Are You Unable to Completely Disconnect?
I have a co-worker who hasn't been apart from her kids more than a day in ten YEARS. She and her husband always have their kids in tow or dine out with other couples.
I feel strongly that couples need quality time alone. Dining as a couple without others present is a start. Or the occasional movie night at the theater can be refreshing.
A weekend getaway sans children, cellphone, notebook computer, etc. provides an opportunity to connect with each other like when you first met.
It seems she and her husband have forgotten HOW TO BE A COUPLE when it's just them. They're both hesitant to be alone with each other.
Perhaps the best gift we can give friends with children is a weekend off? An opportunity to truly get away and relax without children calling and the cell texting.
