We are planning a small local getaway vacation this summer. We look forward to taking a big vacation in a few years. To visit the famous mouse perhaps. I have had my eye on taking a family cruise for a while now and we are hoping that once Livi is a little older that this may become a reality. Livi is at the age that we are just not sure of what to do or where to go. At this point we are thinking of staying within a few hours drive from home and hitting the beach and maybe an amusement park.


I’m concerned with upsetting my daughter’s routine. I’m worried about what sleeping in a different bed and having a new environment will do to her attachment process. Will it remind her of the hotels in Russia when her life was turned upside down? There comes a time when you just can’t worry about that stuff. We can’t let it control our lives but I want to take her attachment into consideration. I know I’m not the only adoptive parent who thinks about these things. When I try to bounce my concerns off of some people I usually get an eye roll response of she does not remember Russia.


I get the feeling that some people think I take things too seriously and that all this attachment worrying is nonsense. I think my concerns are valid. The last time she was in a hotel she was taken away from all that she ever knew. I guess I’m worried that staying in a hotel may bring back some feelings and cause her some stress. I will prepare her of course, the best you can prepare a toddler. I would love to hear from families who have been there and done that already. Any first vacation advice?


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