Work It Baby
So here we all go, into the weekend. Some of us hopeful, many of us apprehensive, dreading it. Figuring out what to do with the myriad of emotions we feel. For so many of us, our most basic sentiments toward our days, particularly the weekend days when it is full on with skids, are altered. I remember the days when I just looked forward to open clean weekends. Now I wonder when the inner tension I feel wondering what will happen will ease, become better. I've noticed such a flood of posts on Sunday evenings, reports of how the weekend went.
Here we go . . .
Hope all goes well for all of us . . . .
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Part of this is soooooo
Part of this is soooooo funny: "I've had to tell SD that she can no longer do extra maths because you refuse to pay for it."
Like SD will be sooooo disappointed in not having to do extra maths!!???!!! What kid wants to do extra maths..........
I am convinced that she is
I am convinced that she is PASing the child like nobody's business
I think you have it in WRITING! She TOLD your SD that DAD is refusing to pay. That is classic PAS. Make the other parent look evil and you are the saint/victim.
Funny that you posted
Funny that you posted this
Katrinkie, I was just thinking the same thing....
I like the skids, but I also like doing what I want, when I want, and how I want.
I like to get up early Saturday morning, put on a chick flick that I have seen a million times and just clean. Just me..alone.It is such good feeling to clean the house and just enjoy it.
SO is so wonderful, I can't and won't give him up. I cannot imagine my life without him, so the skids are just a fact. They are part of the deal.
I will spend tonight, getting my nails done, going to boot camp, then going home with a nice glass of wine, a good movie and quiet. SO knows that Friday nights on skid weekends are mine...alone.
It gives him time with just them and me time to gear up for them.
What if...they were not part of the equation. Oh, reality check they are. So here's to looking forward to next weekend with no kids!
It's not even that I miss
It's not even that I miss weekends of "me" time, because I have 2 kids also. But my kids have had other things to do or have not needed continual entertainment on the weekends, plus my own kids LIKE me, so they don't feel like an intrusion. Occasionally I can even send them off to Grandma's if I want. Can't miss one second of SD time, though.
I work 40+ hours during the week, sleep 56 hours per week, drive kids and/or myself to school/church activities 8 hours per week, shower/get ready/cook/eat 21 hours per week, get maybe 10 hours of freetime during the week, probably a couple hours for grocery shopping/errands/paying bills etc. That leaves about 30 hours of "luxury" time during the week, 24 of which are SD's awake hours on the weekend. FML.
Ahhh I love Sunday nights on
Ahhh I love Sunday nights on this site...I always feel better on skid weekends reading from all of you and knowing I am not alone, and sympathetically for you steps, not having it as bad as some.
We have skids and my kids this weekend and SS8 turns 9 Sunday! I don't know whether to be excited or hide. I got my family on call if I need an escape route. Kids will be so wound up...
Anyone else feel like they need a padded cell after a Skid birthday weekend?
I had to LOL reading this
I had to LOL reading this because I was just thinking the same thing, we get EVERY weekend sometimes we get an occasional kid free weekend, I like to compare it to winning the lottery, it's full of sweet bliss and alone time;) how I miss those carefree open weekends that never included constant rule enforcing, being the bad guy or bickering. Le sigh!