Do you think having so many older kids at home are part of the problem? Does she feel 'free' when she's out, but feel tied up to you and the kids (obligated) at home?
I think having the 3 kids at home is DEFINITELY a problem, but not one I think will be solved anytime soon, unfortunately. D26 has her Education degree, but the job market for elementary teachers is pretty thin at the moment. She is getting work as a substitute, but she's also deep in debt (mainly to us), so she won't be able to afford to move out anytime soon, and there's no BF or STBH on the horizon to sweep her off her feet and out of our hair, either, lol. S23 is just starting out as a sales rep for Xerox, and has yet to find his "sea-legs" as it were, and is also pretty deep in debt, but I think he'll be the first to move out, just not soon enough for my liking...
So, yeah, that's a problem, especially since we live in a 3+1 bedroom bungalow, not large, and not a lot of privacy. Still, we've been seen to go to bed early (around 10:30) lately, so my position is what the kids don't know... (but she's too inhibited).
And, no, if we're out, things aren't much better - we spent a weekend in Niagara Falls last October, and she wasn't too much more "free". (sigh). And it looks like no s-e-x this week, either, but we have a C session tomorrow night, so maybe something productive will come out of that...
