Is it too early for a drink?

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we're only 24 hours into the access weekend, and I'm already silently fuming. Nothing specific has happened, just the usual frustrations. The prospect of rain all weekend doesn't help either. Roll on 6pm Sunday!

ChickenSkin in my experience the kids aren't the problem and I'm sure most people on here would agree its the adults involved that are the problem

Definitely -DCs are to a great extent product of their parenting; if they are spoilt and pandered to, then that's what they expect

Too many parents, usually dads, feel the need to make up to their DCs, believing the separation of the family is something that has to be recompensed for - unsurprising that the DCs resent someone who doesnt feel the same way

I get that grittedteeth but I don't think I could give up every weekend to spend with someone elses kids. I'd also hate my house being taken over in this way. I admire those of you that can do it, I know I couldn't. The Disneydad thing would just make it even more unbearable.

I have 3 steps. Two are great. The youngest, at 18 has had as much care, welcome and kindness as she's ever going to get. She's consistently thrown in back in my face. I have finished with her nonsense.

Don't judge us SM's. Especially when you're not "one of us".

Is it wine o'clock yet.
The steps are on their way and I'm already tense, he called from the car and they sounded hyper!!

Hmm....can I start drinking now? It's 0924, Friday morning.

I'm sure it's OK to have a drink this morning - remember, it's bound to be after 6.30pm somewhere in the world, so that makes it OK!

DSS arrived last night, he's with us until 6pm Sunday and the forecast is heavy rain - I've got cabin fever already!

I went for a run instead. Then came back, had a coffee and a snickers. Bugger.

Actually, might just leave home, instead!

My turn to gloat this weekend. Our first child free weekend for a WHOLE MONTH!!
Out with the girls tonight then lazy shagging day tomorrow and then tomorrow night we are going to watch a band in the pub with some friends.
Have some for me!!!

Jealous here!

Although my weekend is also child free, I had a busy weekend of work planned - which has become the victim of the appalling weather
Usually, We'd welcome an unexpected lazy weekend - but DP has got man-flu so the highlight of my weekend is likely to be bathing the dogs

We have a Thurs-Mon am with dsd's this weekend but am having some of my family over tomorrow so that will be good for me. What I'm struggling with at the moment is what time dsd's go to bed. I have told DH that I found the loss of evening hard with my own kids when they were growing up, so it won't be any easier with his - especially as I think they go to bed too late!

I do try and tell myself that I have the other evenings of the week but weekday evenings are not so relaxing. :(

Oh it's all just shit isn't it... pour me one

I'm already dreading this evening... and whatever tomorrow brings (I predict a whining need to go in to town to have money spent on her and then either DH will refuse = DSD will go back to her Mum's... or he will do it = I will be cross, and he will feel sad at being used again)

but I have a review with a member of my team in 10 minutes who has been doing really well so far this year - do we think I should take her out of the office to do it in a wine bar? T'would be the professional thing to do, right?

(and ensure that I am suitably relaxed to deal with whatever tonight brings )

I just love these thurs-mon contact "weekends" which are actually 5/7ths of a week! - and all the expensive days.

Wickedest..... Go to the wine bar. Pleeeeese.

Ha ha - oh, okay, if you insist

She's late for the meeting though - maybe I should go down there and get a head start..

"Now, Q1... hic... how did it go for you?... hic"

No DDs or DSD this weekend, just DS, oh no, wait, my DSis (who was so unwell she couldn't look after a sleeping DS on Wednesday for my exam) is going away for the weekend and we are having DNephew (3)

Oh and DSD (8) announced on the phone to DH that the first time she met Mums new BF was when they were having sex, phone snatched off her and call disconnected. She was crying. DH tried to call back and her Mum told him to stop calling or she would have him charged with harassment and threatening behaviour. It's not the DCs it's always the bloody "adults".

WTF is going on here tonight? anyone?

Just got back from the pub and had a good read!
It's all kicking off!

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