So I have to ask a question: Is it worth taking your kids to activities if you know there is a huge chance they won't even like it?
We got FREE tickets to see Yo Gabba Gabba (If you don't have a toddler; it's a very popular kids show)
I knew there was a chance she could end up having an issue unfortunately that's apparently that's just part of being 3 
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I thought it was worth a shot though, the tickets are normally $40 a person!!! (I almost passed out over that number too!)
So I couldn't pass by an opportunity like that. We drove over an hour to go to it, sat down for about 30min and this was her expression the whole time.
She didn't want to dance and she was very touchy, but I thought if she just wanted to sit there and not participate that was fine.
Unfortunately the quiet sitting ended after 30min and something upset her or she decided she had enough and started to cry and freak out.
So we left in the middle of the show. Needless to say I was disappointed, but not hugely surprised.
As we left I asked if she liked the part of the show that she did see and she said "no".
So on the drive home I thought about everything that went into the day... the gas money, 5 1/2 hours of the day, 5 1/2 hours I could have been blogging (sorry) and 5 1/2 hours of my husband working, the running around like crazy making sure we would get there in time. And I asked myself was it worth it? And I new the answer... No.
Before we even went into the theater, I saw a mom barely getting up the stairs with her screaming child. As I passed by I heard her say to her son "why do you do this every time we do something fun".
So I want to know what you think. Do you take your kids to activities knowing it probably won't go well?
Do you think it's worth it because it might be a good memory?
Do you have perfect kids that don't throw a fit when you are out?
I would love to hear what other families do with outings. I think we are gong to wait a couple of years before doing something like this again.
