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Originally posted by PM_Mama00
If you're gona take the responsibility of having children, then deal with the responsibility of taking care of them, and be courteous of other people. Find a babysitter, or find a child-friendly activity.
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As a parent who would love to be able to get away with just Ms. MysticCat more than we can usually pull off, I agree completely.
FWIW, a cheaper alternative to the find-a-babysitter route: find another couple or two (or three) -- friends of yours whose kids are your kids' friends -- who'd be willing to swap with you. You keep their kids so they can go out, then another night, they keep yours so you can go out. Often, the kids will have enough fun together that it's not that much extra work for the sitting parents. The kids have a "party" and you either get a night out or enable your friends to have a night out. We've even done a couple of overnights that way.