Comments on Mom-101: On passports. And decades.

You guys get to keep your passports for ten years?...

2008-12-07T09:45:00.000-05:00

You guys get to keep your passports for ten years? We only get five. Which is just enough time to do pretty much nothing globe-trotty except attend conferences and check out the *other* side of Niagara Falls...

Totally. You nailed it. (Bossy originally typed "y...

2008-12-07T00:14:00.000-05:00

Totally. You nailed it. (Bossy originally typed "you MAILED it", and come to think of it, maybe you did!)

Mine had many empty pages when i traded it in for ...

2008-12-06T22:41:00.000-05:00

Mine had many empty pages when i traded it in for a new one. I didn't really care about the picture this time; not like I did when I was 18 and applied for the first time.

Go get 'em, girl.

2008-12-06T14:00:00.000-05:00

Go get 'em, girl.

I agree with you, I look at the empty pages of my ...

2008-12-04T21:11:00.000-05:00

I agree with you, I look at the empty pages of my current passport and wish for the days of my youth when I had to add extra pages!

Heh. I have never had a passport. The only times I...

2008-12-04T19:54:00.000-05:00

Heh. I have never had a passport. The only times I have left the country were to Canada and Jamaica back in the day when you didn't need a passport...

I just went through this a few months ago! Had ju...

2008-12-04T12:12:00.000-05:00

I just went through this a few months ago! Had just enough time to get one new stamp in my disturbingly blank book, and then got married - now I have to get ANOTHER blank passport. I feel your pain. Have a wonderful trip!

I hope that you find the time, money, inclination ...

2008-12-04T10:17:00.000-05:00

I hope that you find the time, money, inclination and the vacation days to fill out all the pages. Have a good trip!!

I have my old passport. It actually expired this y...

2008-12-04T10:08:00.000-05:00

I have my old passport. It actually expired this year. I don't think I'll be needing a new anytime soon.

Have lots of fun!

Have fun and don't you dare be good!

2008-12-03T21:02:00.000-05:00

Have fun and don't you dare be good!

Have fun and I hope you get lots of sand in fun pl...

2008-12-03T20:25:00.000-05:00

Have fun and I hope you get lots of sand in fun places.

I hope you guys have a blast. Sand, sun, mojitos.....

2008-12-03T18:36:00.000-05:00

I hope you guys have a blast. Sand, sun, mojitos...man I'd kill to sit in the sand right now. It's about 12 degrees here.

I had my passport stolen the day before leaving Eu...

2008-12-03T16:15:00.000-05:00

I had my passport stolen the day before leaving Europe and after a year of traveling. It was a pain to get it replaced so I could come home, but the worst to me was that after a year of using it as a source of memories, they were suddenly gone. My new passport photo is one of a really tired and pissed off woman. Brings back its own memories I guess.

Love how you look at this!!! I have only traveled ...

2008-12-03T13:50:00.000-05:00

Love how you look at this!!! I have only traveled one place where a passport was needed.... :(

Have fun and be good.

2008-12-03T11:49:00.000-05:00

Have fun and be good.

I have never liked my passport photos at the time ...

2008-12-03T11:00:00.000-05:00

I have never liked my passport photos at the time of taking, but looking back? They look great.

Have a fun trip. Think about reporting back to me on the place, digs, and so on...I'd love it.

i wish i had more stamps on my passport. the dinky...

2008-12-03T10:00:00.000-05:00

i wish i had more stamps on my passport. the dinky us/canada ones are NOT exciting (no matter what backpacking dad says. hahah)

Yeah, there are way too many empty pages in my pas...

2008-12-03T09:54:00.000-05:00

Yeah, there are way too many empty pages in my passport. But the photo is cute and 8 years younger.

Have a lovely trip. I can't remember: is this trip the first passport one for the girls?

As a fellow writer I know you can somehow find the...

2008-12-03T09:05:00.000-05:00

As a fellow writer I know you can somehow find the joy in a blank sheet of paper!?
Let your journey begin!

There's far too many empty pages in my passport. *...

2008-12-03T08:02:00.000-05:00

There's far too many empty pages in my passport. *sigh* I blame the kids.

Have fun!

I love this post. I was so happy when I realized t...

2008-12-03T07:30:00.000-05:00

I love this post. I was so happy when I realized that they mail back my kids' cancelled passports and that I can keep them forever. Unless I misplace them, that is. Enjoy the sand!

Before the kids my passport was my most prized pos...

2008-12-03T03:48:00.000-05:00

Before the kids my passport was my most prized possession. (Not that the kids are my possession, but you get the idea.) When asked what I would pull out of a burning house it wasn't the cat or photo albums - it was the passport!

I completely understand your melancholy and hope that you will fill many pages in your new passport. Hopefully it will include at least one FULL PAGE visa

Yep, you can keep your old passport. They'll give ...

2008-12-03T02:02:00.000-05:00

Yep, you can keep your old passport. They'll give it back after they cancel it, if you ask. You're right - it's fun to look at all of those stamps and visas. I'm currently working off my multiple-entry Chinese visa. And if they fix their political problems in Thailand, I'll be getting my first Thai stamp in a couple of weeks. Can't wait to get out of this nasty Beijing air...

See, I'm all jealous because I don't even have a p...

2008-12-03T00:33:00.000-05:00

See, I'm all jealous because I don't even have a passport. When I went to Mexico we didn't need one. That's the extent of my out-of-USA travels.

Now I'm all sad.

I thought you got to keep old passports. I'll hav...

2008-12-02T23:57:00.000-05:00

I thought you got to keep old passports. I'll have to check whether I still have them or if I'm hallucinating.

Enjoy your trip!