Parents Nite Out

What is parents nite out? And why did I spell night “nite”? Parents nite out is a time for the adults in a relationship, where there are also children involved, to go out, child-less, into the night and feel free for as long as they can. Or as long as the babysitter can stay. Or as long as they can afford to pay the babysitter.

Why did I spell night “nite”? Well, when I was younger and single and childless, we all spelled the word night like “nite” because it was cool. If you were out for the “nite” you were having some serious fun. If you were going out for the “night,” you were most likely going to dinner with your grandma.

Here is a list of why parents need “Parents Nite Out”:

1) To be away from the kids.

Yup, that is the obvious reason! You need space. You need time. You need to feel like an adult. You need a moment of  “ahhhhhhh”.

 

2) To get away from the kids.

Nope. Stop right there. It is not the same as number one. Not even close. Being away and getting away are two totally different things. Being away means being out of the vicinity the kids are in. Fine. You can do that in the garage when you need to scream at the top of your lungs while they are blasting the television. Getting away is really BEING away from them – far away, at a restaurant, at a bar, at a party, at a place that required you to use transportation to get there.

This is important because it’s nice to have space in the house from the kids, but there is always the chance they can find you, will find you and that space will be sadly interrupted. Getting away to that bar or party the next neighborhood over, pure gold baby, pure gold. Cathartic fucking gold.

 

3) To be with your spouse or significant other but not really

Um, I don’t need anymore time with my spouse. Not really. Yea, it’s great to catch up on shit we can’t talk about in front of the kids, but we enjoy going out, whether it be dinner or bowling or a movie so we can see other adults. Other people. They are out there. Without their kids too. THAT is amazing.

 

4) To brag

Being able to go out, without the kids, without having to go to “Friendly’s” or “Chuck E Cheese” is the bomb. And you should brag about it. Brag to the world. We went to an adult restaurant with alcohol and steak knives. Woo freaking hoo!

 

5) Last but not least, to drink

Sorry folks. It’s true. It’s not like we can’t have a drink at home, however, it seems better when you are out. Away from the kids. Where they can’t see you. Where your oldest child doesn’t always say, “They told us in school that too much wine is very bad.”

What they hell do they know in school!?!

 

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