The Holiday From Hell (With Kids)

In this week’s Parent Unplugged: Confessions, host Charis shares a parenting story that went wildly off-plan - and proves that holidays with children are anything but relaxing.

From the shame of that preschool email, to a family trip to Dubai that spiralled into sick babies, surprise medical bills, an emergency tooth extraction, traffic chaos, and ice cream for dinner in a shopping mall - this is a raw, funny, and painfully relatable reminder that parenting doesn’t pause just because you’ve gone abroad.

If you’ve ever come back from a “holiday” more exhausted than when you left, felt guilty for admitting it wasn’t magical, or wondered why everything is harder when you’re away from home - this confession is for you.

Real stories. No filters. You’re not alone.