To pretend to be a little sad about this?

[NapQueen]

When in fact I want to run around the room with my chebs out cheering?

Dh is off all summer, I have the last week off. He has been invited to his brothers caravan for the best part of a week with the dcs (bil also has a ds same age as our eldest). He keeps asking "but will you be ok? We can come back early if you think you will miss the kids? Its just 5 weeks is a long time to be off so its a good opportunity".

Im doing the sympathetic side bob and lamenting how wonderful a time they will all have while I am at work when in fact I want to cheer and whoop and start planning my down time.

If I look too cheery about it dh will think Im a bad mum/wife surely and maybe realise that his week will be harder work than mine.

Pretend to bed sad .......then plan some fabulous treats just for you and enjoy enjoy enjoy this opportunity

Oh my god that sounds amazing!

Ooh lucky! You are doing the right thing..

Are you busy planning take always and shows to binge watch on Netflix ?
I am off for the summer too and quite like the sound of a week to myself.
Are chebs tits ?

What a bonus! Are you storing anything on Netflix? I'd seriously be hoarding good chocolate and something lovely to sip. Ha,

Ah you jammy get!

No picking up After other people, you getting to choose the meals, bed to yourself, tv remote in your control, lie ins... heaven!

Have a great time

You are so bloody lucky.

Im dropping and collecting them so I can keep the car, its only just over an hour away, and will spend the first day there (weekend), so Im mentally calculating the earliest I can set off for home via Dominos.

I need to gut the kids room while they arent in it so if I manage that night one then I can chill the other evebings.

Im most excited about getting myself up and out for work alone no CM run!! I may buy in some special breakfasts.

I am so not jealous

Honestly when they were sat planning it all today I was like "aaaaah aaaaaaaaaaah" like id united two pieces of magical stone and they fit perfectly together

My DS and DH have just been to Turkey for a fortnight whilst I stayed at home and it was HEAVEN!!

Carry on with your pretence OP about how much you're really going to miss them and then jump around like a crazy person once they've left and enjoy your time alone!!

Don't pretend too much! It may backfire and Dh will work something out so you can spend all your non working time with them...

Play it carefully. I was terribly excited about my DH 5 day golf trip, was planning dinners, wine, TV. I clearly worked the sad act too hard, the git cancelled. You've been warned.

Oh no no im toeing the line between understanding and cheery about the whole thing.

You lucky thing!

Only pretend to be a little sad as you don't want them cancelling it for your 'feelings'

Oh wow, that sounds amazing. Also start dosing them up on vitamins etc and avoiding anyone with any lurgys as every time I've had the possibility of something like this one of the buggers gets ill...

So jealous 😂 #fakesadface

Enjoy OP and have a lie in for me! 😂

Oh shit I didnt think of illness!

You could, to be safe, do a humble sort of "well I'm trying to see the bright side, all the chores I'll be able to get done, etc."

I didn't fake any sadness when DH went away with the dcs.

Just went as matter of fact than when things are working out the other way around and I'm the one dealing with the dcs for a whole week. DH wouldn't get all sad and would be secretly looking forward to some time off whilst expecting me to cope with it all wo batting an eye lid.

Only fair he gets the same in return.....

No no no.
Illness are up for him to deal with. At home or at the caravan. Not your issue to deal with as he is off work for that week and you are working hard (and need to relax in the evening).

I sadly waved DD and DH off at 10am this morning for three days at the PIL....I am now back in my PJ's, glass of wine, chocolate, TV and MN.

Heaven!!

My DH is going away for a whole night fishing ( cue me planning a lovely evening home alone )
Then DS , ( adult ) says him and GF will come and stay for a long weekend to keep me company ?
Where did I go wrong ?

that sounds AMAZING!

I said something recently to parent friends about how awesome it is in the summer; DH has to do drop-off and collection from childcare each day (we only have 1 car and he uses it for work), but I still finish for the day at 3.15 and WFH 2 days a week. Those 2 days at home where I have afternoons to myself are BLISS. The look my friends gave me though, you'd think I'd admitted to stabbing puppies for fun.....

Very jealous op!