[Northendzone]

so as some background, my wife suggesting that i go one a week long mountain biking trip to moab to celebrate my 50th year of being alive.

i mentioned my wife's suggestion to a friend and he commented that " when I used to take vacations by myself. It was during a time when I had no kids, I was single and slept alone at night in my single bed in my parent’s home"

Of course i have two kids as well, and a total of 4 weeks vaction per year - while i am mulling over my wife's offer - i am somewhat astonished at my friends apparently suggestion that i am being selfish and short changing the family.

my thought is that i love biking, and nobody else in my family is passionate about it. i should also note that while the vacation would be expensive ($4,000 or so by the time the dust settles), my family will not go without shoes or food if i go. so assuming that you could afford it - my question is how many of you have taken/or regularly vacation away from your spouse/family? would you consider taking a vacation away from your spouse/family? how do you think your spouse would feel if you went off by yourself/with friends?

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