Playing Hooky Already?

It’s that time of year, yet again…back to school, when binders and backpacks go on sale, when summer winds down and little tummies are filled with butterflies anticipating meeting the new teacher. It also means that the house is empty during the day, adults at work, kids in the classroom. But, it doesn’t have to be.


Once school is back in session, the kids are not the only ones who can play hooky. This is the perfect time for your and your spouse to call in sick to work. Summer with the kids can be great: the beach, an amusement park, backyard bar-b-q’s, a road trip here and there, but there’s not a lot of “mom and Dad” time. So, now that the kids are heading back to class, take advantage of the empty house and fill it up.


Both you and your spouse pick a convenient day to play hooky. Call in using your best “flu voice”. Take the kids to school. Then, come back home and enjoy each other. Don’t go out and possibly run into someone you don’t want to see. Don’t post on Twitter or Facebook. Just crawl into bed and get “caught up” with your significant other.


Make love. Watch TV together. Order Chinese. Shower as a couple. Nap. Be decadent. DOn’t be productive. Focus on each other. Have a lazy love day. 


It’s remarkable what one day away from the kids and work alone with your partner in your home can do to jump start your marriage. The things they never teach you in school!

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Published on August 28, 2013 20:35
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