The author (not pictured) would regularly take her kids out of school to travel.
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- I started pulling my kids out of school for travel when they were little.
- Traveling out of regular vacation meant I spent less money on tickets and hotels.
- Now that they are in high school, academics and sports are more important.
Growing up, I did not miss school. Maladies like Chickenpox and raging stomach bugs that didn't respond to ginger ale...