Our 3 youngest kids and our dd19 are visiting their grandparents for the summer. They've been gone two weeks and will be back the beginning of August.
I love them very much, and we are nearly always together, as we homeschool. It is very different having them away. Ds15 elected to stay home with me this summer, so I am not alone.
I feel a little guilty saying that I am enjoying just having one child around! Ds15 is independent, fixing his own meals, and keeping himself entertained. He is also pretty helpful. And he is not missing his little brothers at all! :D
I am really glad we have our kids, but it feels like such a treat to have it quiet in the house, and to do so much less laundry and cleaning up and cooking.
And the time with dh alone is a dream! Ds occupies himself, and is sometimes gone, so dh and I can be alone. This has not happened often in the past, and I tell you, I am relishing it. He is often away for work, but he has been home for 48 hours, and it was so appreciated. He leaves again in a few hours, but will be home for the weekend.
It is so pleasant and relaxing to be alone with dh. No little ones to care for, no little eyes watching. I feel like I am getting a taste of what it would have been like not to have children. You can just devote yourselves to one another. It really seems like bliss.
I am very happy we have the kids, and would not change that. But I am seeing the advantages of a childfree marriage, too. Again, so incredibly relaxing. So luxurious to just be able to focus on each other.
Parents, have you ever had an extended period of time without your kids, but with your spouse? Did you enjoy it? Or did you miss your kids too much to enjoy it?
Do you ever find yourself missing the time when it was just the two of you?
I love them very much, and we are nearly always together, as we homeschool. It is very different having them away. Ds15 elected to stay home with me this summer, so I am not alone.
I feel a little guilty saying that I am enjoying just having one child around! Ds15 is independent, fixing his own meals, and keeping himself entertained. He is also pretty helpful. And he is not missing his little brothers at all! :D
I am really glad we have our kids, but it feels like such a treat to have it quiet in the house, and to do so much less laundry and cleaning up and cooking.
And the time with dh alone is a dream! Ds occupies himself, and is sometimes gone, so dh and I can be alone. This has not happened often in the past, and I tell you, I am relishing it. He is often away for work, but he has been home for 48 hours, and it was so appreciated. He leaves again in a few hours, but will be home for the weekend.
It is so pleasant and relaxing to be alone with dh. No little ones to care for, no little eyes watching. I feel like I am getting a taste of what it would have been like not to have children. You can just devote yourselves to one another. It really seems like bliss.
I am very happy we have the kids, and would not change that. But I am seeing the advantages of a childfree marriage, too. Again, so incredibly relaxing. So luxurious to just be able to focus on each other.
Parents, have you ever had an extended period of time without your kids, but with your spouse? Did you enjoy it? Or did you miss your kids too much to enjoy it?
Do you ever find yourself missing the time when it was just the two of you?
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