Hi w8ing- I know what you mean about your weekends without kids. My kids will be with their father for all but 2 days out of the next 9. I will be without them for the next three weekends...in fact, I will only have them one weekend between now and Christmas...and it is killing me. It worked out this way because it is my XH's Thanksgiving with the kids and then I had to trade this Christmas for next Christmas because of an extended family trip leaving new year's day.
I have been trying to figure out some things to keep myself busy, but my plans seem to keep getting canceled. So, I have to regroup and figure out new plans. Anyway, use your weekend to get ready for the holidays...start your Christmas shopping, do some baking, do some volunteering, etc...or you could just hop on a plane to CA ...
You could come here and party with my H's divorce lawyer!
I am now trying to get myself motivated to go out in the cold and freezing rain/snow to do a little bit of Christmas shopping. I was motivated until I saw the weather....
I would love to come to CA - the shopping alone, not to mention the weather, has to be better than where I am....
I'm so sorry that you have your kids for such a limited amount of time over the next few weeks. My H wants to trade a weekend with me around Christmas but I don't want to be without them for two weeks in a row...but I also want him to be flexible with me should I ever need it.
Hi w8ing! You're doing great. I know how much you'll miss the kids, but I'm sure you will keep yourself busy over the weekend. Do you have any house projects or other hobbies that you can work on? Make a list -you could even post it here and we'll "nag" you about it, if you want!
I would love to party with your H's attorney...it could be fun...especially if I had a drink or two and my lips get a little loose.
Yeah w8ing, I hate to tell you today's high here will be 80...but as nice as it sounds, it too warm to put you in the holiday mood...not that I will probably be in one anyway.
It is absolutely unfortunate that we have to cooperate with the other parent...why can't they just do things our way all of the time ??? My XH believes that if he gives me an inch, I have to reciprocate with 10...part of the reason he took me back to court to get more custody. I think he believes that I can never repay him enough for all he has done for me. For example, he mentioned to me yesterday about how he let the kids stay with me on Halloween this year...it was so generous of him to let me run them around to be with their friends!...don't get me wrong, I never will complain about anytime spent with my kids but in his mind I owe him. So, if your H wants to trade weekends, it will tough to get through two in a row without them, but then think how nice it will be to have two in a row with them.
W8ing probably a good idea to be flexible with kids and time I decided to keep the kids sunday to have fun with them and take them to visit mom H likes to take them every weekend just for a few hours each afternoon( That is the total of his parenting) then he returns them -I think he doesnt really want them at night anyway ..ruin his plans probably..I dont care, Id rather them sleep here peace
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of him to let me run them around to be with their friends!...don't get me wrong, I never will complain about anytime spent with my kids but in his mind I owe him. So, if your H wants to trade weekends, it will tough to get through two in a row without them, but then think how nice it will be to have two in a row with them.