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Married Men Confess They Do These 31 Things When They Finally Are Left Home Alone
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Having a family is a blessing. But even the most dedicated and patient parents need some time alone. Wanting at least some privacy and freedom is not a bad thing. It helps you recharge. And it reminds you of who you are as an individual. That’s worth a lot if you’re constantly surrounded by responsibilities to other people, day in and day out.
User u/Kitkatcrusher sparked a lively and honest discussion on r/AskReddit after asking the men of the internet to open up a bit about themselves. They spilled the tea about what it is that they do when their partner and children leave the house. Their answers were illuminating. We’ve collected some of the very best responses, and you can check them out as you scroll down.
Bored Panda reached out to the author of the viral thread u/Kitkatcrusher, as well as parenting blogger Samantha Scroggin from ‘Walking Outside in Slippers’ to get their thoughts on balancing private time with parental responsibilities. You’ll find the insights both of them shared with us as you read on!
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#1
I don’t speak. I don’t play music. I don’t have the TV on. I sit, in complete silence, reading my phone or whatever, but not having to answer anybody’s questions, not having to listen to anybody. Just complete silence for at least 15 minutes.
One time my wife took the kids out of town for the weekend with her sister. From Friday night when I got home from work until Monday morning when I went back, I didn’t speak a word. I just…existed. I watched shows, I played games, I drank some whiskey and smoked a cigar. I cleaned and did laundry.
I didn’t speak. I didn’t have to answer anyone’s questions.
Edit: this got way more hits than I was expecting. Honestly, it makes me feel good to know that there are other parents like me. I sometimes feel guilty about it but knowing there are thousands of people who do the same thing is helpful haha.
Nova Cat 1 year ago
Any time I have the house to myself, I do the exact same thing, just sit and revel in the silence. It's glorious
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Karl 1 year ago
If my missus goes away for a few days, I cuddle up on the couch with the cats, play the music she hates and get royally wasted on psychedelics and booze while the cats get all the catnip they want. We’re just three stoned peas in a tripped out pod for the duration and it’s great . 😻😼😵💫
StretcherBearer 1 year ago
I don't drink, but yeah psychedelics and the like sounds just wonderful. It's been several years since my last mushroom excursion but a new psilocybin treatment center opened up and my interest is piqued. Oregon has legal psychedelics in a treatment setting.
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KindnessMatters 1 year ago
Don't feel guilty! We all need what we need. I (wife/mom) NEED alone time doing nothing but maybe scrolling my phone or something else equally mindless. That's how I recharge. My husband recharges by doing fun active things with other people. Neither is right or wrong. It just is what it is. If I could have a weekend completely alone I'd be in heaven, but annoyingly his way of recharging is way more socially acceptable but it shouldn't be! (And yes I adore my husband and kids and we have a blast together)
ALittleKnownGoddess 1 year ago
When you get the kids to the age where they will leave you alone, take off for somewhere relaxing (for me, it's the bathtub but it could be anywhere) with (choose your items) and just be. Bathtub + book. Local park+ pad of paper and pens. Library. Field + blanket.
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DrBronxx 1 year ago
I used to do this, sans family. My job involved so much talking, and on weekends when I didn't have plans, I would barely speak a word. I love my family very, very much, and I am fully aware and have no real problem with the fact that I will probably never have a silent weekend again, but there are small moments when I miss those weekends.
S. E. in Indiana 1 year ago
My wife and I are both retired, recently she started a part time job. She is gone every weekday from 10 - 2. For those 4 hours the cat and I do nothing. I too turn off the tv and read. I get out my Kindle and enjoy the peace and quiet.
El Dee 1 year ago
During lockdown I didn't speak for ten weeks, I made no contact with any other living thing for ten weeks..
Anxious Aardvark 1 year ago
Did you find the first time you had to speak to someone that you struggled to get the first words out? In my case it was as if I'd forgotten how to speak. Cashier asked me something, and I struggled to reply, then nodded, went out and walked home while practicing talking. I could have been "that crazy man talking to himself" for a few minutes. :D
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Vanessa Broeckx 1 year ago
Whenever I get the house alone, I only talk to the pets. And that's only when they say something first.
The author of the captivating thread told us how he first came up with the idea to post about the topic online. “I got inspired when my wife decided to go out for an errand and took our twin three-year-old girls with her that afternoon. Those times don’t really happen that often, so I really wanted to ask people online what they’d do with the unexpected and surprising time to themselves,” he shared with Bored Panda.
