What have you given up?

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What have you given up?
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Mon, 06-30-2008 - 10:48am
What have you "given up" in order to have and parent children?

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 4:42pm

I agree it's a whole different kettle of fish if you're up and out of the house past 10 because of one of your kids' activities!

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 4:43pm

Follow the conversation back.


Would you please use quotes or something....I'm getting lost in your posts, thanks.


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 4:43pm

Have you ever left your kids with your dh for the weekend?

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 4:45pm

"But why would I care whether he does the laundry, shopping, and keeps the house as clean as I would?

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 4:45pm

Okay...so where in there is the absolute statement?

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 02-08-2008
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 4:47pm

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Not if they weren't falling asleep when they went to bed, no.

So midnight or 1-2am would be fine with you and getting only 5 hours of sleep before school?

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It sounds kinda that way.

Well we can all learn things from our spouses that we did not know growing up-no?

<< We learned alot from each other and build our own schedules before we even got married. >>

I know that you have taught him a lot of things, but what do you do that is his way?

I am much more outgoing after meeting my dh and am much more social (even though I had friends I am more apt to talking to people I do not know now), going to bed later as my parents were early birds so I tended to go to bed early with them.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 4:47pm

For a whole weekend? Just once, and that was this past spring.


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Registered: 05-14-2006
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 4:48pm

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-08-2008
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 4:48pm

You said post 612-this is post 612:

"I'm willing (and have) to take my friends children for several days...I'm in a very small community, school wise and most of the parents or at least the parents of the boys work together a lot because our kids do a lot together outside of school. I also have a close knit group in one of the volunteer groups that I belong.

Basically there is a group of us with boys the same ages that do a lot together in and out of school and we have been together since the boys were young."

Where did you say "luck" in post 612?

iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 4:49pm

I think my specific school aftercare program is drop in, the child has to be in school there in order to use the program.

PumpkinAngel

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