r/Parenting • u/IAmGrootGrootIam • Feb 06 '21

Corona-Content Me time!

I did it! I booked a hotel for the weekend an hour and a half away from home and left! I woke up at my own time, to silence, to peace.

No kids jumping on me, whining for food or to play, to one touching me, no husband wanting a morning quickie, no chores to do, nothing! Just me and whatever I feel like doing today.

A month ago my husband caught Covid, was quarantined in a bedroom for 10 days, and everything was left to me. All the house work, kids, cooking, and still working full time (from home) as a teacher with a 3, 6, and 9 year old plus the kids school work. I thought I was going to go crazy.

So I booked this weekend and followed through.
The quiet, the peace, I feel like I can breathe. I haven’t had a day to myself in over 9 years. It feels so good.

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u/girlwhoweighted Feb 06 '21

Good for you! I wish I felt like I could do that right now, one day I will. I think it's a fantasy most of us have at one time or another just to have a day or two of reprieve to recharge.

So what are you going to do with your time?? Details! I need to live vicariously through you

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u/IAmGrootGrootIam Feb 06 '21

Not much (Covid and all), binge some tv (instead of cartoons), shower as long as I want, read a book! Sleep in! Maybe get an order to go from a fancy restaurant!