It’s Mother’s Day so I’ve gone ahead and ordered food that my wife likes for breakfast because I’m sure my kids are up, and awake playing on the VR headset. I haven’t heard any shouting, or stomping yet, but I get a sense there is movement upstairs. The dogs ears are moving around like antennas so something’s up. Food should be here soonish, if all goes well. I’m too tired to go out and grab it myself. I just could not fall asleep.
Today’s planned outing is very weather dependent. I need to get a sense of if the sun will come up, and stay out, and that any potential rain won’t fall until much later in the day. Doing an outdoorsy adventure if it’s too cold, or raining will ruin the experience. If that’s the case, I will just pack up the kids and leave my wife unbothered by us, so she can read, watch a movie, eat, or interact with her hobby free from our interruptions. We can walk the dog or go wander around a mall where there is food, and entertainment aplenty.
I’m coming up on my sixteenth wedding anniversary soon, so I should have a good idea of how many hours of freedom she’ll want before she feels either guilty, or abandoned. Three to four hours of self care time is kinda the sweet spot. Five hours isn’t bad either, but if I tell her upfront how long we will be she’s happier than expecting one amount, and acting accordingly, only to get a different one entirely. I don’t want her to say “If I’d known you were going to be gone for X amount of time, I would have done Z instead/as well“. We want to avoid that. At least I find if I know upfront how long I have, I can plan to make the most of it.
Foods here! Gotta jet.
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