B.P.
Dear B.,
I don't believe it is selfish to "fill your own cup" once in awhile. You must be good to yourself before you can be good to those in your life. It sounds like you would really enjoy going to this workshop, so go! Your children will most certainly live for 4 nights and days without you. If you didn't have good back-up childcare, that would be a different story. I bet those grandparents are just itchin' to get their hands on the children alone for awhile to spoil them. Children get alot out of learning that when people leave, they DO come back. I left my daughter when she was 9 months old to go on a "girl trip" with a bunch of friends. I made a deal with myself to not feel guilty, because we both needed a break. My husband handled it beautifully and when he had to go to work, his parents kept her. She bonded with all of them more and I came back refreshed. Give yourself a break and go have some fun! Good luck, B.