Schedule a Parents' Night Out
Are you covered in a thin film of apple juice and Cheerio crumbs? Is "Yo Gabba Gabba" starting to feel like "your show?" This article is for you.
You spent the morning debating the finer points of Barney with a 2-year-old, and the afternoon scrubbing orange crayon off the wall behind the toilet. And you’ve just woken up at the kitchen table with a Cheerio stuck to your chin. As a parent, it’s easy to be so focused on the needs of your children that you forget all about your own needs – for example, that need for adult conversation, or the need to have a legitimate reason to take a shower. And when was the last time you and your partner talked – really talked – about anything that didn’t somehow relate to your children? To maintain your identity and your sanity, and honestly, to continue being a good, happy parent, you need a night out. But the challenge of planning a Parents’ …
