NM- It is so hard trying to schedule around your little guy's sleep schedule!! That used to be a source of conflict between wh and I b/c he always justed wanted to "go with the flow" and it is so hard when your child is that age. You really cant!! My son would not sleep anywhere but a bed. You couldn't just have him sleep in a stroller, or on a couch, or even in my lap. Noone ever seemed to understand this. They would always say " oh, well he can just sleep in the stroller right?" But it gets better soon. My son is 2 1/2 and I still stick on a pretty tight schedule with his naps and bedtimes but he is actually getting to an age where if we skip a nap we can usually make it till bedtime or if we need him to stay up late he can. I would be curious to hear how your friend's situation works out. His W is talking about divorce now, but I wonder if exposure will actually push her in the other direction eventually. I have kept everything so quiet for my wh. But am just now starting to tell people.
Hang in there! The holidays are almost over!!! (I can't believe I am excited about that.)
