Kids in School This Time of the Year

I Love Love Love it!!! I work 2-3 days a week but on my days off, it is so nice to be home alone. Right now the first one doesn't get here until 4:00 so I have the whole day. Can't understand parents who are sad when school starts. After reading some of the posts I want to add that even though I love my kids more that life itself, they need time away from us too. I don't think it is selfish or sad. I realize that they grow up far too fast, but weather they are glued to my side or out in the world, they are still going to grow up. I also think my time alone makes me a little more patient and maybe even a better parent.

Ale R.--I seriously plan on my kids living with me until they are in their thirties. I don't believe in booting them out until they want to leave and until they have enough money to live comfortably. LOL

I think we have to be "selfish" once in a while to re fuel and be better moms.
Like Ale R, I treasure my time with my little ones cuz I know how fast they grow up! BUT Summers I spend nearly every minute with L.O. and every once in a while my hubby comes home and I say I have to go out, now Where are you going? I dont know bye! Breathe deep while your kids are in school and be fresh to greet them when they return! :)

I can see how you'd feel that way for sure! Mine are homeschooled (which I love!). It's normal to have them around all the time and it's normal for them, so we don't get a lot of "I'm bored". I think if they were in school and then home for the summer, they'd probably get bored more. Honestly, I think I'd miss them too much at school!

Wow..how sad...Sorry, I just read the post and I couldn't avoid to say how sorry I am you feel that way....Please, no offense..just sincere feelings.
Personally, I love to have my kids at home. Time goes too fast and they will be gone for a longer time in the future.Sincerely, I enjoy my kids, their laughs, their mess (not a lot, though...)their jokes, their hugs and kisses...Perhaps...I am too old... (lol)

My daughter is starting 4 year old preschool next week and I can't wait! It's only 4 days a week, 3 hours each day, but I am still imagining all that I will be able to get done without being constantly interrupted. I love her more than life itself, but...geez!

LOL...

Opposite / Exactly for me.

We homeschool. "Breaks" are when my son is in camps... so that's when I can kick but on the "I'm only responsible for myself" time. This summer has been WACKY, since my son got sick this spring (meaning inpatient in the hospital until June). So we not only had to cancel ALL camps... but also all his CLASSES for the past 6mo. NO breaktime for me! And he's been on steroids lately that have been keeping him up. 5am, 6am until he's asleep, and some days he's up for 48 hours straight.

It's been survival mode in our house. I'm beat. This is the first year I've been looking at kids going to awayschool and have been envious / seriously thought about it. But it's just because our schedule had it's feet kicked out from under it 6mo ago. Granted, if he was in awayschool he wouldn't be in school anyway right now (unless they were fine with him being MASSIVELY late every day for at least 1 more month until this steroid course is over....AND having to repeat last year because he'd have missed 3mo of school).

No school (for either of us). No time for me to work from home. Extroverted son, so I don't even get an hour to myself. So I'm beat. Pure and simple.

Usually we just have an "opposite" schedule from awayschoolers (school breaks = my time off, etc.) which works great. But NO schedule? NO time off? NO time to work? NO time for school? Sooooo tired.

I work when the kids are in school, so no quiet time for me!

I spent the whole day doing almost everything I've been putting off since spring!
I didn't go anywhere from 8 to 3, my house is clean and organized, I gave myself a facial, did some overdue gardening and I listened to MY music the whole time :)
I had to laugh at Ale R's response because, yes, I once loved the sound of my kid's laughter and their kisses, but I have teenagers so those days are already long gone!

After a long action-packed summer I think everyone is ready for a little more "routine"! I agree with you--and feel exactly the same way!

I like the schedule and routine during the school year. Of course I love spending time with my daughter in the summer and am so glad that I'm not working FT right now and do have time with her. BUT, I am a grad student and it's hard for me to get my schoolwork done when she's home, or when I'm running her to daycamps that last a few hours a day. It feels like I get nothing done! My house and my car are a freakin' mess all the time!

She is not one to ever be "bored" and I'm glad for that. But I do a lot with her, too!

We homeschool, so we actually enjoy when the other kids go back to school because it means our field trips will be less crowded during the day!

And honestly, on the days she's off doing something else I keep thinking "oh, this will be a great day to catch up on housework" but it never works out that way! Usually I end up doing just a few things and the next thing I know she's home again!

I agree!!! I am a full time student, so I'm busy in the day and my house is still a mess, but WOW do I love the school thing. He is in 1st grade, so this is my second year of this, but I love having a school age kid! I also agree that I love the schedule and in the summer I get burned out on entertaining him. I always feel guilty in the summer that we aren't going to the pool enough or camping enough or doing whatever enough. In the summer I feel bad if we're not busy. In the school year we don't have to! :-)