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[quote=Anonymous]I just don't think it's right to assume it's okay to leave early, especially TWO HOURS early. I did, eventually, ask to leave 30 mins early, but that was after spending a very uncomfortable 90 mins. I kept waiting and waiting for one of them, DB, or Auntie, to tell me "it's okay, we got it,"  or "it's been a long day, you must be tired..." or ANYTHING that would possibly segue into me being given permission to leave early.

At this point the twins are a huge handful, and I wasn't sure if DB had a late phone conference or appointment, and Auntie has diabetes and showed up with a medical boot on one foot/leg. She sat right down on the couch and didn't really get up (except once to go to the bathroom). I asked if she was okay and she said "yeah, fine" and went back to fawning over the twins from her perch on the couch. Given what a handful the twins are, Aunties condition, the fact that DBs workday usually ends after 5:30, and MB wasn't home and rarely arrives before 6, I wasnt sure if it was really appropriate for me to ask to leave so early.

To the person who suggested a book, I think that would've been considered rude to sit and read right in front of DB and Auntie. I had no real reason to be in the kitchen (snack was prepared and put into the fridge during nap), and other than the living room, which they were all in, there is nowhere else to hide except DBs office, MBs bedroom, and the kids bedroom, all of which I have even less reason to be in than the kitchen.

Guess I should've put all that info in the original post, but yeah, it was not quite as simple as "just go to another room" or "just leave."

And specifically, miss big girl pants 23:09, as I'd already explained, I had already tidied up everything and prepared all necessary meals during nap time; there was literally nothing left that was needing to be tidied or prepared; there was NOTHING else for me to do. I was caught up on laundry, the kitchen was swept and counters wiped, dinner was just about ready in the slow cooker. There was nowhere for me to hide, and I wish it was as simple as "that's probably why she came over, to let you got early." She never gave any indication or said anything about me leaving early, and given her medical condition, two high energy 18 month olds, and that it was two hours before my scheduled end time, it wasn't really clear that that was her intention. [/quote]

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