I ditched my kids for a solo Disney vacation — haters called me ‘the worst mother in the world’
NY Post
Most folks return home from a Disney vacation with a pair of Mickey Mouse ears.
Madalyn Monaghan came home to death threats leveled by virtual vultures who were outraged that the mom of two visited the Florida-based oasis sans her brood.
“I had people messaging me on Instagram saying really dark and nasty things,” Monaghan, 30, a married mother to an 11-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son, told The Post. “Threatening my life.”
But doing Disney child-free isn’t a capital crime against the kiddos.
Instead, it’s a vacationing trend amongst moms and dads who don’t mind leaving their little rascals behind for some “me-time” around Cinderella’s castle.
Taking a brief sabbatical from parenthood, whether in the Caribbean or on the “Pirates of the Caribbean” ride, can be a worthwhile measure towards warding off burnout.
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