Parents are brutally slammed for leaving toddler at home while taking newborn on vacation
A couple has been brutally slammed online after they chose to take their baby on vacation, but left their toddler at home.
Georgia and Chris Brown, both 30, from the UK, booked a four-day trip for three to Morocco.
Four-month-old, Harry, went with his parents while George, two, stayed at home with his grandmother.
The pair say they wanted 'one-on-one time' with Harry that wouldn't be possible with a toddler in tow.
Business consultant Georgia and sales executive Chris took George to Sorrento, Italy, when he was a baby.
They said they wanted Harry to have a similar trip, where he could be the centre of attention.
'We wanted to have that one-on-one time with Harry,' Georgia told What's the Jam recently.
'George's first holiday was all about him and we wanted that experience with Harry.
'When you have a toddler, it's a very different experience because you're always looking out for them.
'He's running wild and his brother sits in the back seat a lot of the time.'
The mother-of-two added that the baby is often forced to follow his older brother's routine, and the youngster's life 'very much revolves around' what the toddler is doing.
'For example, I may have to wake Harry up from a nap to take George on a play date,' she shared.
Chris booked the trip as a surprise for Georgia's birthday, and she was surprised when she saw that only one child was coming on the holiday.
But in the end she agreed it would be best for all of them.
Georgia said: 'Dads can struggle to bond at the beginning. He's the default parent to George because I'm breastfeeding Harry.
'Chris doesn't get to spend that much time with Harry because he's back at work so it gave him that time as well.
'It was a surprise that George wasn't coming and when he gave me the ticket and I saw one child, I thought "Where's the other one?"
'But I understood and thought it was quite sweet when he explained.
'George is a very loved baby so I never thought it would hurt him or he wouldn't have a great time with his gran.'
Georgia shared a clip of her on holiday with Chris and Harry on TikTok and was bombarded with comments branding her a 'bad parent' over their decision to leave George behind.
'It's crazy, I didn't expect it to get the reaction it did,' reflected the UK-based mom.
'So many people have said we're bad parents, we shouldn't be parents and shouldn't have had a second child.
'People were saying "that poor boy," and that he'll grow up and never speak to me again.
'They said he'd tell the story in counselling. I was wondering if I was a bad parent but I'm absolutely not and I'm not going to listen to these people who think it's OK to put other people down.
'Other people said we can't handle the toddler but we can. We have a toddler and do handle him.
'A lot of moms were commenting. Moms know this is the hardest job in the world so the fact there's so many women putting me down because they don't agree with it is crazy.
'People are saying it'll really impact him and he'll remember. The boy cant remember what he had for dinner.'
Georgia added that George is extremely 'independent' and that they 'FaceTimed him every day' during the trip.
'He wasn't crying asking where I was, he was telling us what he'd been doing,' she dished.
'I can't let it get to me because these people don't know me and are just online bullies.'
Trolls also accused the couple of choosing to take one child on vacation because they couldn't afford to take both, which Georgia denied.
She continued: 'About 100 people said, "Just admit that you couldn't afford to take both."
'I don't need to justify myself to them but that's not the case. Some people said that they would love to do it but they can only afford one holiday a year so they take all the children.'
Georgia explained that despite the online abuse, she doesn't regret her decision.
The North African holiday was back in March and the family have been on holiday as a four twice since to Germany and Ireland.
She concluded: 'I'm so glad we did it. It was lovely. I genuinely don't care about all the hate I've got because we had an amazing time.
'People said the baby will never remember but me and Chris will remember.
'My mom and sister took care of George at ours so he wasn't disrupted and he had a great time.
'He went to the zoo, and went to his cousins to make pizza. He had an amazing time and it was amazing that my mom was able to spend time with George.'
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