Vacation with children is just parenting in a new location...

...and without all your usual tools, helpers, and babyproofed things.

I went on vacation with my 19-month-old, my spouse, and my father-in-law. It was a seven-day cruise. I am beyond exhausted. I spent every single meal with my child for 7 days. Cleaning constant messes, spilling drinks, making loud noises with silverware, all the usual kid things. Maybe if I wasn't always hyper-concerned about being considerate of others, it wouldn't stress me out so much. My husband and I kept saying, this is why we're only having one. It's exhausting.

Every diaper change is a major battle. Even when I try to be silly or make a game out of it. I can't take it anymore.

(I don't want advice. I literally want someone to commiserate with, like "I know!" "That sucks!" "It's so hard!" and that's it.)