Visiting Family Around The World- Life Is Short and It Is Always Worth It
Question- How do kids remember all the family visits at such a young age... why not wait until they older so they remember all their relatives?
Lakshmi’s Learning- People (even my parents) say I am crazy for the nonstop travel and for taking my kids to India. They even advise me against it... saying to wait. Of course I rarely listen. And, you know what... it is ALWAYS worth it for time with family- near and far. The relationships that my children have built with their great grandmother, aunts, uncles, extended grandparents, cousins, and friends are absolutely priceless. The reason they remember all of them is because of the effort we, as parents, have invested in those relationships.
And for me family is everything so even through the stomach sickness we all just experienced, I do not regret one moment! We saw all the elders- which is very important to me. They may not be around the next time.
So- don’t wait to visit your loved ones wherever they are, your children will love who you love because of you.
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Lakshmi Natarajan
Founder of Travel Plus Them
As a mother of two toddler daughters, I want to teach and show them the beauty of the world and all its people. We frequently traveled around the US to visit our families. In my eyes, if I can easily manage a 3 hour plane journey, how hard is a 24 hour plane journey? Well, I learned that while there are differences, I can do it. As a family, we have now traveled to 30 countries across 6 continents (7th and last hopefully coming soon). The most important role I play is raising global citizens - supporting my children to be confident in who they are, excited to learn about others, and respect all the people around them.
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