Are you a separated parent navigating the struggles of the school summer holidays? We hear you.
It's first day of the summer holidays and everyone at work is chatting about days out and family time and my social feeds are full of families having fun in the sun. Not me.I'm at work, because I want to save my annual leave for when they're home, and it's rubbish.
They've only ever been abroad with me, he usually takes them to Brighton – so at least they've always been in the same country. Sure I want them to have a good time, but I can't help but miss them immensely. It's very unnatural to be without your children, it's not what you plan when you choose to have kids.Two weeks is far too long People joke they would love a break from their kids, and tell me to be grateful for the time off. I agree to a certain extent, a childfree weekend can be lush – but two weeks is too long. Time almost stands still when they are away.
For the next two weeks I have no evening meal to prep for my kids and no classes or clubs to get to. So I'm filling my time with much-needed catch-ups with friends. Being able to go out on a Monday night is a rare treat! There's no huge pressure to finish on time when you've not got the kids coming in from school and needing to be driven somewhere.
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