Down with the kids

It was my birthday last week and DSO asked me what I would like. Actually, I’m not sure he asked, I think perhaps I was generally contemplating the subject and raised it for discussion! The closest thing I could imagine to bliss was an entire day, from breakfast to bedtime lying around reading books, entirely uninterrupted! This was greeted with much laughter, and we both agreed that it may be a possibility for my 60th.

It got me thinking about all the opportunities I had to do just that before kids, and then started thinking about all the other things I haven’t been able to indulge in for the last few years. Here are 5 from a much longer list:

1. Staying up really late and drinking way too much, then sleeping until the afternoon so you feel okay.

2. Deciding on the spur of the moment to go out, have a holiday, or go away for the weekend.

3. Having toast for dinner and not worrying about what anyone else is eating.

4. Carrying a really small, fashionable handbag.

5. Taking risks like scuba diving or hot air ballooning without worrying - treating my life as my own!

Of course, I realise that when the time comes and DSO and I are no longer constrained - I’ll miss these shackles desperately! I expect I’ll long to pack a nappy bag! I will be desperate to cook a nutritious dinner soundly rejected by all diners, read a bedtime story and chase a band of crazy tots that I love to bed. I guess its not to bad after all.