When Travelling with Children; Consider Baby Panodol
There are three things that should not be separated; International Travel, Children, and Baby Panodol. It can be done, international travel with children that is; but I wouldn’t recommend it; not to anyone unless you have a bottle of Baby Panodol to drug them with.
Before you go crying foul, for the record I don’t mean drug them literally, but, that’s what Baby Panodol is, a drug of sorts, although the manufacturers would rather call it something else, whatever it is.
This all relates to Life BC. What is life before children you may be asking. Well, Life Before Children, as it relates to the less than enlightened, pertains to that blissful ignorance that all things a light and roses.
The reason being, recently whilst undertaking some international travel, the first since BC, Life Before Children (more on that soon), my youngest child literally went nuts about a half hour into the flight! I mean, he really went nut! He cried, screamed, threw things across the plane cabin; you name it, from about a half hour into the flight and continued for the next three hours he just plain lost his marbles.
He really knew how to pull my strings, and there was nothing I could do about it. I still haven’t figured out what he was distressed about. He wasn’t in pain. But I was.
So, what I mean when I say something to drug your child with is that you need to have a child trauma backup treatment on hand; something to take the edge off a major tantrum. I don’t recommend first time international travel with a young child to anyone; unless of course you have a bottle of Baby Panodol.
Back to the diatribe; So, what does all this mean to the uninitiated?
Life BC – Before Children
Well, it means that travel is no longer a pleasant experience; as it was with life BC (Life Before Children, ie BC rather, International Travel is an undertaking that should be considered long and hard; considered in the same manner that would accompany someone who is resigned to facing the firing squad. You will suffer at the hands of the toddler, and there isn’t anything one can do to address it.
Life Before Children was devoid of consideration for others to any significant degree. But, Life After Children, is a whole different kettle of fish. You can’t escape that. You have to consider your kids.
Enjoy Your Trip, and consider Baby Panodol; just in case.
Peter Hallam
