About to become a single dad for 2 weeks - again
Discussion
schmalex said:
My wife flies to the US tomorrow for a fortnight on business. Not a problem in itself, but it she has been in the US for a fortnight every month for the past 8 months. Unfortunately, it means I have to cheer my 5 year old up, who misses his mummy too much 
But you'll get to having proper daddy/son time - go and do cool things and keep him so busy he has no time to miss mummy.
Puggit said:
Mrs Puggit and I had a discussion this week upon my latest return from abroad...
I have a 6 month old and 26 month old - I've been away 8 weeks this year
Just imagine if you worked on a rig. It must be so hard not seeing your kids for that length of time. I was cracking up not seeing my wee lad for just 10 days, but half a year I have a 6 month old and 26 month old - I've been away 8 weeks this year
littlegreenfairy said:
schmalex said:
My wife flies to the US tomorrow for a fortnight on business. Not a problem in itself, but it she has been in the US for a fortnight every month for the past 8 months. Unfortunately, it means I have to cheer my 5 year old up, who misses his mummy too much
But you'll get to having proper daddy/son time - go and do cool things and keep him so busy he has no time to miss mummy.Edited by schmalex on Saturday 25th October 22:10
schmalex said:
littlegreenfairy said:
schmalex said:
My wife flies to the US tomorrow for a fortnight on business. Not a problem in itself, but it she has been in the US for a fortnight every month for the past 8 months. Unfortunately, it means I have to cheer my 5 year old up, who misses his mummy too much
But you'll get to having proper daddy/son time - go and do cool things and keep him so busy he has no time to miss mummy.Edited by schmalex on Saturday 25th October 22:10
How does she feel about it>
Is there some chance she's enjoying being a woman again, and not just a mum?
Rob. said:
I wish I had the time the OP has with his son. Saw my little chief today for the first time in 2 weeks. He lives with his Mummy and has been on holiday - seeing him once or twice a week for a few hours is regular for me.
Don't get me wrong, I love spending the time with the little guy & am very lucky that I get to have so much time with him. I just feel very sorry for him, as he has hardly seen his mum this year due to work & he misses her terribly.littlegreenfairy said:
schmalex said:
littlegreenfairy said:
schmalex said:
My wife flies to the US tomorrow for a fortnight on business. Not a problem in itself, but it she has been in the US for a fortnight every month for the past 8 months. Unfortunately, it means I have to cheer my 5 year old up, who misses his mummy too much
But you'll get to having proper daddy/son time - go and do cool things and keep him so busy he has no time to miss mummy.Edited by schmalex on Saturday 25th October 22:10
How does she feel about it>
Is there some chance she's enjoying being a woman again, and not just a mum?
I have a feeling that we will be taking her boss out to dinner when she gets back to talk about a relocation package for us to move out there, as I have to put a lot of my work activities ( I travel maybe once or twice a fortnight) on hold when she goes away for obvious reasons!
schmalex said:
Rob. said:
I wish I had the time the OP has with his son. Saw my little chief today for the first time in 2 weeks. He lives with his Mummy and has been on holiday - seeing him once or twice a week for a few hours is regular for me.
Don't get me wrong, I love spending the time with the little guy & am very lucky that I get to have so much time with him. I just feel very sorry for him, as he has hardly seen his mum this year due to work & he misses her terribly.Business acquaintance of mine has struggled with this for a couple of years and, after his wife's latest promotion, has just given up work to become a house-husband.
Both their jobs involve quite a lot of travel and it was becoming difficult to sort out care arrangements for their 2 young kids.
I know he was on a package that would have been ball-park £100K/yr so God knows what his wife is earning for him to be able to walk away from that kind of money.
Both their jobs involve quite a lot of travel and it was becoming difficult to sort out care arrangements for their 2 young kids.
I know he was on a package that would have been ball-park £100K/yr so God knows what his wife is earning for him to be able to walk away from that kind of money.
having a job which requires you to spend half a year abroad, when you have a young child and husband? f
k that, think she needs to sort her priorities out mate, some things in life are far more important than money and a career, fair enough if it were just you she was leaving, and you were fine with it for some reason, but i'd say with a young child, she needs a new job
k that, think she needs to sort her priorities out mate, some things in life are far more important than money and a career, fair enough if it were just you she was leaving, and you were fine with it for some reason, but i'd say with a young child, she needs a new job A chap on Pistonheads USA quite recently said:
My wife flies to the UK tomorrow for a fortnight on business. Not a problem in itself, but it she has been in the UK for a fortnight every month for the past 8 months. Unfortunately, it means I have to cheer my 4 year old up, who misses his mommy too much
oilandwater said:
Poor fella is looking for support here you rotten lot, is it too much to ask for at least a little, 'you'll be fine'. I'm crying in my wine here!
Good grief woman, I spend 5 out of every ten weeks away from my little girl. I cope, she copes, we all cope, AND I get paid for it. What's not to like? 
I must admit, the hardest part of the job is leaving the little monkey behind, after a sleepy little goodbye at 5am.
Edited by King Herald on Saturday 25th October 23:19
schmalex said:
Rob. said:
I wish I had the time the OP has with his son. Saw my little chief today for the first time in 2 weeks. He lives with his Mummy and has been on holiday - seeing him once or twice a week for a few hours is regular for me.
Don't get me wrong, I love spending the time with the little guy & am very lucky that I get to have so much time with him. I just feel very sorry for him, as he has hardly seen his mum this year due to work & he misses her terribly.Mel
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