According to u/Kitkatcrusher, there has to be a “give and take” in relationships, where one person takes care of the kids while the other recharges.
“I try taking the kids to the park during the weekends while the wife gets the morning to herself, or I put them to bed while she goes to see friends. She really helps with watching our girls, too, when I want to go do a quick 9-hole round, and I try booking an early tee time and try to be done by 9 am to help with the kids,” he opened up to us.
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#2
So not me but my dad thought my mom took all of us but I was actually home and he laid down and started talking to the dog and telling her how good she is and how she does such a good job protecting the house.
KindnessMatters 1 year ago
Love this! It would be hilarious for my kid if I thought I was alone, I talk to myself constantly while I'm home alone.
Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 1 year ago
This is my favourite but it took me a while to understand the situation lol
Cindy Brick 1 year ago
I have heard Husband doing babytalk to our dog, when he thought I wasn't listening... guys are people, too!
#3
A while ago I spent a week alone in my house while my wife and kids visited distant family. It was glorious.
I made the food I wanted to eat, every meal was excellent. I chose a movie I wanted to watch, nobody complained. I sat in silence, nobody drilled me with questions. I cleaned up after myself, nobody else was there to immediately undo my work. I got several home improvement projects done, working on them undisturbed for 4-5 hours at a time. I slept starfish-style in the bed, no fear of elbowing anyone. I could think for hours at a time, no interruptions.
I made sure to tell my wife everything productive I had done when she called, and also how difficult the home improvement projects were, let alone my full time job. I wanted her to think she was the one on vacation, not me. After all, I was the one who was "just at home". But the truth really was that I hadn't experienced true peace and quiet for many years, and it brought me a wonderful joy.
LuckyL 1 year ago
I think everyone deserves the home for him-/herself for some time once in a while.
Skip62 1 year ago
Is it a guy thing, to want people to stop asking you about everything? My brother said he wanted a day where no one asked him "why?" at all. My sister in law immediately asked him why.
Magenta Blu 1 year ago
I'm not a guy but I wish I just can have ONE HOUR without people... (most of them female) asking things.. and then expecting I answer what THEY want, and not what I really think or feel...
Load More Replies... karen snyder 1 year ago
And.... This is why so many of us decided to refrain from parenthood. This "vacation" is how I live, every day of every week. I love my self-centered lifestyle and make no apologies. Thank you to all the good parents out there who sacrifice and compromise for the next generation. You are humanity's MVPs.
Bobert Robertson 1 year ago
This was me last week. My wife was at the cottage with the kids and then after work I was able to dig out two new flowerbeds, plant several plants, clean up some other areas outside, clean the house, and then just chill for the rest of the week. It's an amazing feeling, but in small doses. Miss my family too much without them around.
Ąåřţđęşịɠŋȿ 1 year ago
I WOULD LOVE being uninterrupted! Oh GOD. Or being instructed on how to do something a SPECIFIC way even though there are a dozen ways to do it. Never the way I need to do it. I WOULD LOVE not being 'side-tracked". Trying to do some task but then getting bombarded with a dozen more before I have barely started the first.... and each successive task becomes more of a priority than the last, rather than making a list and letting me prioritize. GOD. it would be so nice to not have that STRESS.
BoredPossum 1 year ago
Yeah, the freedom is nice until you realise that your audience is gone. Noone can listen to your dad jokes...
“We don’t really have any family in town, and we have to watch our kids all the time, but we try to help each other with raising the girls, and it’s actually easier as time goes on,” the author said.
“I know it’s tempting to complete tasks while the wife and kids go out, but time will be just as well spent if we take it and do something for ourselves…”
Meanwhile, Samantha, the creator of the witty ‘Walking Outside in Slippers’ blog, shared her personal thoughts on how partners can support each other when they’re feeling overwhelmed with responsibilities.
“I am through the woods a bit on this because my kids are now 8 and 12, and not babies or toddlers. It’s especially hard to carve out alone time when you have a toddler following you into the bathroom. But I think cutting back on the parent guilt and doing what you have to do to keep your sanity is totally acceptable. Whether that is letting your kid have some extra screen time or putting them in a stroller and browsing Target again,” she told Bored Panda.
#4
Idk but it's not gonna involve pants.
LandAhoy 1 year ago (edited)
Unnecessary if you wash yourself instead of relying on toilet paper. I gather Ace who got downvoted to oblivion probably said something along these lines.
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Romek Vili 1 year ago
In Finland kalsarikännit means getting drunk at home alone in underwear.
timebleeder 1 year ago
No, he's not. Those are shorts. Entirely different feel. And if your English and pants mean underwear to you they still don't count because they have a draw string which is not a part of underwear.
