"Why would you bring them? You know, they won't remember any of this." Ever heard that? We did on one of our last trips and my husband almost came unglued. It was no shocker to us that our 18 month old, 2 year old and probably our 4 and 5 year old would barely remember our trip. From our last few trips, the memories that my kids have talked about the most are swimming in the hotel pool, eating a donut and Dad giving them candy. We can do all of that at home and don't have to travel far to make those memories. My kids remembering a trip is not the reason we take them on our travels. There are many reasons but the main reason is a selfish reason: we want to have tons of memories with our kids. They may not remember a bit of Chicago but I will always remember my child throwing down her spoons to clap at the House of Blues. Our kids will be grown and gone before long and my picture albums may have all turned yellow, but we have made so many memories while traveling. So take your kids the next time you travel and it may be a completely different experience than you had expected but you will have a ton of wonderful memories of your trip.
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