My husband said he would watch the kids and I can go and do whatever I want, you know, get a break.
I am home with the children 6 days a week (7 actually but my husband is around on Sunday too) so I am with them everyday. My husband usually gets home AFTER their bedtime.
But I was thinking, Oh Gosh, shouldn't I be spending the day with them instead of being off pampering myself?
The kids are only 3 yrs old and 7 months old, I would imagine once they understand the concept, like when they are a little older, I would obviously spend the day WITH them instead of away from them.
Anyone else getting away? What do you have planned?
2007-05-09 02:18:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
I am in the exact situation...I have the kids by myself ALL day Everyday (he's home Sundays). For Mother's Day, we are all going for Brunch with our family and then in the afternoon, I have been told to do "whatever" as he and the kids 2 and 1, are going to "make a garden for me"!!! When they are older, it will mean more to them to do stuff with MOM on this day, but for now, enjoy the freedom while you can!
2007-05-09 02:26:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think of that's a tad bit egocentric on you and your sisters area to be common... i don't see mom's Day as an afternoon to MAKE my mom dangle out with me. I see it as an afternoon to do something staggering FOR her. i'm a mom besides as a daughter, or maybe with the incontrovertible fact that i admire my own daughter extra advantageous than existence, if I had to %. a staggering, non violent, relaxing trip doing something I enjoyed, or having a relatives dinner, which will nicely be performed, enormously lots any time (reason it would not sound such as you and your sis have flown too dang some distance from the nest besides), i might take the trip hands down! My daughter might think of i became into nuts if i did not! Why are you putting your emotions previous to your mothers on HER day? once you grow to be a mom, or while Hallmark invents "Daughter's Day", you're able to do what you like.... till then, mothers Day is approximately mom, not you adult males...... i did not advise it to sound rude with regard to the flying the subsequent element. I merely meant that it would not sound such as you reside very some distance away, so that's different from you won't be in a position to have dinner the different time.. Sorry if it got here off that way!
2016-10-15 04:37:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Curb the guilt at the door, have breakfast as a family and enjoy your day off. You're a mother 365 days a year, wether you're with the kids or not. Go for a quiet walk, get a manicure/pedicure, go buy a new outfit. Come Monday morning you'll feel like supermom and have a great time with the kids,
2007-05-09 03:00:27 · answer #3 · answered by skylark455st2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My situation is the exact opposite of yours... I am away for 5 days during the day and home for the weekends. However, I don't see anything at all wrong with what you have planned! I think it is great of your hubby to let you go take care of yourself! That way you will be able to take care of your kids better too. If you are happy, they will be happy also. Once your kids are older, then they can pamper you, and you won't need to get away :-)
My hubby's gift to me is going to be the whole day with Hayleigh to myself :-)
2007-05-09 02:25:50 · answer #4 · answered by ♥♥♥ Mommy to Two ♥♥♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like the perfect mothers day.
I too have my kids all the time, but I work so I get away at that time and they visit their dad on wed and everyother weekend. They will actually be at their dads on Sunday but I will have them come home early like 12pm instead of 8pm so I can have the morning to myself.
I plan to get a trim on my hair and pedicure.
Have a wonderful time, for just you. Happy mothers day.
2007-05-09 02:26:59 · answer #5 · answered by 2shay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are too young to feel you are deserting them, and really mother's day is about mothers. All these answers about spending time with family etc are nuts. It is not family day. Everyday of your life is family day. Listen to your husband and do something for you. You will come home happier and refreshed and ready to be a great mom again!
2007-05-09 02:36:17 · answer #6 · answered by Solace 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is a hard one..sounds like you have a war going on in your head.i say do what you feel like. if you want to spend the day with your kids then do it. if you want to go to a spa then do it.i say you deserve a day to yourself.and i dont see a problem with doing this.also they are still young i dont think they even know what mothers day is..and if you are that concerned or feel bad about it.go to the spa on mothers day an then have a mini celabration the next day with your kids.and just to comment on your last two questions..my mom went away two years go to alabama.she still hasnt come back.at least you have some concern for your kids.and want to enjoy it with them.have fun at the spa..
2007-05-09 02:28:04 · answer #7 · answered by misshotcakes2u 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good for you...after all the kid stuff, you need a break. Maybe you can fly down to Puerto Rico and hit the beach and eat some chicken... I hear they have some of the best chicken in the world there...enjoy your day off.
2007-05-09 12:19:47 · answer #8 · answered by photoguy1967 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its becoming quite common for Mothers Day to become a "day off" or personal day I think. I usually trade it in for another day though, and then , I usually shop, or even just sit at Barnes and Noble and read magazines.
2007-05-09 02:25:40 · answer #9 · answered by lillilou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go do something with them as a family... visit the zoo if u feel like u need to be with them.. its not like u can go get ur nails done after all mothers day is on a sunday...lol
2007-05-09 02:24:15 · answer #10 · answered by kitttkat2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