I wanna hang out with the grown ups!!! *WHINE*

[annony]

I have been having a rough time finding a babysitter this summer. I haven't had a night off since... well, winter.

Everyone is busy doing their own thing, and don't really want to sit at home and watch my kids.

This week has been particularly frustrating.

Monday-My brother's birthday, being held at a casino (no minors) Couldn't make it.

Tuesday-A local club for a hobby I have had a meet and greet at a pub (no minors) My bf went, but I couldn't

Wednesday-My friends went out dirtbiking and invited me, I had to decline

Tomorrow is Canada day.

The entire city is going to be partying. There are free concerts and fireworks. My BF and all his friends are going to go take it in (alcohol is a factor) I have been looking forward to a good old fashioned Canada day since... since I was underage and couldn't enjoy it. This is my first Canada day since being back in Canada.

My babysitter just called and bailed.

I just want to put my thumb in my mouth and whine about it! WHAAAAAAAA

[thejigsup]

I can sympathize with you. When my son was small (he's all grown up now), I never went out without him until he was about three years old. I do miss those days and twenty years from now, you will, too! Of course I was in my thirties when he was born, so I had done all the partying I ever wanted to do (I don't drink, so a group of drinking people has never held much attraction for me, but I did love going to the theater and such). You will have all the time in the world to be with adults soon enough. Now is the time to enjoy your child, not hang out with partiers.

[annony]

I can sympathize with you. When my son was small (he's all grown up now), I never went out without him until he was about three years old. I do miss those days and twenty years from now, you will, too! Of course I was in my thirties when he was born, so I had done all the partying I ever wanted to do (I don't drink, so a group of drinking people has never held much attraction for me, but I did love going to the theater and such). You will have all the time in the world to be with adults soon enough. Now is the time to enjoy your child, not hang out with partiers.

 

The thing is, I don't hang out with partiers.

I'm just frustrated that so many things I've had to miss have come up all in a row.

I am really frustrated that I was finally going to have a break, and at the last minute it fell through.

 

See, I am a single stay at home mom that works on my own business at night from home. Why at night? Because my visually impaired son needs too much of my attention to do it during the day. I work from just after dinner, to 2 or 3 am, then get up in the morning with the kids and start my day over. I'm feeling the burn out.

I was really looking forward to me time.

[elcie]

Seems to me that you need "sleep" time as well as "me" time!! I can empathize with you because there was a time in my life when I had young children and demanding freelance work that meant I was getting to bed at three am. After a while the whites of my eyes turned pink!!!

 

I finally had to change my job to save my health.

 

I know you've missed the Canada day celebrations, but is there any way that you could get someone to look after your son, perhaps for an hour or two a week, so that you can get some time to recuperate? You really need it!! Suggestion - a spa treatment could be nice......