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Parenting after 35
Strunella
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FFFC!
Strunella
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I have two to get off my chest!
DH usually goes to bed later than I do, so he stays downstairs to watch tv. He often falls asleep on the couch for the night. I love when that happens! I sleep SOOOO much better by myself! His snoring drives me up the wall. I will wake up in the middle of the night, realize he is not there, and think, "No wonder I've been having such a great night's sleep!" And then I happily snuggle back under the blanket and go back to sleep. I wish he would sleep on the couch every night!
This one will make me sound unappreciative, but it is a FFFC afterall! MIL and FIL are always willing to watch DS. That means DH and I can pretty much go out when we want to...great! But if DH and I are going out for dinner, and MIL and FIL are coming over to watch DS, I feel like I have to make them dinner. I mean, they are there at dinner time, they have to eat, and they are doing us a favor. But it kind of defeats the purpose of enjoying dinner out when I have to cook dinner for someone else.
Let's hear yours, ladies!
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Re: FFFC!
I've been on disability for 4 months now and have yet to tell my IL's.
MIL watches ds one day a week and I've continued to have her do so so I can have a break
Also no offense to those that do this but it irks me that some women allow their husbands to not participate in child rearing duties and house cleaning, dinner making etc...
I also side eye those that won't leave their child overnight with a family member or trusted friend so that you can have a date night and uninterrupted sleep after said date. Or those that won't leave their kid to go on vacation for a couple days for alone time with your hubby/so or friends. DH and I went on a week long cruise when A was barely a year. He did great and it was awesome for us to reconnect
Look go ahead and flame me
I would order pizza or something else for them. If they know the purpose they are coming for, they shouldn't expect that you make a feast for them. Don't cook!
Have a fun date with your DH!
Yeah, I'd order out for them.
Here's mine. I resent my DH for being so healthy and skinny. I know it's mostly genetics but I'm so tired of struggling.
I agree with both of these....sometimes it is more work to go out alone then to stay home with the children!
Some good ones! LOL at not allowing dh to help out. To motivate mine into doing his share, I just dump stuff to do on him, literally. Or I go shopping. Without the kids.
My FFFC is my coworker gave me a handful of Cadbury's mini creme eggs, and I ate them all on the way home, and didn't share with anybody.
My FFFC: a friend I invited to DD's 1st birthday can't make it due to a prior commitment, and I'm not exactly sad about it. When I sent the invitation, a part of me hoped she wouldn't be able to make it. Why? Her 5 y/o can be a holy terror. When he's around younger kids, he almost makes it his mission to make them cry. It's like he's not happy unless they're crying. His parents don't do much to discipline him. My 4 y/o nephews will be at the party & I don't need my friend's son using them for his entertainment.
I don't know if we're really friends anymore. We were BFF's in HS but now we're completely different people. We say make plans to meet up but those plans fall through, & we don't make an effort to reschedule.
I think I only invited her because I didn't want hurt feelings when she found out other friends were invited but not her.
This. Exactly!!!!!