I could just tell him that we're going to fly whether he likes it or not, but he is the sort of strong-willed child who will resist to the bitter end. We are stranded in England.
Next year's holiday is in danger of looking like this...


But as much as I love Dorset, I was still hoping to travel further afield. On the map of the world below, I have visited the countries in red but there are huge chunks that remain to be explored. I was hoping that my son would soon be old enough to share the adventure, but sadly he seems to be happier playing Gameboy.

Maybe I should take my cue from the members of the A Team who had a novel approach to Mr T's fear of flying...
2 comments:
Take him on a ship for goodness sake .. cross the channel and you`re away. Cross the Irish Sea. Cross the North Sea. And if he protests tell him he can`t have it both ways.
I never fly now, but I`ll happily go by sea anywhere. Helps that, by one of those marvellous bits of genetic luck, I am never seasick.
Once you`re over the channel then trains, trains, trains. You`re not stuck in Dorset at all.
Yes, a trip on the North Sea will be a character-building experience for him.
Sometimes I think that I'm too much of a modern parent, trying to involve my son in the decision making process. My parents simply announced what we were doing and that was that.
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