I love seeing pictures of happy families while they are traveling. It’s inspiring and lovely to see people making memories with their kids, trying new foods, and getting out of their comfort zone. Smiling parents and kids while on picturesque, sandy beaches or some famous, touristy place, are beautiful.
It’s also total crap.
I’m 100% for capturing those perfect moments. In fact, I take hundreds (and sometimes thousands) of photos while on vacation. Occasionally, I pay a photographer to capture some beautiful moments for us, too. I want to be clear about “perfect vacations” and those amazing travel photos involving families. For every perfect moment, there’s an opposite and equal imperfect reaction.
So if your family vacation was more exhausting than relaxing: it’s okay and you are NOT alone.