As a single mom, I took my 3 kids to Disneyland alone. It was exhausting and my favorite trip ever.

The author took her three kids to Disneyland for the first time in 2023.

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• As a single mom of three, I worked two jobs to make ends meet.
• My kids wanted to go to Disney, but to me it sounded like a nightmare.
• I saved up enough money and made the reservations and my kids loved it.

When my oldest son was in middle school, he told me most of his friends were super excited to return to Disneyland after the pandemic. Meanwhile, he'd never even been to a small-town theme park.