Reading through it I am reminded not only how lucky we are that Freddie sleeps so well, but also how quickly time passes – our eldest is now at University and rarely at home, the second eldest has her own life, studying, working, volunteering, and keeps different hours to us. Above all it has reminded me of how important it is to remain creative in carving out bits of time for ourselves, to be Tim and Kerry rather than just Mum and Dad, for the health of our relationship: CONCIOUS COUPLING. Getting quality time alone together is a challenge faced by many parents.
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Factor a child with additional needs into the equation and the problem increases, especially if, like us, your babysitting options are limited. Tim and I inhabit the same space a lot of the time; but I can’t say that we spend a lot of time in each other’s company, because we rarely get to speak to each other, except to make purely functional requests. The moment we attempt to say anything more than . Angler watch online in english with subtitles in 1440p. He has to be taken to the toilet, supervised while he eats, and even while he plays, as he is inquisitive, mischevious (typical third child), has no sense of danger, and views rules as a dare.
Although he’s in bed by eight and can be relied upon, most nights, to sleep until at least 6am, as his brother and sister did before him, we don’t really get any respite. When our older two were little, evening was our time. Once they were tucked up in bed we knew that they were unlikely to disturb us, and if they did need anything they’d shout rather than come down, so we could shut the living room door and enjoy some time as a couple.
But not any more. Our once well- trained, obedient older children are now teenagers straining at the leash. They don’t have bed times.
They come down and raid the fridge, invade the living room, take over the You. View box and snaffle our peanuts, or any other treat we’ve got. Since the eldest turned eighteen even our beer isn’t safe. Yes, we have a bedroom with a door, but they rarely remember to knock before they come galumphing in demanding a note for P. E. Or we hear a sudden howl of anguish from downstairs, because someone has exploded something (not neccessarily food) in the microwave, or is trying to sort out a most unfortunately blocked toilet with a coat- hanger. And so our previously redundant bath- tub, made obsolete by that .
Not least because we can lock the door. The whole thing takes on the air of a midnight feast: we take up wine and nibbles, and borrow Freddie’s spill- proof portable DVD player. We fill up the huge tub, add some Matey bubble- bath (you can keep your grown- up ylang- ylang and aromatherapy nonsense — Matey gives the best bubbles ever), and light candles.
Then we can enjoy the luxury of, not just relaxing in deliciously warm, scented water, but of talking to each other, having our treats, watching something, all without being disturbed. There is still the occasional rumpus from downstairs, but the threat of us hurtling down the stairs, naked except for a few bubbles, is generally enough to make the teens decide that manning up and sorting it out themselves is probably the lesser of two evils.
April 3, 2017 kerryfender. This old post, written in the early days of my blog.