A night my with my stepmom: A man goes on a road trip with his stepmom, their hotel room only has one bed for the two of them. . .

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Yes, I missed reading books to my son and kissing him goodnight but the relaxing evening of dining alone at the hotel’s restaurant — in silence — and snuggling up with a book before falling into a blissful, 12-hour sleep was healing and invigorating.

You can find out more about our use, change your default settings, and withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by visiting Cookies Settings, which can also be found in the footer of the site. Personally, I would not see it as an issue unless I had other reasons to mistrust the ex or the step-mom. Last July, my husband agreed to watch our son alone for one night so I could visit the new Whitney Hotel in Boston.

Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. I also feel my privacy is intruded as my partner's ex almost interrogate the kids about everything happing in our place. A 2018 survey found that getting a child ready for school involves asking kids at least twice each morning to get dressed, brush their teeth, and for god’s sake, put on their freaking shoes. Before being a mom, I would make it through the long workweek by looking forward to the weekend — the time I finally had to myself to do whatever I wanted, or, you know, just take a shower.

My husband participated in a year-long fellowship program last year that took him away from home a few times, for a few nights each. Maybe the thought that both her ex and now possibly her teenage son could be turned on by this woman is driving OP a little nuts. She spent her day off with a drink by the pool, wandering around the charming town of Nyack, taking herself out for dinner, and getting a good night’s sleep. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising.But unless this is a frequent situation and a major source of embarrassment and discomfort for your child, and unless your child actually wants you to intervene on his behalf, I would take a deep breath and let it go. So while a night off is certainly well deserved for any parent (and according to a recent study on the stress levels of American mothers, truly necessary), there is a certain amount of privilege being exercised for those able to do it. Were you depressed because you did not know how to kiss and then your stepmom fell sorry for you and decided to show you hot to kiss and then you said it will be better if you saw her b(.

And we are often jumped on, climbed on, crawled on, by our kids all day — never left alone to use the bathroom, take a shower, or eat a meal — so getting a break and getting time to ourselves is a real luxury. Products shown, tagged or featured on YouTube by creators are sold by merchants and are subject to merchant's terms and conditions. And if we do manage to take some time here or there to ourselves, we often feel guilty about not doing something work- or child-related instead. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply.

When her husband said he had things under control, she spent the night there, awaking feeling refreshed and rested. Don’t get me wrong, I love my son and husband, but the lack of time to myself builds and builds as the weeks go on.