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I haven't posted for quite a while now because, well, an only parent is always busy... So, I decided to write another entry now because of an incident a few days ago between us friends. Our group is composed of high school friends (more than 20 years of friendship) and we have this chat group where we always plan our dinners and get-together which is not as often as we want to. Since everyone already have their own family, a dinner date is hard to set. Last week, we were planning a dinner date again when somebody asked if we were going to bring the children or not. Then another friend wrote almost immediately - "Couples only" and then after a few seconds, typed "sorry".
Obviously, the sorry was for me since I am the only one without a partner in the group. I was not offended because I knew that she really didn't meant what she said. It was not an insult to me and I knew she only meant that only adults will go. She kept on apologizing even if she knew that it was alright for me. I have nothing against her and I didn't made a fuss about it.
So what's my point in this story? Well, please don't pity yourself when couple friends go out together. You don't need to be there and let us just respect them if they want to go out with other couples. Not going with them doesn't mean you can't have a good time. It only means that they want to enjoy their spouses without any odd man out. You can also have a date night with your kids and it will be as fun as any couples night. And it can turn out to be a great bonding night with your kids.
Much love,
The Only Parent (T.O.P.)
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