Single Parenting and Vacations

Does a single parent ever really get a vacation? Part 2

A while back I asked if single parents ever felt they had a vacation. Suprisingly, almost half did. Not surprising, 25% said, "Vacation, what is that?"

As a single parent I know my down time is limited. And I mean down time. Not just when the kids are in bed or at school, but away with Grandma, and Aunt or their dad for 24 hours or more. Those times are few and far between, and when it does happen I find myself just basking in the quietness of it.

Sure, I make lists of things I can accomplish and errands I can run without them, but I rarely complete them. I may end up taking a nap or saying, I need a break and do nothing. I usually venture online and waste time on the computer, even though I am plugged in ten hours or more everyday!

My free time draws to an end and then I know single parent status must resume. In the wee minutes of solitude is when I usually squeak in a couple of the things I swore I would do. The bathroom gets a scrub, the floor a quick mop...fun things like that.

And see how single parenting and vacations turned into...well, not a vacation? I guess I answered my own question. No vacation here either. A little down time and then it's back on the clock!