This parenting thing is hard sometimes, huh? But luckily for Lauren Davidson, she figured out one way to help understand her kid and what his tween brain is going through: She’s reading her old diaries. Sure, not all of us kept – and have held onto – our childhood diaries, but she has, and it turns out it’s been illuminating for her as she navigates her kid getting older.

Maybe it’s worth going and finding yours?

Yes, we are fully aware that travel becomes significantly harder when you become a parent. But that doesn’t mean you stop doing it entirely. So if you’ve got a friend – or are yourself – who loves to travel, kids be damned, maybe gift her something off this list. Hey, maybe she’ll invite you along on the next trip!?