you’re too busy worrying about your child and their safety at all times to fully relax.
She continued: “Can you have a drink? Can you read a book? No, no.”
Turning her attention to city breaks, Hayley added: “I like to go to a cathedral, I like to have a pastry and sit by the fountain.
“I like to walk around all the old streets in an old town in Valencia or Madrid.”
However, she said her child’s tastes are understandably very different.
Hayley continued: “My son wants me to go on a city break and find a swing set.”
After she posted the video, fellow mums commented on the post and said they would “never leave their child to go on holiday” like Hayley does.
However, the keen traveller replied, writing: “Imagine a world where fathers are equal parents. It exists. Raise the bar.”
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