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Dark Pearl 1 year ago
hey @Dumb teenager, they didn't mean cheating or maybe not even w4nking, they meant relaxing
LandAhoy 1 year ago
Exactly, clothes are uncomfortable and dig in and itch. I wish I wasn't too shy or in too cold a country to live in a nudist colony full time.
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#5
Take five decorative pillows off the bed and put them in the closet til the morning of her return
DrBronxx 1 year ago (edited)
My wife has exactly zero pillows. Can't sleep with them. In fact, before we moved in together, she would sleep flat on a tatami mat. So, we are mercifully free of the decorative pillow nonsense.
Yayheterogeneity 1 year ago
As a woman I don't get that nonsense either. Yes I have my pillow and yes I like my bedroom to look nice. But no, no nonsense things I never use...
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Paul Brown 1 year ago
My wife doesn't put decorative pillows on our bad, but she has about 5 or 6 regular pillows she uses every night. It's a ritual for her. Amuses me to no end.
LonelyLittleLeafSheep 1 year ago
No decorative pillows on the bed, but a couple on the sofa for lounging on during a movie.
Szzone aka Rottyintós Batman 1 year ago
I actually use more pillows than my girlfriend. She piles them on my side. I always think, "many pillows, comfy nest".
#6
I cook a package of bacon and save the drippings. I cook basically everything in that fat until it’s gone.
Wife and daughter are vegetarian.
LuckyL 1 year ago
It's the answer to the question "What do you do, when you are alone" - so it's obviously that he doesn't eat bacon when they are there and enjoys it a lot when they're gone.
Load More Replies...“Not every second has to be structured craft and playtime. You don’t have to continuously get on the floor with your child just because they are asking. Some of the time, maybe. But not constantly. Parents have needs, too, and it’s important to meet those. If you have a partner to help out, all the better. If they are not too wiped out themselves, maybe they can watch the kids while you go on a walk or do something else you find rejuvenating.”
Samantha pointed out that a brisk walk can be wonderful for mental health. “I am also a proud working mom, and I enjoy my time spent at the office, out working away from my kids.”
She added that there’s no place for parental guilt. “It’s time we kick that guilt to the curb for good. Our kids have needs, but so do we. If we are not feeling good, we’re not at our parenting best anyway. And what even is parenting best? We are all just doing what we can to raise good people. That is more than enough.”
#7
I sit and stare at the wall wondering when my entire reason for existing will return, and if they brought me chocolate.
Shark queen 🦈🦈🦈 1 year ago
Only sometimes it's my entire reason for existing other than my pets
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ninjaTrashPandaBoom 1 year ago
Or if there is enough chocolate, because, damnit, I don't want to put on outdoor clothes to go to the store to buy more delicious chocolate!
Load More Replies... Szzone aka Rottyintós Batman 1 year ago
His entire reason for existing is his family? That's sweet but get that man a couple of buddies to go out for a few beers with, please
laura lee 1 year ago
Eww beer over chocolate? Get the man what he wants, chocolate.
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I sit in silence. No music, no mess, no having to please everyone. Just... Temporary peace.
I want to emphasise that, as a hot blooded male with porn access at my fingertips, I fantasize about being alone in quiet darkness and this is more valuable to me than my biological urges.
This is how exhausting raising a family is.
karen snyder 1 year ago
That's the glare of a man who is too tired to fantasize about watching porn 😂
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#9
I'm not trying to sound cheesy, but I tidy up because my wife works hard and has a pretty stressful job.
Aspiring Canuck 1 year ago
Same. I’m retired but she’s not there yet. I love her more than anything, so the least I can do is to keep the place reasonably tidy.
Philly Bob Squires 1 year ago
Not cheesy at all... I wash, cook, clean, sew, iron, you name it. Always have. I love cooking and my wife says I'm the reason she's getting fat! LOL! Seriously, she works hard at a mentally stressful job and I do IT work but have more "available" time so hey!
Ąåřţđęşịɠŋȿ 1 year ago
Yeah, I would do that too, but every time I have tried... I apparently am not capable of such. It's really amazing. I run multi-million dollar jobs at work, but somehow, when I walk through the door at home I transform into a blubbering idiot. Incapable of such high-level technical capabilities. There should be a study.
Happy and healthy relationships revolve around open and timely communication. Without honesty, you’re left guessing what your partner might want or need. And most of us have probably learned by now that we don’t have any mind-reading superpowers. Alas!
