5 Reasons why you should book a trip with your mom right now
I know I know, I talk a LOT about solo travel. About how I’m this independent woman who can do it herself. And I do believe going on trips solo is important, but solo travel can be lonely at times and it’s not something I want to do every trip. There are the trips that it’s nice to be alone and take it all in at your own pace- like when I went to a concentration camp. Or there’s the solo trips you take in order to go visit a friend and do some exploring on your own while you’re there. But other times you just need your mom, ya feel me?
Numerous articles have been out there recently about how it’s scientifically beneficial to go on a trip with your mom. They boast how mother-daughter trips taken once a year can help relieve stress, improve immune responses, and decrease the chances of heart disease and more. But below are my personal reasons on why this mother/daughter trip was so great and why we’ll be doing more in the future together.
It’s a great time to catch up
Whenever my mom and I talk on the phone, I’m usually driving around for my job or on the way to practice so it’s never quality time. It’s important to have that focus to actually chat and catch up without distractions and stresses of daily life. That first night back in the airbnb in Brussels, we stayed up almost all night chatting and were able to talk about all the things we wouldn’t normally get to in our quick 30 minute catch up calls. These were deeper and more meaningful conversations.
Traveling with your mom can be wonderfully therapeutic
My mom and I discovered we travel well together. Like go-on-the-amazing-race-as-a-team well. It was almost therapeutic in a way how we never fought, we were able to problem solve quickly, and kept each other appreciating the small beauties as they happened around us. Plus I knew she had already been to all these cities we were traveling to so I felt more at ease if something went wrong she would know what to do.
You’ve got a built in photographer
Okay this is more of a joke, but it was nice to ask my mom to take photos and she not be irritated or impatient. Plus I was able to teach her a thing or two on how to use her Iphone!
You will create precious memories together
We had the most odd tour guide experience our first night in Brussels, with some lost in translation moments but we laughed it off. We celebrated her birthday together in Amsterdam. We biked along Brugge and bonded over our love of Belgium waffles in Brussels. We got a little lost up and down the canals in Amsterdam. We had a surprisingly awesome cheese tasting and bought out the whole Henri Willig store. We shared an impactful tour of the Anne Frank house. We tried lamb and ate a LOT of chocolate croissants together.
Point is, we made a lot of memories together that I will cherish.
You might discover your mom is pretty dang cool
As we get older, it’s an opportunity to actually get to know our parents. They will always have their “mom moments” and worry and nag, but they also will begin to see you as an adult making their own path in life. And that’s a cool thing when you can both respect each other as adults figuring it out.
So mom, where to next?
Sincerely,
Sarah
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