Comments on: Daytime Dates

By: IslandLvrGirl

IslandLvrGirl — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:49:27 +0000

This is a great idea! Will have to remember this when our kids get older.

By: 1woman4him

1woman4him — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:59:22 +0000

I would just explain to a potential sitter that you are planning a romantic candle lit dinner and that your little one needs a place to be. Nobody said you couldn’t be the main course and the dessert ;o) And or ask some of the married women in your church or Bible study to watch him… trust me they understand!

By: Tiger Girl

Tiger Girl — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:45:38 +0000

We have had quite a bit of that this year with my husbands job, too! We work with nap schedules, and allow our oldest some time playing a computer game (a BIG treat to her).

By: cinnamonsticks

cinnamonsticks — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:29:20 +0000

You could try presenting it like “Would it be easier if we brought him to your house?” We do that with our parents. Sometimes they say yes. Sometimes they say no. That’s one option. Then they don’t need to know if you are going out or staying in.

By: hisgirl

hisgirl — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:56:34 +0000

We used to have lunchtime sex all the time and can’t anymore cuz lil guy is almost never napping.
On the subject of dates…. No one that offers to take the kids, for pay or as a favor seems to understand that what my man and I REALLY need (and want) is not time in a restaurant (we’ve never been big date people), but rather some alone time in our own home. or rather, our own bedroom, with our own lovely bed all to ourselves. We love our baby, but sometimes we get tired of sharing space and airwaves with him all the time

Is there a tactful way to ask would-be babysitters to watch our boy in their house instead of ours so we don’t have to go *out* on a date?

By: cinnamonsticks

cinnamonsticks — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:32:39 +0000

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By: POM

POM — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:53:11 +0000

how does a woman cope with a husband that has been away abroad for close to 2years without sinning against God or her own body

By: Tiger Girl

Tiger Girl — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:45:46 +0000

I only know the school monitor/baby-sitting experience as an older sibling. My parents did not over-use me, but I did get pressed into service!

By: Tiger Girl

Tiger Girl — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:44:45 +0000

HOW LONG till one of your older kids can be a school monitor? Even for a few hours. And once your kids are 12 or so, they can even be in safe public areas on their own–”OK kids, study morning in the Public Library” (Our library has a minimum age limit to be there alone–my oldest is only nearly four, though.)

By: Coco

Coco — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:52:41 +0000

Thanks to the economy, my husband now has a few unpaid days off throughout the month. Fortunately, we are accustomed to not having much money anyways and always make it a point to put the time to good use in the mornings. We may not be able to afford an actual “date” afterwards, but the freedom of the empty house while the kids are at school is all the date we need (if you know what I mean!).