Not to oversimplify things, but if you need some time to be alone, you need to tell your partner. If you’re exhausted, tell your partner. If you’re saddled with an unfair amount of chores, talk to them. If you feel like you’re going mad because you haven’t left the house in a week and haven’t met any friends for a month—yup, you guessed it—tell your partner how you really feel.
Sure, it might be awkward and embarrassing to admit that you need a bit of ‘time off’ from parenting. You might feel guilty admitting that you also want to do the other things that you love and to meet the other folks in your life you care about. But a parent isn’t just a parent.
#10
Turn off the lights that were left on in every room and closet.
ZGutr 1 year ago
Why wait till everyone is gone? Turn it off and remind them till they learn. Although, I must say I fell in love with motion detectors, timers and light sensors. Think those save me more than the use and it's super convenient
Arturo De la Rosa 1 year ago
Nothing to remind of, turning lights off is a grandpa thing, modern lights use so little energy that you are probably consuming more by going to turn it off. your tv uses more energy when is off than some LEDs and your AC uses more energy in an hour that your entire house lights would use in a week. this is one obsession you can let go off.
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Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago
In the words of my Dad, “Do you think this is Blackpool illuminations?”
timebleeder 1 year ago
For anyone outside of England, Blackpool Illuminations is an annual light festival and tourist attraction.
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Sit in silence/nap. My wife knows when I need some down time and she takes the kids out for a few hours. She is amazing.
Nea 1 year ago
My husband and I both need a lot of personal space. Reason why we chose to be child free. This is a common practice in our home-leaving home while other enjoys solitude.
Judy Reynolds 1 year ago
Man, you are soooo lucky you have someone who understands!
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ManuelQue 1 year ago
"This is a common practice in our home-leaving home while other enjoys solitude."
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FINALLY a chance to clean up without anyone in the way!
Turn up the music and bust out the broom and mop and rags! 8D
Go outside for a smoke and get to it! 8D.
Adam Chang 1 year ago (edited)
Sometimes I just aske my wife to take the kids out for a hour so I can clean. If I'm lucky I might be able to cook too.
Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 1 year ago
I clean too... u would think a minor would have better things to do
The odds are that your partner will be happy to support you… and you should be ready to do the same for them. You could take the kids to the playground, park, or cinema for a few hours and let your partner do whatever they want to do. Or you could keep them occupied at home while the love of your life goes out to socialize a bit outside the house.
The key here is to make your partner feel supported no matter how they choose to spend that time. They can nap, do woodworking, exercise, paint, or read. They can play video games, binge TV shows, joke around with their high school pals, or go on solitary hikes in the woods. They can volunteer, visit museums, or spend their time learning a new language. It doesn’t matter what they do, so long as they’re not made to feel guilty.
#13
Watch my TV shows and movies I can't watch around them.
Poison Ivy/Boo 1 year ago
I do that too. I have 2 weeks coming up of being on my own....and damn, I'm really looking forward to it. For context, I haven't had the house to myself in over 20 years, so I'm gonna savour each and every day!
#14
Nap.
#15
A few years ago I had started a new job. We were planning to go on vacation with the in-laws, but the new job kept me from being able to go… they went without me and left me home by myself for 10 days. Also, the job was remote so I was home alone for 10 days…
You know what I did … don’t think I wore clothes the whole time they were gone….
The fact is that you can’t take care of others well if you don’t take care of yourself first. If you want to be a capable partner and parent, you need to be healthy: physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
If you’re burned out, exhausted, and constantly on edge, how loving of a person do you think you’ll be? You don’t want to end up resenting your nearest and dearest. You owe it to yourself to take care of your health. And part of that means being ‘selfish’ to do some things alone.
We all need to recharge our social batteries from time to time, no matter if we’re extroverts, ambiverts, or introverts. Meanwhile, your kids don’t need to be micromanaged. Let them make some mistakes on their own so they develop some independence and confidence.
#16
Do a bunch of chores and stuff while I daydream about what I'm going to do when I have free time. This lasts until they return.
#17
S**t with the door open and yell while doing it.
troufaki13 1 year ago
I live alone so obviously I leave the bathroom door open, and when I have company over and I have to close it, I really get frustrated 😅😅😅
Bec 1 year ago
We don't leave the door wide open but if we close doors all the way, our cats will throw themselves against the door, we had a family member move in temporarily and the cats were not happy with the change in door protocols
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When the kids are out of the house is the only time I *can* use the bathroom with the door closed. My toddler believes that something horrible will happen if I use the bathroom unsupervised, so he has a habit of heroically bursting in to save me.
