When my wife and I were raising young children, it was easy enough to decide where to spend the holidays. While our more intrepid friends treated school breaks as opportunities to see Europe or tour national parks and Civil War battlefields, we seldom left our home in Connecticut.
Some parents aim to show their children the world. We’ve considered a full night’s sleep—for us or the kids—a parenting victory. Vacations weren’t for adventuresome backpacking. They were blessed respites from the morning breakfast rush and carpool. As a result, since our firstborn arrived in 2006, we’ve spent every Hanukkah, Passover and national holiday at home.
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