I recently took my first trip as a single mom of 3 kids to Disney World. I wasn’t too scared since I have done a few mini trips to visit family. Even so, Disney World is a BIG undertaking for a single parent. I wanted to share one of the things that I learned about evenings.
If you stay in the parks late, figure out what you will do if the kids fall asleep on the way to the bus. I had not thought of this potential problem.
I have 1 child walking, who is clearly awake, but child #2 & #3 fell asleep each night in the stroller.
Dilemma: How do I fold the stroller up for the bus when I have 2 sleeping kids and only one of me?
Solution: My oldest was thankfully old enough to carry my youngest. She would be in charge of her. My #2 child? Well, I had no choice but to wake him up. By the last night, he would not wake up as easily and would be half asleep walking toward the bus, falling down, running into things, etc. Thankfully, on the last night, the family behind me guided my child to the bus.
That left me to fold up and carry the heavy double stroller onto the bus, hoping I wouldn’t fall over. I also had a loaded backpack on my back that was pretty heavy with our ponchos, fans, food, drinks, etc.
The buses were packed like sardines at night, so it was a very tight fit for me with my huge backpack and huge stroller. My kids and I would sometimes be separated because there might only be seats in the back, but I needed to stay in the front with my stroller. Nights were not fun.
On the last night, I received alot of help from the other guests. Someone carried my stroller on and off the bus for me. I actually had 2 people offer on the way off. God was watching over me and provided the help that I needed. That was the first time anyone offered to help me my entire trip, but it was the end of our trip when help was much appreciated. We were tired.
