Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Home Alone: What do you do when the kids are gone?

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I'm resigned to the fact that there's no way I can bring this topic up without things getting extremely juveline fast. So surprise me. Let's see if we can get through this post and the ensuing comments without 57 references to masturbation. I'm not hopeful ...

... to be holding Bobby's body next to miiiine.

Maybe not all of my tomorrows ...

I love time spent with my entire family, and I love hanging out with my wife. But, with apologies to all of the above, I also appreciate those little three and four hour blocks of time by myself in the house -- when my wife is running errands or taking the kids to her parents' place.

As they drive away, I always feel a little guilty at first. I often begin by straightening up -- conditioned from having children to constantly multitask and get household chores done in whatever sliver of spare time is available. But after about 20 minutes of that, I gain my senses ("Who am I trying to impress? No one is watching!") and temporarily revert back to my 25-year-old self. Life slows down a little bit, my confidence grows and the couch starts looking a lot more comfotable. There's almost never time to drink five Lucky Lagers and play Tecmo Bowl, but I do get to cut loose a little.

My alone time activities are below. Yours in the comments ... Read More 'Home Alone: What do you do when the kids are gone?' »

Posted By: Peter Hartlaub (Email, Twitter) | Jan 19 at 07:02 AM

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