Pros/Cons of having no kids around...

Pros and Cons of having the kids gone for a week or two...


Pros:

You can sleep as late as you want or until the dog’s whining to go out wakes you or hubby thinks it is time for you to get up, even though it is the weekend and is raining therefore your plans for the day are cancelled.

You don’t have to do dishes every day (or twice a day).

You don’t have to do laundry every day.

No yelling or fighting …at least not among the kids!.

You can watch whatever you want and not worry about little ears hearing or little eyes seeing inappropriate things.

You can sit around all day and no one will bug you, unless hubby is home.

You can walk around naked or in your underwear and as long as your blinds are closed only you and the dog will know-not that I did this. LOL

You can go shopping and spend hours in the book section without kids screaming that they are bored. I did do this and it was absolute bliss!



Cons:

It is just you... by yourself... all day.

It is just you and unromantic hubby all weekend. (What am I going to do when the kids move out?!)

I am bored. (And no I do not want to clean.)

Family

Why is it that family can hurt you so much? I am not talking extended family but immediate family. Like your parents, or siblings. Why as we age do we have to distance ourselves also? I loved being close to my siblings but it seems that as I got older (and had moved away from home) we got more distance. Now I can’t seem to get to know them again- And not for lack of trying. It just doesn’t seem to work.

So warning to the young: Do not move so far away from home if you can avoid it.