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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. What happens is we just tell the other one "I'm going [wherever] - be back in an hour." [/quote]

Pretty much. Both of us try to keep a regular exercise/strength training routine and only have so much flexibility to do it during work hours. So we communicate to make sure we each get that time certain weeknights or on a weekend morning. We also communicate to make sure we work around each other for any social plans without the other. I probably make those kind of plans a little more often than he does, but he doesn't mind especially if the plans are for after our kids are going to bed. I think he likes the time alone to watch whatever... I know I like those kind of nights sometimes. It's harder to coordinate a babysitter for both of us to go out together but we end up doing that maybe once a month or so. We aren't the best planners so it's usually to attend an event or concert with a specific date.

One friend has a husband who doesn't like her to go out without him and I don't think they leave the kids with sitters very often either. They don't have a set bedtime and it's chaotic. I can't tell if he doesn't want her leaving because the kids are a handful or if it's a controlling kind of thing. Either way I find it strange. My kids fight the bedtime process to some extent, but we established a routine and expectations early so there aren't too many shenanigans. I can't understand how some people have let that time of day get so out of hand. If your younger kids are awake during all of your own waking hours, there's no time for yourself. I am not talking about young babies of course. I'm talking elementary age kids just running around and grabbing snacks at 9:30 pm.[/quote]

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