article_snippet: It'll be hell with a baby', said my friend, mother-of-two, a little bit too cheerfully as I stuffed another wad of nappies into the side of a duffel bag.
article_snippet: Any relatively new, tired parents will know that once you've packed the seven thousand items you now seem to need at all times, and faced the joys of a long flight, you may not have the mental or physical capacity for much else.
article_snippet: My toddler, not a fan of sitting still at a breakfast table for more than three or four seconds, was totally indulged as she went wobbling from buffet station to waiter to other guest tables.
article_snippet: our actually managed to drink entire hot cups of coffee while watching she wander around - and as any parents of young children will know, that is a privilege not to be sniffed at.
article_snippet: This may sound like terrible parenting, but she really was actively encouraged to play and genuinely seemed to disturb no one.