Comments on: Quality time with the children http://www.francethisway.com/wp/quality-time-with-the-children/2009/06/ Living in France and daily life for a UK expat in the French blog! Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:50:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jacqui U http://www.francethisway.com/wp/quality-time-with-the-children/2009/06/comment-page-1/#comment-15661 Jacqui U Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:14:27 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/?p=1024#comment-15661 My husband oh so sympathises with you at the moment. I have been away for the last 2.5 weeks during which he has been coping with our two daughters - spectacles and multitudes of 'end of lycée' parties (two on the same evening once!). Second performance of the spectacle, and a neighbour kindly offers to take the younger one. Big sigh of relief until the phone rings. She has forgotten one (yes only one) ballet points shoe and she goes on stage in 20 minutes! He drives like a maniac and makes the 25 minute journey in 16. Finally gets home again and finds she had left a voicemail for him saying could he hurry because he seemed to be taking too long!! Words like you have never heard before......you heard in our house that night!! My husband oh so sympathises with you at the moment.

I have been away for the last 2.5 weeks during which he has been coping with our two daughters – spectacles and multitudes of ‘end of lycée’ parties (two on the same evening once!).

Second performance of the spectacle, and a neighbour kindly offers to take the younger one. Big sigh of relief until the phone rings. She has forgotten one (yes only one) ballet points shoe and she goes on stage in 20 minutes!

He drives like a maniac and makes the 25 minute journey in 16.

Finally gets home again and finds she had left a voicemail for him saying could he hurry because he seemed to be taking too long!!

Words like you have never heard before……you heard in our house that night!!

]]> By: Ellie http://www.francethisway.com/wp/quality-time-with-the-children/2009/06/comment-page-1/#comment-15632 Ellie Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:19:51 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/?p=1024#comment-15632 Girls always seem nicer from what i observed - my husband promised me one but didn't keep his promise :) I am trying to stay positive and find the good in situations that negative is easier to spot :) Girls always seem nicer from what i observed – my husband promised me one but didn’t keep his promise :) I am trying to stay positive and find the good in situations that negative is easier to spot :)

]]> By: Boris http://www.francethisway.com/wp/quality-time-with-the-children/2009/06/comment-page-1/#comment-15631 Boris Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:47:09 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/?p=1024#comment-15631 Well at least they are old enough to go and swim in the pool without me needing to watch them anymore, I should be grateful for small things - although they do insist I have spent half an hour making the pool spotless before they will get in. Boys easier? I don't know. Younger boys always looked difficult to me, always fighting and making too much noise... Well at least they are old enough to go and swim in the pool without me needing to watch them anymore, I should be grateful for small things – although they do insist I have spent half an hour making the pool spotless before they will get in.
Boys easier? I don’t know. Younger boys always looked difficult to me, always fighting and making too much noise…

]]> By: Steven http://www.francethisway.com/wp/quality-time-with-the-children/2009/06/comment-page-1/#comment-15630 Steven Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:25:05 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/?p=1024#comment-15630 I feel your pain. I have two boys and it's hard enough. Having two girls would be my worst nightmare! I feel your pain. I have two boys and it’s hard enough. Having two girls would be my worst nightmare!

]]> By: Ellie http://www.francethisway.com/wp/quality-time-with-the-children/2009/06/comment-page-1/#comment-15629 Ellie Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:43:58 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/?p=1024#comment-15629 I understand you 100% - sometimes I feel like I'm nothing but my kid's personal driver. They are still little and I can control the distance they travel for play dates. It is hot here now - so I just walk them to the closest pool and let them dissolve into water :) I understand you 100% – sometimes I feel like I’m nothing but my kid’s personal driver. They are still little and I can control the distance they travel for play dates. It is hot here now – so I just walk them to the closest pool and let them dissolve into water :)

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