One wise Mama
My friend Chloe (just realized we’ve been friends for 15 years!) called me last weekend to say she was in town from VA. Chloe has two kids, Greta (age 4) and Marla (just 8 weeks older than Natalie). We talked about seeing each other (a rare treat) and I immediately started talking about playgrounds and kid-friendly activities. Chloe stopped me and said, “OR, we could get babysitters and go out by ourselves.” Duh! I have been so baby-focused over the past 17.5 months that I didn’t even think of going out without the kids. I replied, “I can tell who’s been a mother longer…I have much to learn from you, Chloe!”
Here we are—our big night on the town, sans kids. It was refreshing to go out to a kid-unfriendly restaurant (and sit down through the entire meal!) and then linger over a cup of coffee, as opposed to slurping it down while chasing after toddlers!
