Dads and kids weekend
This weekend my husband took the kids on a dads and kids weekend, along with my brother and his kids. 
It’s now an annual event in our family. The dads get to hang out with their kids, and the mums get some time off.
When I told some other mums about what was happening on the weekend, they looked at me wide-eyed and said, ‘What are you going to do?’
Well, this is what I did this weekend:
Slept in
Read a book
Went to yoga
Watched a chick flick
Ate takeaway
Did a tarot reading
Watched the footy
Did some writing
Went for a walk
Went to a birth blessing
Cranked the car stereo up loud
Wrote a blog or two
Read the paper
In other words, I did exactly what I wanted to do when I wanted to do it. And it was luxurious!
Next weekend, my husband is off hiking with the boys while I look after the kids. And I don’t mind at all.
September 28th, 2009 at 1:50 am
Dad dates have multiple benefits. It’s interesting your blog touches on one benefit: the Mum - and rightly so. BUT of equal benefit is the opportunity for dads to bond with their kids. It’s important kids experience each parent separately. Too often there is tension between parents on how to manage the kids. This evaporates when it is just dads and the kids. Each year I go on several trips away with other dads and their kids. Camping is highlight. All the hygiene disciplines like washing and cleaning teeth go out the window - only for a weekend Mum. Kids love that change and dads love that freedom.
September 28th, 2009 at 1:59 am
Dave - absolutely! Dads days or weekends are so important because they allow dads and kids to relate to each other in their own way without mum’s interference! The way you learn to parent confidently is through one on one time with your kids - without other’s scrutiny. I talk about this in Little Bundle. Thanks for making such a valuable comment. Cheers, Jodie.