Just waved the kids off for a weekend away

[NearlyHeadlessNick]

Please tell me it gets easier.

They've just left with STBEXH to spend time with the grandparents.

Obviously I trust their grandparents implicitly and they'll have a blast.

I'm feeling so much at a loss already. They've had sleepovers with them but this is the first time they're away for a whole weekend.

Plan some lovely things for yourself.
Nice bath tonight, tv binge

Go out tomorrow, nice coffee shop and book? Meet friends for dinner ?

Sunday lay in until you feel like it ?

I have these weekends. I need them desperately and feel a little bereft every time they go but soon get over it and use time to reset myself.

Hope it's ok for you

I wish someone would take my kids for the weekend 😂 enjoy (and yes I'm a single parent)

@NearlyHeadlessNick it is really tough in the beginning. I didn't have my children to not see them every day. You know it's going to be ok and important for the children to have time with dad and grandparents. You just need to adapted. When mine first went I planned something for each part of the day AM. PM and evening. One part of the day I forced myself to stay home. I volunteered. Joined a community allotment and spent time with friends. I slowly was able to relax more at home in time.

I now get crabby nearer the EOW. As I need the time to get some peace in my week.

Wallow if you need to. Then dust yourself off and make some plans.

I'm with @MagicLemon mine never go and they have an awful time if he can persuade any to join. So I haven't experienced this as such because there's an underlying tension that he'll return them and so I can't plan anything.

When I have been alone without them I feel like I should constructively ACHIEVE but recently I've literally stayed in bed or sat in the library with a book and that has felt amazing to catch up on myself because 3 children and a full time job is tiring...!

Thanks everyone.

I feel like I should have been more productive without a 6 and 4 year old under my feet! I ended up working late after they set off anyway so that distracted me a good while, then made a curry with far more spinach than they'd have even countenanced eating. I've made plans for tomorrow so that will help.

Ohhh lovely what an adventure for them and you get a nice quiet weekend

Ah yes I love to cook foods that aren't well received by the children

The curry sounds great!