Sometimes it's not about pulling the kids away from the apron, it's about Mum's reluctantly cutting the ties that she has firmly KNOTTED around her child.
Charlotte had her first weekend away camping without Mum or Dad this weekend. She went to Pohara with her best friend and they had a ball. Didn't miss us at all! And came home buzzing.
On the other foot Mum and Dad were pretty uptight about letting her go in the first place. Had to have the very serious stranger danger talk. Hard to know how far to go on this topic with a 5yr old! Don't want to petrify them, but they need to know enough to be aware and keep safe.
Thankfully her bestie's Mum was fabulous with little old neurotic me and put up with upteen texts a day with a lot of patience and care!
Charlotte was bought home safe and sound yesterday and very tired! Very relieved parents at this end!!
Also had a babysitter to watch the littlies while we went to a wedding on Sat. More Mummy neurosis!! Daryl's cousins 16yr old daughter babysat for the first time (and did a fabulous job). Felt bad though, her first time babysitting our kids and she had to do the works. Feed them, get them ready for bed and actually into bed! All apparantly went well, although Maggie tried it on a bit at bedtime! When she got up in the morning i asked if she had fun with D. She said 'yes, she makes me so happy!'. Pretty good feedback for the babysitter.
Oh and i did manage to only ring once, after tea!
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Yeah I hear ya BUT fast approaching that stage of wanting to leave the children and spend a week with CH on a tropical island...........in fact really gagging to. Perhaps I will just join the circus!
Yeah I hear ya BUT fast approaching that stage of wanting to leave the children and spend a week with CH on a tropical island...........in fact really gagging to. Perhaps I will just join the circus!
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