To be thrilled at being left alone?

[TheFlandersPigeonMurderer]

DH and DS are both away at different events this weekend. DH goes Friday afternoon, back Sunday evening, DS goes Friday evening, back Sunday lunchtime. I am therefore totally home alone (apart from the DDogs) for nearly 48 hours.
People I’ve mentioned this to have in general been quite pitying, wondering what on earth I’ll do and whether I’ll be lonely by myself.
AIBU to look at them as if they are crazy? As a fairly antisocial person I literally cannot contain my excitement, though I’m still undecided about how to spend my time to it’s fullest advantage

Oh ffs, how have I “spoiled” anything. Who died and made you the boss of what I can say on a thread?

Wombling you can say/ post what you like. Your comment was daft though. Its very narrow minded and not very perceptive to be "amazed" that parents with young families rarely get 24 hours alone, especially alone in the house they share with several family members.

I am so jealous.

Total. Bliss.

Wombling the time I had free was because my DH had our children with him. Don't think he's ever had a weekend or even a day free to himself at home, so I've done better than him.

Nothing to do with sex. It's being a family with children!

Absolute, total bliss!!

Wombling the last time I was totally alone post children was about 6 weeks ago when I had to travel alone London and stay overnight with a stranger for two nights while I had a late termination as my baby was found to have a disability incompatible with life. Before that it was 2012.

I actually really enjoyed the alone aspect of those two days. That's how desperate times can get m.

I'm sat with my dad and his partner and they have hinted they will take the children out to the park....they are just pissing around and faffing...go to the fing park and leave me in peace for an hour!

Wombling You are very lucky if you regularly get 48 hours alone!

It's not a case of the 'little woman' not being allowed to leave the house at all! I have several weekends away from my DH and family every year where I swan off with friends to have fun and everyone manages perfectly well without me. My DH I'd also regularly away for a weekend too so I'm at home with the DC. Being at home alone for an extended period (beyond a few hours) is not something I ever have the luxury of however so I can totally understand why the OP is so excited.

Ooh. This happened to me last month. I got so excited, I wrote a list of everything I was going to do/eat etc.

Wombling I know women who do get loads of time "off" - thanks to either helpful/reliable extended family, a DH/DP who pulls equal weight, or both. I didn't have that, and not because I'm from the 50s. Abusive, dysfunctional family background meant no family to have kids overnight. And may have contributed to me ending up with a difficult, selfish, incompetent DP who wasn't much help, despite my feminist efforts.

Ditching him has helped a lot, but don't blame women for finding themselves tied down. There can be a lot of factors.

I don’t tell anyone when this happens to me. I don’t want people disturbing my peace!
I love a good clean round when it’s me by myself. It’s oddly satisfying. Even more strange as I hate cleaning/tidying normally

Sounds great, enjoy it. I had 10 days on my own, a couple in London looking at the galleries & charity shops, the rest of the time in home city and loved every minute.

January 31st 2009 the day I got ill ended up in hospital then ended up moving in completely as opposed to semi with now DH and was properly actually alone without a husband child or friend or family or cat for longer than a bath quick half hour. As an introvert this is seriously damaging my mh

I love being at home by myself. It happens rarely but when it does I feel like I can think properly and clear my head. Even a couple of hours of solitude is wonderful

Also I had Doritoes and whisky for dinner and there was nobody to stop me...

That sounds a perfectly balanced and throroughly nutritious meal to me Rat.

I made a miraculous recovery the minute they left the drive.

This has happened to me tooNearLife - and yet still people think there is no God!

Oh I LOVE this!! Currently DH is at a course 2 evenings per week so once DS is in bed at 7pm I get TWO HOURS on my own to drink tea, eat biscuits and watch whatever I want.

I’m a bit annoyed next week when it’s half term and he doesn’t have class

Pre DC he went away for work for 6 weeks and I didn’t miss him once (even though I do love him very much!), it was the first time I’d lived alone and it was great!

I have a weekend alone this weekend also. Then i invited a friend over I won’t be disappointed if she doesn’t make it haha

It's the perfect time to binge game!

Oooh you lucky thing! Wine, favourite food, films, lush bath, pyjamas, smelly candles, books, Tom Hardy

Very jealous. Enjoy!

I'm with you on this OP, my DP is currently away for a week so it's just me and the cat. Family and friends keep asking me if I'm all right. For one thing I work full time, so I'm hardly staring at the walls all day, plus I'm having a great time in the evenings eating foods DP doesn't like and watching junk TV!

I would love a weekend by myself. Even 1 night.

DP might be working away soon. It might be 4 nights a week. Or it might be 10 on, 4 off. I am beyond excited if it comes off. I will still have dcs with me. But ds goes to bed at 7ish. Dd loiters in her room a lot.

I can have kids tea, the bed to myself, won't have to cook complicated menz tea every week night and can watch my crappy tv. Will be able to read at night in bed without dp snoring in the background and flailing his arms around.

I will be unreasonably disappointed if he gets the job 40 miles away instead.

Oh god, that sounds like heaven!!! I even tried to arrange something similar for this weekend but it didn't work...[cry]

Enjoy your quality time with yourself!!!

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