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[quote=Anonymous]For some reason whenever we socialize lately, almost all of our friends always suggest that we "get together as families".  I am tired of getting together as families. I want to leave my kids at home with a sitter and have a proper night out. But when we suggest this to friends, they either don't want to spend money on a sitter, they don't have a sitter, they prefer to let the kids play, or they don't want to spend money for a night out on the town (they think restaurant eating is only for special occasions or is too expensive). It's also annoying because we inevitably end up hosting another family from time to time and our house ends up wrecked from the kids playing.

I'm not sure if this has to do with the fact that we all have younger kids, because money is tight, because parents need family time on the weekends, or what, but we need time with other adults without kids from time to time.

How often do you and your spouse/partner go out with other couples without kids?  How do I tell friends that I don't want to get together as families again (for a while!!) without offending anyone?  Or how do we make new friends who are the type to go out without kids every now and then?[/quote]

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