ajm200 Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 (edited) I'0 in the middle of my first day off from being Mum and it feels so odd. The house seems so big and too quiet after 20 months of constant company from a little one. I'm lost for something to do to fill the silence. I would go for a long walk or do some spring cleaning but I'm still supposed to be resting... Do all Mums feel like this when the little ones are away for the first time? Edited July 27, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lapinou Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Do all Mums feel like this when the little ones are away for the first time? Can't speak for other mums, but I certainly feel pretty bored when one of mine disappears - it's amazing what a difference just one child can make - and totally bereft when I'm totally alone in the house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 I can remember feeling like that. I love it when they all clear off now and I can revel in the silence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 That's my weekend as well, little ones gone camping with grandparents. The house is eerily quiet and tidy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yolky Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 We are having two nights off too (although I did have my eldest daughter here last night but at 14 she is no trouble) the boys are at my Mums till Sunday night and my eldest daughter is on a tent sleepover tonight. I have to say it has been bliss. I don't very often get a whole day to myself and it has been lovely to potter. I got my husband to feed/let out the chooks this morning so I could lay in and I also found my first TWO eggs (see egg section) I think I may mow the lawn now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angels4 Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 I never thought I would miss the noise and sometime choas three darling boys would create. I'm helping to raise my sisters boys. She is away at a writing course and the boys are with their dad in Maine, which leaves me alone to putter about. I MISS them But what a suprise I have for them when they come home....8 new kittens.YAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 The only thing I really like if the kids are ever away is the fact that when you tidy the house it stays that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 The only thing I really like if the kids are ever away is the fact that when you tidy the house it stays that way I LOVE that, takes about half the time it normally does to tidy up because you're not being constantly interrupted "Mum, can I have..." "Mum, she's done this...." "Mum she said......" and it stays that way too! Mine are all away this weekend too, they went at 1030 this morning. I have cleaned out the chooks, fed the veggie patch and the patio pots, walked the dog, had a pint at the pub, OH has just been to the butchers and bought us some steak, he's stopping off at the post office to buy a bottle of pinko vino - evening sorted That said, I miss them like CRAZY! First time any of mine went away I cried I still struggle sometimes because I feel so guilty that I'm looking forward to them going. But they'll be having a good time with granny and Aunty and I'm enjoying the peace, the tidiness and the calm. AND the NO CBEEBIES or Nick Jr!!! Mrs B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Having had four at home now down mercifully to ONE I dont know how I ever stood the noise!! Now when they all reappear usually Christmas Birthdays I think my head will explode with the Noise!! I think its down to Age and Patience I have lots more of of one and far less of the other 4 + 1 Living the life of Riley in a Kitty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 No. I just sat in a chair and laughed for about an hour, then had a loooooong bath with book and wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 I used to hate it if the kids, when they were little, were away for any time. Now I love it! The house stays tidy and quiet. My middle son left 6th form early and just lounged around the house from about April until 3 weeks ago when he got a job. Bliss. I tidied the house in the morning and it was clean until little one got back from school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusky123 Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 LOL, I can remember the first day without any of my little 3 darlings, going into town on a bus and shouting "Look at the pretty butterfly" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusky123 Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 PS., I was the only Mummy going out of nursery school WooHooing when the last one started school, all the other Mums were crying buckets! Unnatural Mum, no, Just needed my own space for 2 hours aday Silence is golden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 I love the peace when the children are all away - I still miss them like crazy - but I must admit to appreciating the odd moment I get of total stillness more than I could ever have imagined 'BC' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruitandNutCake Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 It is very strange when the kids aren't around. Because of my 8 year old being autistic, I've probably only had about 5 days without him in 8 years (2 of which were when I was in hospital having my second one!) and it does seem too quiet! But even after I've dropped them off at school and nursery, I still hear noises from the back of the car on the way to work!! Or forget that I've dropped them off, and turn around to look cos I think little one is being too quiet, then realise he isn't in the car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 LOL, I can remember the first day without any of my little 3 darlings, going into town on a bus and shouting "Look at the pretty butterfly" I've done that, or something similar, going round the supermarket and talking to an empty trolley, counting out the carrots as I put them in the trolley, that kind of thing I saw another woman doing it the other day and I actually said to her "Have you left the children at home today then?" She went bright red and laughed!! Mrs B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 I still find myself rocking the supermarket trolley as if it were a pram with a sleepy baby in it. My youngest is 18 so I guess old habits die hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 My eldest goes back to Uni next Fri. The house will be tidier, there will still be some food in the fridge and yet even with one still at home I will cry. It will start as I set off up the motorway back to Manchester. It gets easier I guess, yet I will often go into his room and pick up books and artefacts off the shelf and just hold them....... am I mad/ or just a mum.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Dont worry they'll be back. Keep coming back. Cant stop them - tried I cried both times driving home after leaving them at university for the first time and got a hard to control lump in my throat each time they went off again. still do. Love having my sewing room and a bit of peace. Cant wait for Christmas even if I have cancelled it due to a lunatic siamese kitten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGirlsMum Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Its being able to go to the bathroom without the door opening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Thanks Plum. ES reckons I only got the chickens because I needed replacement therapy (I think he's right) Must learn to check posts before submitting :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
