Do you think it's fair that my wife won't let me take my 2.5 year old daughter

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on a 5 day hiking trip alone.? I want to take my daughter to Yosemite on spring break. My wife is upset with me for even asking. She says she would miss her too much. I understand this is hard for my wife, but at the same time I want to share that quality time with my daughter - alone. Is this fair for me to ask? Extra info...By the way- I have a week off of work while my wife doesn't. Also, we will be going to Yosemite in the summer 2010. What do you think??
 
I think that you will be thankful that you're not spending five days in the wilds of Yosemite with an unpotty trained child that may wind up crying constantly for her mother after day three.
 
I see your point but try to be in your wife's shoes. She is just over protective right now. She thinks her daughter is too young and she's afraid something will happen to your daughter and she won't be there to help. Just try talking to her but don't get mad try to understand her. And you don't have to go to Yosemite in order to spend quality time with your daughter, having a picnic just you and her is more then enough for her. Just talk with your wife about it. Try to come to an understanding but be careful with what you say, you don't want to get her mad or anything, she's just being a mother. Good luck and have fun.
 
I think it would be a great idea to take you daughter on a hiking trip but you should bring your wife with you b/c you accidents.Your wife might think its risky especially when going to Yosemite. I've been there and it's huge!!!(park) and the mountains and trees!! I think your wife is just worried about the two of you.
 
With all due respect, exactly how enriching is spending quality time hiking with your daughter going to be when she's only two and a half? Everyone needs to spend time with their family, but there are different ways that this should be approached.
 
why not ask your wife to take time off & come along too?? sounds like she is being a little possesive but natural that she will miss the daughter....but of course - she will miss you too...right?? there has to be a happy medium here without a massive row....so you go...and get your wife to join you at the weekend!! how's about that??!!
 
Hiking in the wilderness isn't exactly a very brilliant thing to do with a two and a half year-old child. If you want to spend quality time with her for five days, take her to a zoo, a children's activity center, read to her, take her for walks.

If you take her hiking, you are going to be very sorry after about 5 hours.... 2 year olds aren't generally into hiking.

Edit: i would also like to say that you shouldn't need permission to take your child on a vacation during your visitation time. she's YOUR child too.... i don't get this "she won't let me" stuff.
 
Your wife has a point. She obviously loves her daughter of course she's not gonna wanna let u take her. It seems sorts pointless to take such a young girl on a huge trip like that which she won't even remeber the next day. Either wait till ur wife can come or wait till ur daughter is older
 
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