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Post by pingu on Mar 20, 2014 23:12:20 GMT
Ds1 now had his 16th birthday, and can now be bribed to babysit!!!
Hubby and I had our first night out without the kids , since ds2 came here, over 3 and a half years ago. Spoke to a friend however who has 4 now grown up kids and she recently had her first kid free night away from home - in 21 years !!!
what was really good was that ds2 was settled enough to be asleep when we returned, even though it was only 9.50pm. a big step forward for him, both in his feeling secure that we would be back, and in being happy staying with big brother. Even a year ago I would not have imagined this would be possible. If I went out, he would have been awake and on edge for my return, same if hubby went out. so for us both to go out and him be ok is massive progress.
ds1 is totally responsible and has matured out of all recognition, so we had no qualms at all on his part, but he even spent half an hour playing computer games with ds2 which thrilled ds2 and was very generous of ds1 who likes to chill out in his room a lot, or spend time with his mates.
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Post by moo on Mar 21, 2014 6:33:04 GMT
WoW pingu ***Result*** many congratulations to all.....
Great step forward.... So wonderful to get a few hours off.... Just like real grown ups?!!
Xx. moo. Xx
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Post by justbserene11 on Mar 21, 2014 16:45:13 GMT
Fantastic news !
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Post by corkwing on Mar 22, 2014 10:47:18 GMT
Sounds like DS1 did a really good and mature job!
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Post by milly on Mar 22, 2014 11:07:15 GMT
Lovely that you can trust them both to be together like that. Hope one day dd1 will be able to look after dd2 - can't see it now as dd2 wouldn't allow it at the moment.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2014 7:20:13 GMT
Fantastic progress Pingu, really pleased for you. Make sure you and DH go out now at least once a month for a date night with "no talk of children allowed" - that's an order!!
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Post by pingu on Apr 18, 2014 16:10:49 GMT
I just spotted the " liked" list in my profile, and it brought me back to this thread to see what had been liked, and saw it was about ds1 doing a really good job on babysitting ds2.
It's our wedding anniversary next Saturday , I think I will take JMK 's advice and propose a night out for me and hubby again !
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Post by moo on Apr 18, 2014 18:33:28 GMT
Go for it I say....
xx. moo. Xx
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2014 10:16:27 GMT
Too right, time to take advantage of this new found maturity - Long may it last!
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Post by pingu on Apr 25, 2014 22:59:59 GMT
Well, we had a great night out, and really splashed the cash. Total relaxation for first time in ages felt like a normal couple again. Recharged the batteries, arrived back to house and kids all survived and no problems. Now we need to save up, so we can do it again.......
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Post by moo on Apr 26, 2014 4:40:04 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2014 14:59:41 GMT
Yay just caught up with this Pingu. As I said, make it a "date night" with DH at least once a month.
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