My husband works away a lot of the time, and we've got no family about, so it's just the two of us (me and DD, who's 11) a lot of the time. We always find things to do in the evenings and weekends, even if it's mundane stuff like going to a supermarket, we make a trip out of it - but I find it a real stress, a weight, to be the one to think about filling my day and hers. I know it isn't healthy - everyone gets bored and it's nothing to do with being an only - and I know that if she had siblings, she'd spend some time being entertained by them, but plenty of time arguing with them too! Really I just wondered whether anyone else felt the weight of being solely responsible for filling up days that seem to stretch long ahead of them, or whether it's just me. In fact, I'm really hoping that someone else does feel this way, so that I know I'm not the only one - anxiety loves company, etc!
Thanks,
Bird