So dearest daughter been doing her own thing for a while as she’s 14, netball team on a Friday night, etc etc. But today laddo who’s 11 went down the park with his mate, chuffed dad as he said I’m only going if I can take my bike but bloody he’ll mrs ws and I had 90 mins on our own and felt, well, just a little bit lost.

If it’s any consolation, the dog is wiping it’s arse on your pillow.

Funny you should say that but the bastard dog has just been shouted upstairs by the tribe and I can almost guarantee where he’ll be!

90 minutes with no kids and felt lost? Might I suggest kicking the dog out of your bed and using it for the two activities you bought it for.

Edit: the bed not the dog.

mrs ws and I had 90 mins on our own and felt, well, just a little bit lost.

Surely you could have come up with something in 90 minutes? 8)

Surely you could have come up with something in 90 minutes?

halcyon days of the euro group stage are behind us

I used 12 of the 90 minutes for the correct purpose.

12 minutes? 12! That’s stamina! We didn’t want you to do it 6 times.

LOTS of couples split up when the kids fledge. It’s the moment they realise they have nothing at all in common anymore. That’s nature for you. I’ve got a sweep on a few couples I know…

PS – no offspring in this camp.

Take up dogging

Thanks for that Derek.

Lost? It’s ******* ace! Eldest (16) has a travelcard and disappears with her mates to Madrid for hours and hours, youngest will head off for a couple at most… Bliss. Only a few more years and we’ll be rid of both of them!

Best thing that ever happenned to us. Bit different as my wife’s son isn’t mine (durr) but when he went to his own pad at the grand age of 26 we both said, ‘halle, fooking, looya!’

Mine are 33 & 36
We now have a motorhome for weekend pleasures 😉

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Best thing that ever happenned to us. Bit different as my wife’s son isn’t mine (durr) but when he went to his own pad at the grand age of 26 we both said, ‘halle, fooking, looya!’

My son is in a similar situation, unfortunately said son of dil got his girlfriend pregers….. He’s now a grandfather!!!!!!!!

@ Trekster, & we can feel a caravan coming on!

Had a lump in my throat teaching our youngest to ride her bike today knowing it will be the the last time I get to do it.

Its only going to get worse (/better). IMO best thing you can do as a parent is to riase independent children, to get out and grasp life but know you’ll always be there if they need you.

Time to get organised for some date nights OP and doing a few things you want to do.

@Trekster congrats you may have the oldest kids on here, maybe we need a thread (mine are 22, 25, 27)

Daughters 16 & 14 here. Wife and I started doing stuff together again after a 12 year break and I was a bit worried that we wouldn’t still have anything in common. All good, we often go out for a local pub crawl together and bring the girls back a takeaway. Just got back from a few days in Barcelona together.

I do miss having young kids though (pain in the arse though it is) and when the time comes that they move out I know I’ll be in pieces.

I do miss having young kids though (pain in the arse though it is) and when the time comes that they move out I know I’ll be in pieces.

Ditto…

My eldest is 13 today. Time had gone so quick but so incredibly proud of him, the friends be chooses and the stuff he’s achieved already.

It’ll all go to hell in a handcart in the next few years. And then it’ll be his sister’s turn…..

Last of my four kids turned 18 last week and is off to uni in September(yee Haa) then eldest son who lives in York getsgets a job working for Zyro in Darlington so wants somewhere to stop for a “few” months while he and his girlfriend buy a house…. then eldest returns from NZ in November so it looks like we will have all four + two girlfriends over Xmas- think the missus might just spontaneously combust, I shall blot it all out with alchol