A work colleague of mine has an agreement with his wife whereby they each have a few days holiday with friends on their own to recharge. He goes on a boys holiday skiing and she does a beach holiday with the girls, whilst the other stays at home with the kids. I love this idea! I think its really important that parents get a bit of 'me time' and also for the kids to have quality time with one of the parents.

Is this weird? I think each family has to do what works for them, but I think family holidays are very important as a lot of childhood memories stem from family holidays. How often do you guys do any holidays together? If the answer is never, then I think yes it is weird. From your thread it sounds like your husband is the one that has a 'holiday' whilst you are always looking after the kids.