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Too quiet

Filed in archive Parenting by Michelle Donahue Hillison on July 21, 2008

My daughter is off with her grandparents (my husband's folks) for five days. I hardly know what to do with myself.

It started out really fun but eventually it was too quiet and too lonely for us.

Day One:
Sleep really late because no children to wake me up.
Play video games
Eat one course meal from a bowl in the living room, without a napkin

Day Two:
Stay up really late because no kid to get ready in the morning
Play video games
Leave clothes randomly around house
Eat fast food (feel sick)

Day Three:
Sleep really late
See R-rated movie on opening day!
Snuggle with dogs because no child needs me to snuggle
Sadly look at judy blumelinks novel, consider if I'd be a dork if I read it without a child.

Day Four:
Sleep less late and wake up Saturday morning without a small arm tossed around my neck.
Consider watching a new Suite Life with Zack and Cody, conclude maybe H20 would be better.
Feel sort of guilty playing children's video games without a child.
Look sadly at the pile of sports clothes in the downstairs bathroom - no one to yell at to pick them up.
Call child and make plans to retrieve her

Day Five:
Listen to the too quiet house
Sit at home and wait until we can go get her
Go get her.






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