I give up one of my allowed two weeks of vacation when I go to Jamaica. In giving up that week I am losing a week of time spent with my children who would prefer a camping trip or theme park or anything else with mom and dad that's not the daily grind. I have been blessed in that I can afford to go to the island without too much financial burden, however, each and every time I must put aside the guilt of not spending that precious time with my children and come to grips over the fact that mom and dad are having "me" time. As I read others posts of "giving up" and wonder what it might be that I would give up to go to Negril I think of the time I could spend with my children and realize the answer is, everything...

flip out.