Planning getaway without kids can be challenge

Some parents go to extremes to manage even brief overnight separations

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press • Nina Shelanski, 11, and her grandfather, Jerry Schwartz, enjoy a quiet moment during a family sailing trip in Blaine, Wash. Schwartz has cared for his granddaughter while her parents took a rare vacation without her, but it can be challenging for couples looking to get away ...

FORT COLLINS, Colo.—In 12 years, my husband and I have had two vacations without our daughter. Once, we drove 200 miles to drop her at her godparents; the other time, her grandfather flew 850 miles on an $800 plane ticket to spell us.

Oh, how we envy parents who casually plan r...

Published: 02/17/2013