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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 61975" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>My husband and I had a combo of six who were 12 to 16 when we married.</p><p>Only GFGmom was certifiably a difficult child but five easy child teens added to her</p><p>made for constant responsibility. If you have any short term</p><p>sitter available, I'd suggest aiming for two hours. If easy child can</p><p>take little easy child for a couple of hours, you then have to find three</p><p>places to safely "dump" the three difficult child's. (Don't you just love how warm and fuzzy I sound?????? LOL) Overpay sitters if you must. Do not combine difficult children on anyone as it will make them refuse</p><p>you next time. Eat PB&J for a week if you have to.</p><p></p><p>THEN............</p><p></p><p>Surprise your husband with a request for a date. I used to write a</p><p>note "Would you be free, husband, Wednesday from 2 to 4 for a date with your loving wife?" Then psychiatric yourself up and try to</p><p>plan what you want to pack (wine? treats? new perfume?) long in</p><p>advance so you don't forget anything. On Wednesday call your husband</p><p>and say "I'm at the Hilton (or Motel 6..lol) in Room zzz waiting</p><p>for our date."</p><p></p><p>Two hours will give you enough time to connect, have some great</p><p>memories...and start to plan your next date for next month. DDD</p><p>It helped us when the tension got to be too much. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 61975, member: 35"] My husband and I had a combo of six who were 12 to 16 when we married. Only GFGmom was certifiably a difficult child but five easy child teens added to her made for constant responsibility. If you have any short term sitter available, I'd suggest aiming for two hours. If easy child can take little easy child for a couple of hours, you then have to find three places to safely "dump" the three difficult child's. (Don't you just love how warm and fuzzy I sound?????? LOL) Overpay sitters if you must. Do not combine difficult children on anyone as it will make them refuse you next time. Eat PB&J for a week if you have to. THEN............ Surprise your husband with a request for a date. I used to write a note "Would you be free, husband, Wednesday from 2 to 4 for a date with your loving wife?" Then psychiatric yourself up and try to plan what you want to pack (wine? treats? new perfume?) long in advance so you don't forget anything. On Wednesday call your husband and say "I'm at the Hilton (or Motel 6..lol) in Room zzz waiting for our date." Two hours will give you enough time to connect, have some great memories...and start to plan your next date for next month. DDD It helped us when the tension got to be too much. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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