August West 1 year ago
I still close the door because I like to keep the bathroom air separate from the air in the rest of the house
René Sauer 1 year ago
What are ya yelling? "Oh, It´s coming! WOah, it´s a big one! It will leave a hole in the bowl!"
Dragon mama 1 year ago
The dude in this picture still got his pants on lol. I think he needs another item on the list.
#18
Usually housework. Funny enough, my wife and kids are usually fine with me playing video games, doing hobbies, or generally having time to myself, unless I'm doing housework. Dishes take 10 minutes when I'm home alone, they take 20+ minutes when I'm trying to juggle conversations and dodge people walking through the kitchen. I can do a load of dishes, a couple loads of laundry, vaccum the carpets, and do some basic picking up in less than an hour when I'm home alone. It's a multi hour task when I'm not.
If my wife leaves for 2 hours. I can get the whole house picked up and then goof off with the kids or on my own for the rest of the day without stressing over the house. It's also a bonus that I can crank up whatever music I want with no complaints or fold laundry while watching garbage TV shows that my wife doesn't like.
Of course, the assumption is that both partners put in the effort to make their relationship and family life work. This means that they’re contributing to the household through a combination of work, housework, childcare, or anything and everything that’s needed, as it’s needed.
You probably won’t find a perfect 50/50 split of chores and childcare in any relationship. What matters is that the division of responsibilities makes sense for the couple. If someone feels like they’re doing most of the work without any appreciation while their partner lazes about, then there’s an issue. But, again, open communication solves that problem.
#19
Amplifier goes to 11.
keyboardtek 1 year ago
I compose electronic music which my wife hates. When she is gone, I get to listen to it on my vintage JBL speakers instead of my headphones.
#20
Turn the ac down.
Ace 1 year ago
Does "down" mean down to a lower temperature, or to a lower setting, i.e. warmer?
ZGutr 1 year ago
I guess 'down' as in lowering it's spirits. (Not sure how you downtalk an AC. Telling it it sucks at cooling? Mocking it small fan blades? )
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keyboardtek 1 year ago
My wife prefers a freezing house and even in the summer I have to wear long pants and a long sleeved jersey to stay comfortable. I am very slender with no fat to insulate me. When she is gone I turn the temperature up to a comfortable 77 degrees.
#21
Usually I go to bed and take a nap. I don't like to be seen napping (I have a complex about being seen as lazy) and I like the chance to have the bed to myself.
What do you personally like to do when you’re left alone without your family, dear Pandas? How do you and your partner ask each other for some time to be alone? What do you do to support each other when you’re both feeling overwhelmed?
We’d genuinely love to hear your thoughts on the topic. If you have a spare moment, let us know what you think in the comments.
#22
It’s happened once. I got incredibly high, forgot to make myself dinner, and stayed up till 3am playing video games on a school night and crushed like 10 beers.
So either that or panic and apologize.
Dumb teenager 1 year ago
sound's like the kind of thing I'd end up doing without the beer or d***s
Szzone aka Rottyintós Batman 1 year ago (edited)
For ne the same, no drụgs, but with like 2-4 beers
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StretcherBearer 1 year ago (edited)
Man that was a Tuesday for me when I was younger. Less a brag more of a caution.
#23
Start a violent movie. Something the kids can't watch and something she wouldn't be interested in.
#24
Had this the other day. I ate 1.5g mushrooms and watched avatar while listening to a podcast doing a commentary on avatar.
#25
This is more for when the wife went out of town for a couple of days…
Back in my early 20s, I would immediately pull the mattress off the bed and drag it into the living room, drive to Hooters and grab a giant bucket of wings, then come home and sit on my living room bed eating wings while watching porn.
Now, in my mid-40s, I fire up Farming Simulator and an audiobook.
DrBronxx 1 year ago (edited)
"Ah, Bob's here for his wank bucket. The wife must be out of town."
LooseSeal's $10 Banana 1 year ago
He won't make the mistake of getting extra spicy wings twice
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laura lee 1 year ago
And on your liberated mattress, your wife must've been pissed bc how are you going to play off a filthy mattress covered in wing sauce??
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ConstantlyJon 1 year ago
This one is the actual answer for honest men who are well past their 20s. Not my thing anymore but used to be. Sorry ladies.
laura lee 1 year ago (edited)
You would drag your mattress off the bed and into the living room to eat wings on and wank? Seems a lot of work with little reward. Seems more a spite activity committed by a child.
