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Finally a good weekend

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Submitted by Invisible Woman on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 9:48pm

This was the 1st weekend since SS11 moved in with us full-time that I’ve been able to completely relax and de-stress. I’ve been on edge for so long that I feel like my nerves were completely fried.

My brother got married on Saturday and I was so worried about what we were going to do with SS and how much of a problem he would be. But I found a babysitter last minute for him (a college student who lives down the street). She came over today too, so I could go out to brunch with my cousin and her family and then go out with my DH & our kids (9mos and 3.5) to the play area and to see a puppet show at the mall. Without SS there, both DH and I could spend time with our kids without having to worry about what he was going to do and entertaining him.

It cost a lot for the babysitter but it was worth it to have a weekend where I didn’t need to bother with him and DH and I could go spend time with my family and enjoy ourselves without having to deal with SS’s problems. I suppose it’s the same as having BM we can hand him off to. I have at least one of these weekends a month. Not sure my sanity is going to hold if I don’t.

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Submitted by Jona on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 11:19pm

I completely understand where your coming from... I have 2 stepkids at home and my own son and when they go to stay with their mum/cousins on the weekend my husband and I finally get to enjoy our time... Sounds so horrible but when they're not around we are more happier and the old us comes back...every Sunday night I can't help but feel a little annoyed knowing that we have to get back into reality again when they get dropped off. I feel so bad for feeling that way..

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Submitted by Invisible Woman on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 10:22pm

My sister and I do that sort of thing. We'll babysit for each other for special occassions. But the problem is my friends don't have kids SS's age. All of their kids are much younger. SS doesn't have any friends at school. Other kids in his class hate being around him. So there's no place to drop him off at. He's at the age where you'd expect him to want to do sleepovers (if boys do sleepovers? Or camp outs or something? LOL. I definitely have no expertise in tween boys, but SS isn't normal)