parenting without adequate support absolutely sucks, as do 3 day weekends when the kids are too young to adequately entertain themselves without killing each other. You have my sympathies!
I have one coming up next weekend.
My folks will only take one boy at a time for a night or day. Two is too much for them (wouldn't be if they had some backbone and boundaries, but...whatever). Taking just one kid, while giving me some special time with the other, is absolutely no help otherwise.
Do you have any friends you could set up a trade with? I have a friend who will sometimes take my kids for a night and then I'll take her kids for a night the following weekend.
this is another one of those "argh, timing!" moments with my job. if i'd gotten it at the end of november, i would say to you "bring them up here, dump them on me for a day and you and hubby go out for a day to yourselves". alas, i don't even know my work schedule more than a week in advance unless i'm specifically asking for a day off.
but! if i have a weekend day off next week (it's possible; i had saturday off last week) and you are able to make it up to the KC area, you can totally dump the boys off on me for a day and i'll take them to a movie or something while you and hubby go have some time to yourselves. sadly, i know i won't be able to make it down your way, which would be even more ideal.
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I have one coming up next weekend.
My folks will only take one boy at a time for a night or day. Two is too much for them (wouldn't be if they had some backbone and boundaries, but...whatever). Taking just one kid, while giving me some special time with the other, is absolutely no help otherwise.
Do you have any friends you could set up a trade with? I have a friend who will sometimes take my kids for a night and then I'll take her kids for a night the following weekend.
*so many hugs and so much sympathy*
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this is another one of those "argh, timing!" moments with my job. if i'd gotten it at the end of november, i would say to you "bring them up here, dump them on me for a day and you and hubby go out for a day to yourselves". alas, i don't even know my work schedule more than a week in advance unless i'm specifically asking for a day off.
but! if i have a weekend day off next week (it's possible; i had saturday off last week) and you are able to make it up to the KC area, you can totally dump the boys off on me for a day and i'll take them to a movie or something while you and hubby go have some time to yourselves. sadly, i know i won't be able to make it down your way, which would be even more ideal.
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