I am feeling so guilty and like such a horrible mum, but DS1 (nearly 13 so hopefully qualifies for this board!) has been away since Sunday and I can't believe how quiet things are without him. Although he's a really nice boy most of the time, recently he is obviously on the cusp of the whole teenage/moody/stroppy thing and we have had a few arguments. I am finding it so much easier to be a parent of two young children who generally just do what they are told. The house is quiet by 8pm at the latest, and the two little ones are playing really nicely together without a big brother to take DD's side whenever she feels hard done by. I love DS1 dearly and I really miss him as a person, but as DH is working crazy hours at the moment it is really nice to be, in effect, a single parent of two rather than a single parent of three for the week. Does this make me a complete cow?
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cat64 ·
07/07/2006 00:07
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