Parents - what do you miss most about being childless?

Make-it-3

I concur with so many of the responses here. To answer the original question if it was a night out or a lie in, it would be a lie-in every time. They just don't happen full stop.

I'd also add not having to check on your child every five minutes when you are out of the room because if they are being quiet you darn well know they are up to no good.

Bitsy_Beans

Lunar_Eclipse wrote: »

As an outgoing extrovert, it's peace and quiet! Along with adult time.

Our daughters are 12 and 13, so physical challenges have been replaced with mental exhaustion which I find much harder. I loved the baby phase and the pre-school years. Those 7pm bedtimes where you then get adult time are long gone (and I really miss them!)

That's the thing I miss the most. The ability to sit down after dinner with hubby and spend time together. Why I can't have young kids who can go to ruddy sleep is beyond me.....all these tales of kids in bed and asleep by 7.30 are the stuff my dreams are made of

daisiegg

Thanks for all the replies - very interesting reading

notanewuser

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

I never let my son come in the toilet or shower with me. Some things are private .

I can't imagine why. How on earth did you manage that safely?

notanewuser

Bitsy_Beans wrote: »

That's the thing I miss the most. The ability to sit down after dinner with hubby and spend time together. Why I can't have young kids who can go to ruddy sleep is beyond me.....all these tales of kids in bed and asleep by 7.30 are the stuff my dreams are made of

http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2013/12/16/bedtime-toddlers-timing-everything-says-cu-boulder-study

DD has never ever had a 7pm bedtime. Suits us perfectly.

seven-day-weekend

notanewuser wrote: »

I can't imagine why. How on earth did you manage that safely?

I had a stairgate on the door of the room he was in and it was a safe room and I had a downstairs toilet nearby. As for showering/bathing I just waited until my husband was in.

(This was over thirty years ago, my son is grown up now).

notanewuser

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

I had a stairgate on the door of the room he was in and it was a safe room and I had a downstairs toilet nearby. As for showering/bathing I just waited until my husband was in.

(This was over thirty years ago, my son is grown up now).

Oh right. We've bathed/showered with DD since birth. With DH working away sometimes once she learned to climb (around 8 months) I had no choice but to take her in with me.

Gillyx

My son just careers around the bathroom while I'm showering, occasionally shouting 'boobies' and as mentioned previously asks pee pee or poo poo mummy when I go to the toilet. Wouldn't have it any other way, but I do like the weekends when I can shower in peace.

claire16c

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

I had a stairgate on the door of the room he was in and it was a safe room and I had a downstairs toilet nearby. As for showering/bathing I just waited until my husband was in.

(This was over thirty years ago, my son is grown up now).

What about if you went shopping though? Or somewhere you had to go in a public toilet?

seven-day-weekend

claire16c wrote: »

What about if you went shopping though? Or somewhere you had to go in a public toilet?

Well then I would have to take him in with me, but I tried to avoid it. At home I never did, neither of us did, we think there are some things that should be private. Your son will be twenty-five one day!