I feel like if you want to do some GAL-type things, you can. Youre only limited by your imagination.
1) What can you do with your son? Can you make dinner together? How about baking cookies or other treats afterwards? Or work out a schedule to try new foods or new recipes? How about a "movie night" tradition where you make popcorn bowls or ice cream or roast marshmallows on the stove? Are there other things you can do after work but before bed?
2) What is your weekend activity like now? Are there places you can go with your son? Are there times where you can go out and do things without your son while your wife watches him?
3) How about after your son goes to sleep? If your W is home at 830/9, can you plan to go out to listen to music or go to some other gathering? Are there nights W comes home early where you can get out? Is this feasible one night a week?
I think youre limited only by your imagination. In my separation, I have my kids every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. Yep - every single weekend night, I have them. So that means I go to game night on Monday and trivia on Tuesday. And when I have the kids, we do fun things on the weekends to make it special for them. There is stuff out there - you just have to make it happen!