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#26
Cry.
Michael Largey 1 year ago
Yeah, my kid brother died in March. Doing a lot of that when the wife's not home. I don't want to set her off. Her kid sister died less than a week before my brother did.
Oskar vanZandt 1 year ago
It's difficult to cope in life when you feel overwhelmed... A good cry is a healthy way of processing your emotions.
Magenta Blu 1 year ago
Sometimes talking makes it even worse... Because you have to remember everything, and then it hurts again.. no way to get over anything if you keep hurting and hurting everytime you have to speak of it
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I put on a cute dress and start dancing to the sound of "Goodbye Horses" by Q Lazzarus.
#28
Video games.
#31
Fire up valheim.
DrBronxx 1 year ago
They use royalty-free photos, seemingly from Unsplash but maybe other similar sites as well, and a brief search there didn't bring up any results. No relevant ones, at least.
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What do you think ?
The 0roburos 1 year ago
This was a great article, but it did have a lot of repeats. I did not see anyone say they missed there wife or worry about their kids. which I do often (more so kids now that they are young adults)
Alexandra Nara 1 year ago
After many years with relationships and raising kids, I enjoy this every day.Friends told me, the joy of all this metime will fade into the desire to belong to someones allday again... but nah, 5 years later I am still lucky napping and painting and singing naked in my space
Oskar vanZandt 1 year ago
Napping is underrated... It is restorative and healing. To live life better, it necessary to be well rested.
similarly 1 year ago
If you're particularly sensitive and compassionate, don't read this. If I'm at home alone and I know it's going to be a few hours, I have to REALLY struggle with the urge to ... shall we say "take a permanent vacation". There'll be no stopping it, no interruptions, no half-way. By the time they got back, I'd be all done! Yay! But of course, I can't do that, because I have people who rely on me, who need me to clean the house, pay the bills, and tell them everything will be okay. And I don't want to set a bad example, you know? I can't tell other people not to do and then go do it! But it's a terrible struggle and a terrible temptation, and I don't think there are many times I've been left alone that I haven't started then had to force myself to quit, imagining my loved ones having to clean up my mess. I'd prefer not to do that, but it's a struggle.
DrBronxx 1 year ago
Good list. If something like this comes up (it's rare, and it's probably an hour or two), my wife will insist that I use the time to rest and relax, because she knows how busy I am. Sometimes (when I'm particularly exhausted) I will do that - it usually involves watching a movie or TV show that I can't watch with my wife and/or child, but most of the time I'll catch up on housework to save us both time later on. Then we can relax together later.
Captain Awesome 1 year ago
Hmm, an article about men having time to themselves and they're cleaning? Not what the Internet would have me believe.
The 0roburos 1 year ago
This was a great article, but it did have a lot of repeats. I did not see anyone say they missed there wife or worry about their kids. which I do often (more so kids now that they are young adults)
Alexandra Nara 1 year ago
After many years with relationships and raising kids, I enjoy this every day.Friends told me, the joy of all this metime will fade into the desire to belong to someones allday again... but nah, 5 years later I am still lucky napping and painting and singing naked in my space
Oskar vanZandt 1 year ago
Napping is underrated... It is restorative and healing. To live life better, it necessary to be well rested.
similarly 1 year ago
If you're particularly sensitive and compassionate, don't read this. If I'm at home alone and I know it's going to be a few hours, I have to REALLY struggle with the urge to ... shall we say "take a permanent vacation". There'll be no stopping it, no interruptions, no half-way. By the time they got back, I'd be all done! Yay! But of course, I can't do that, because I have people who rely on me, who need me to clean the house, pay the bills, and tell them everything will be okay. And I don't want to set a bad example, you know? I can't tell other people not to do and then go do it! But it's a terrible struggle and a terrible temptation, and I don't think there are many times I've been left alone that I haven't started then had to force myself to quit, imagining my loved ones having to clean up my mess. I'd prefer not to do that, but it's a struggle.
DrBronxx 1 year ago
Good list. If something like this comes up (it's rare, and it's probably an hour or two), my wife will insist that I use the time to rest and relax, because she knows how busy I am. Sometimes (when I'm particularly exhausted) I will do that - it usually involves watching a movie or TV show that I can't watch with my wife and/or child, but most of the time I'll catch up on housework to save us both time later on. Then we can relax together later.
Captain Awesome 1 year ago
Hmm, an article about men having time to themselves and they're cleaning? Not what the Internet would have me believe.
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