My son is with his dad tonight...

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I have chores I need to get done. I really need to catch up on sleep as I'm exhausted. But, having literally begged my ex to take him for the night, I now miss him and am feeling a bit sorry for myself, along with a slight giddiness at having my bedroom to myself for the first time in 8 months.

WIBU to get into bed with a cup of tea and a large bar of chocolate and watch re-runs of Come Dine With Me?*

*i'm really looking for some permission to do exactly this instead of getting on with chores or getting an early night like a good girl. Pretty please!

Permission granted!

Oh I like how authoritative I sounded there - I never do irl!

Rest, relax and recover. Honestly, look after yourself. The chores will wait or you will manage them somehow.

Go for it

Do it. Right now.

Rest and pamper yourself! You deserve it... And will feel so much better for it :) enjoy!

OMG, enjoy your alone-time!

Give yourself permission to need to just 'be' sometimes.
You don't need ours

Enjoy! The chores will wait.

Oh god lie down woman!

Sounds blissful.

Go for it OP!
Have a chilled evening, and some decent undisturbed sleep. Get your chores done in the morning, before your DS arrives back home. Win win

The chores will still be there tomorrow. The empty bed won't be. Make the most of it!!

Yep you must get the biggest chocolate bar possible and go to bed immediately

YES! I am doing it and it's amazing :).

I have eaten an entire bar of chocolate already. Come dine with me is dreadful and I love it.

Thank you, good people of MN!

Child free time is officially designated for enjoyment and recovery first, and chores only if there's some time leftover.
I know, I wrote the instructions.
It's just true...

You had better be in bed reading this!

Yay have fun!

It would be a crime not to OP...enjoy

Ps I do love my son with everything I have. I really really do. He's an utter joy! But he's an extremely energetic boy who is currently teething and desperately trying to get around, and I haven't had a night off in 8 months and I really need it!

(But I miss him, and I can't wait to see him in the morning

Fill your boots!

Dd (20) is having respite care tonight. I'm on the bed, with laptop and netflix list. The whole of the upstairs needs hoovering. Bugger it, it can wait!

I think it is mandatory to be honest, so get relaxing!

Go for it.

No need to explain! We all understand. Lap it up op. It's great to hear your looking after yourself!

Absolutely no jobs! Eat chocolate, watch tv and rest. You'll be doing your son a better service by refreshing yourself then by killing your self with jobs- you sound exhausted!