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To: Tired of Taxes
Other than that, my husband and I never go out together without the kids. What ever would this woman do if she had to homeschool? ;-)

Good for you! You sound a lot like us. One warning, though - many couples who base their lives around raising the kids - to the exclusion of each other - are setting themselves up for a fall later in life. If both of you do not take the time to nurture your romantic life (ie with a "date night"), you will find a moment once the kids have moved out and wonder who this person is, and what connection do you have besides the kids.

I read a great book about this subject last year (one of those Christian marriage manuals). I'll look it up and post the link.

Totally changed my way of thinking toward my wife. I now "romance' her as often as I can. I don't want to wake up once the kids have gone and find out we've grown so far apart that we don't know each other anymore.

86 posted on 07/26/2006 8:01:41 AM PDT by Warren_Piece (Smart is easy. Good is hard.)
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To: Warren_Piece

I've heard the same from other parents, too, including other homeschoolers, who say couples need to spend time alone. I have to admit, I can't remember the last time we actually had a "date" without the kids. I think it was five or six years ago. :-0

The main reason is that we don't want to leave our kids with babysitters, and we live too far away from relatives who can watch them.


96 posted on 07/26/2006 8:08:34 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes (That's taxes, not Texas. I have no beef with TX. NJ has the highest property taxes in the nation.)
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