Exclusive | I ditched my kids for a solo Disney vacation haters called me the worst mother in the world
Most folks return home from a Disney vacation with a pair of Mickey Mouse ears. Madalyn Monaghan came home to death threats leveled by virtual vultures who were outraged that the mom of two visited the Florida-based oasis sans her brood. “I had people messaging me on Instagram saying really dark and nasty things,” Monaghan, 30, a married mother to an 11-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son, told The Post.“Threatening my life.”But doing Disney child-free isn’t a capital crime against the kiddos. Instead, it’s a vacationing trend amongst moms and dads who don’t mind leaving their little rascals behind for some “me-time” around Cinderella’s castle. Taking a brief sabbatical from parenthood, whether in the Caribbean or on the “Pirates of the Caribbean” ride, can be a worthwhile measure towards warding off burnout. It’s that overwhelming feeling of stress, anxiety and fatigue that plagues a whopping 57% of mothers and fathers nationwide, per a May study from Ohio State University. But the spirit-crushing condition doesn’t just affect overtaxed adults. Researchers also found that children are likely to experience emotional and behavioral damages due to mommy and daddy’s grumpy disposition. So parents, near and far, are doing their best to dodge the chaos. While some New York City mamas delegate some of their more distressing duties to a team of hired house managers to avoid burnout, other mothers in the Big Apple and beyond micro-dose psychedelics, or “magic” mushrooms, for mini mental health trips. Monaghan, however, prefers taking actual trips to Magic Kingdom. “It’s freeing to go to Disney World without the kids, have a good time and let loose,” the millennial, a travel influencer from Charleston, South Carolina, told The Post. She took her first unencumbered trip to the enchanted grounds in August.
The mom shared clips of herself drinking and dancing to the beat of her own tot-free drum on social media. But her se...