Maybe from time to time, it could become a "piece" chair.
But seriously, as you know, my bf and I each have our own houses. Right now I'm at my house alone. Even the dog is at his house. Bf is at work, and later I'll go over there because today is his twins' 16th birthday. We'll spend the next two nights there, then come back here to my house.
I ADORE being at my house alone. Just to be here with no one else around. No one wants anything from me. I can play on the computer, take a nap, eat Pringles... there are no demands.
And I don't even have any kids... Y'all who are parents... I think I said in another thread that y'all are like the froggy in the pot where the water keeps getting turned up hotter and hotter... My hat is truly off to you. You are dealing with a tremendous amount of responsibility and stress. I'm not saying it's a bad thing-- in fact, I'm a bit envious of you and your families-- but the weight of it all can be overwhelming, if you let yourself think about it.
One of the things my bf used to do that would drive me nuts is stay up late on the computer after I went to bed. Yeah, part of it probably was that he was avoiding intimacy with me. BUT I truly did understand his need to be awake in his house without me around. Everyone need solitude from time to time. Everyone needs periods of time when they don't have to answer to anyone else. (GGB, when you don't have that, that's when you start to "lose yourself.")
A place to go to be alone with yourself... to be Off Duty (besides the bathroom)... a place to be an adult, to have fun, to relax, to nap, to play with yourself or with someone else. It might work.
