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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I understand your feelings because I’m there too. Unfortunately there’s no magical answer to getting away overnight. My kids are 8 and 5 now, and there still aren’t a ton of great options because our parents have either died or are in poor health.

For date nights and other local events, I would start cultivating a roster of babysitters to help out. If your child is in daycare, get a favorite teacher’s number when your child moves up to the next “class” and see if they can help out. We’ve found our best sitters when our kids were young this way.

For “emergency contact” types, it’s important to cultivate neighborhood friends. If your child is in daycare in your neighborhood, start meeting other families and getting together. If not, you may want to try signing up for local activities (music, Gymboree, “tumbling” etc.), or join a church or whatever fits your interests and lifestyle.

If you have a nanny, you’ve in an even better spot. A good nanny can be like family, and I know people who have either taken the nanny on vacation with them or left the child for w night or two with the nanny, who is already a trusted caregiver.

For overnights without a nanny on call, we mostly have haven’t done them at all. Now that our kids are the ages they are, we are starting to eye the possibility of things like overnight camp and spending the night with close friends, which should free up more options. Once our youngest is a few years older, we’ll be in a position to start thinking about those more seriously for both kids. [/quote]

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