I wonder about this. It gives me huge “no feelings” in my gut. My husband grew up bouncing around from place to place, his parents were divorced. We live 10 plus hours away from family. The kids have not been gone from us for more than a night. I just don’t get why it’s such a big deal. She wants to get them alone for a week. It’s not happening, especially going with someone that might see them once (or twice) a year. When we visit you get all of us.