How do you feel when you come back from vacation?
By Amber
@AmbiePam (108026)
United States
May 12, 2025 1:43pm CST
How do you feel when you come home from vacation? I’m usually ready to come home by the time it’s over, but up until two years ago I hadn’t been on vacation in nine years. I’m actually going on a family cruise this year, followed by an inexplicable (but greatly appreciated) trip to Disneyland that which my sister wants to take me. Traveling is hard on me (back, fibro) so I never have the desire to go far. Up until this year I didn’t even want to deal with my passport because I was so reluctant to go further than Branson, Missouri, let alone a different country.
As you can see from the picture, when my sister and her family were ready to come home from their last vacation, the girls were extremely disappointed, and Hudson was happy as a clam to get back home. Annelyn’s face (the girl in the middle) looks particularly perturbed.
What about you? Are you excited to be home, or are you disappointed to be coming back?
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@NJChicaa (125579)
• United States
12 May
When I was in Cozumel with my ex I never wanted to go. . . other than to see my cats. It was stressful for me to be worrying about other people caring for them. My one cat Sandy had such bad separation anxiety that I had to pay people to go sit with him for an hour or two. Another cat of mine, SoCo, was indoor/outdoor so sometimes he'd go out and not come back for a day. Or he'd return home after the neighbor had left. I had a GPS tracker on his collar (for real) so I could see where he was in the neighborhood even while I was in Mexico.
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@GardenGerty (166765)
• United States
12 May
I am always ready to come back home. I feel a little lost if I have been gone long at all.
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@much2say (57715)
• Los Angeles, California
13 May
Whenever we used to go to places when the kids were little, my daughter would say "I'm gonna miss this place" . . . and we had only just gotten there 
. This is the running joke every time we've gone anywhere. In my older age these days, there is a sense of huge relief to get home safe and sound 
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. This is the running joke every time we've gone anywhere. In my older age these days, there is a sense of huge relief to get home safe and sound .2 people like this
@allknowing (153926)
• India
13 May
I must admit I have been several but somehow wait to return.
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@rsa101 (40543)
• Philippines
13 May
I totally get what you mean. Usually after a long vacation, there's that feeling of hesitation to go back home. You're still in that relaxed, carefree mode and it’s hard to let go of the break from routine. But eventually, reality kicks in—you need to go back home, and you just have to accept that the vacation is over.
It's like your mind is still on vacation, but your body has to return to the real world. ?? Still, there's also a certain comfort in coming back to familiar things—your own bed, your space, your routine. But yeah, those first few days back can be tough, especially when the vacation was really good!
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@rsa101 (40543)
• Philippines
13 May
@AmbiePam I too would be happy sleeping in my own bed. But when you truly enjoyed your vacation itis as if your soul was left behind that memory that was once. I guess that would be my reaction after my two week vacation in california thisncoming weekend just praying that everything will be fine as i go there.
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@luisadannointed (9486)
• Philippines
20 May
I think you have a fun vacation, I think cruising is awesome.
We usually go to the province, or go to my aunt's house where all my mom's siblings gather every year.
After a vacation, I feel so exhausted when we get home.
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@DaddyEvil (163550)
• United States
12 May
When Pretty and I took vacations, it depended on where we went and why... I'm always happy to get back home because we always drove somewhere for vacation and she can't drive. I was usually exhausted from driving but our vacations were usually somewhere so we could relax away from home and work...
When we stayed fairly close to home, I was relaxed and ready to go back to work a day or two after we got home. If we traveled across the country, I was exhausted and needed several days to relax at home before I was willing to go back to work.
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@JESSY3236 (21276)
• United States
13 May
I usually feel excited to be back home. But sometimes I do fell disappointed about coming back. My last trip to NJ to see my boyfriend, I was excited to be back home because it was so cold up there and I couldn't really use his computer. But I am planning going back up to NJ this November. But I bought a bluetooth computer mouse that I use with his computer.
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@JESSY3236 (21276)
• United States
13 May
@AmbiePam Chris loves Apple products. He had a new Apple computer and it had no USB ports. I didn't know it didn't until I got up there. I took my computer mouse that uses a USB and my wired headphones. So this year I will take my bluetooth earbuds and my bluetooth mouse.
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@thislittlepennyearns (65846)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
14 May
I'm usually ready for another vacation when I get back. LOL.
Im usually excited to sleep in my own bed lol.
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@AmbiePam (108026)
• United States
14 May
@thislittlepennyearns Oh, no, you didn’t miss anything. It’s just been useless for a couple of years so I’ve slept on my couch.
@thislittlepennyearns (65846)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
14 May
@AmbiePam what happened to your mattress? Did I miss something or did I just forget
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@MarieCoyle (52203)
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13 May
It's a mixed bag. If I am with people I love and having a great time, I hate for it to come to an end...but then of course I almost always get back home truly exhausted. And then I find myself rather embarrassed at times that I have to ''rest up'' from a time that I was supposed to be resting up anyway, but hey...it's just the way it is! It's fun to get away, but it's nice to come home again.
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@AmbiePam (108026)
• United States
14 May
@MarieCoyle Your dad was right! 
We felt the need to hide the car because we lived next door to the church he pastored. Many, not all, members would descend on our house when we were home wanting something from us, and we just never got a break unless it was our yearly vacation. Unfortunately, that church contained a lot of people that would take and take and take, without regards to whom they were sucking dry.
We felt the need to hide the car because we lived next door to the church he pastored. Many, not all, members would descend on our house when we were home wanting something from us, and we just never got a break unless it was our yearly vacation. Unfortunately, that church contained a lot of people that would take and take and take, without regards to whom they were sucking dry.1 person likes this
@MarieCoyle (52203)
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14 May
@AmbiePam
Oh, my. I wouldn't have thought of that, but you're right.
My Dad always said that there were two days that even a perfect employee were pretty much worthless--the day before their vacation started, and the day they returned to work. I think he may have been right!
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@Fishmomma (11627)
• United States
14 May
I have enjoyed most of the vacations over the years, but am always glad to go home. Its nice to say hello to my neighbors.
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@Juliaacv (54606)
• Canada
12 May
I am usually more like Hudson looks like he feels than not.
We are both home bodies, so my husband will tell me during the ride home that he will have me back home again at such and such o'clock. That never worries me because home is literally any place that we are together, but since we are home bodies, it is always nice to return.
We both have our bags unpacked and toiletries put away within a little while and often a load of laundry on the go within 20 minutes or so.
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@Traceyjayne (6724)
• United Kingdom
13 May
I am one of those people who could quite happily stay on holiday forever. I love my holidays ans never want to come home.
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@aninditasen (17873)
• Raurkela, India
13 May
Because of my heart problem I have stopped traveling. I went to Kolkata in 2023 where my elder son stays. I get tired very soon. Earlier whenever I went out I loved coming back home.
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@LindaOHio (208182)
• United States
13 May
When we would go to the Keys, I never wanted to come home. But it is nice to sleep in your own bed, or in our case, your own recliner.
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