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Does anyone else just hate the summer?

williteverend's picture

Submitted by williteverend on Mon, 07/17/2006 - 3:07pm

I know it sounds selfish, but I just hate the thought of having to give up the majority of my summer to babysit (because heaven forbid we actually call what we do "parenting" - for fear of riling up the X). Summer was a lot better this year than it has been, but it is still not something that I look forward to. It is not the stepkids fault and they aren't even bad kids, but I would at least like to have the choice to say that I would rather not give up my summer this year...Any thoughts on this?

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Dawn-Moderator's picture

Submitted by Dawn-Moderator on Mon, 07/17/2006 - 4:03pm

Since my husband is the custodial parent, I actually get more time "off" during the summer than I do at other times of the year.

I do call what I do parenting because that's exactly what it is!! I don't really care what the X thinks in that regard! It is what it is! I'm not getting paid and I don't get to go home at the end of the day so I'm not a babysitter!!!!

So far, our summer is going pretty well.
Dawn

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Submitted by happy mom on Wed, 07/19/2006 - 3:14am

Exwife has stepson most of the time so we don't worry about watching stepson through summer. SS goes to summer school too. I send my daughter to summer fun for 7 hours a day and I go to work full time. But if I didn't work, I wouldn't want to watch other children besides my own. I would just say no, that's my decision and I'm not going to have someone tell me what to do.