When families go on vacation, they often post the highlight reel: angelic kids, joyful candids, gorgeous scenery.

But this California couple decided to do the opposite.

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Reality TV producer Devin McGovern and his story editor wife Marlene Martinez took a family trip to Hawaii and created an Instagram reel that showed what it looks like when parents stop being polite and start getting real.

There was screaming, crying, angst, despair — and yes, even a middle-of-the-night slap heard 'round the island.

"10+ years producing reality TV and nothing prepared me for the drama of traveling with kids," McGovern captioned the reel . It has earned almost 400,000 likes since Oct. 1. "Our Hawaii trip had tantrums, triump

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