Seriously?

Rob and I found a good deal, a sitter, and time to head to the ritzy Benihana to celebrate our anniversary Saturday night. We shared a table with a couple and their 9 year old son.

It was soon obvious that while we were both stay at home moms, our lives were very different. They had their son in about 10 different sports, so she had a full-time driving job, including driving him to Park City several times a week for race skiing. "It's a good thing that we started him at 3, because if we had waited until 4 or 5, he just wouldn't be able to compete." And I thought I take my kids to a lot of places because I take them to a museum a few times a month.

When the couple found out that we had two kids, they both looked at us and asked, "Don't you miss them?" I paused a moment trying to figure out what she was talking about... like on an extended vacation? Sure, after about a week. Miss them to go out to dinner? Rob and I both looked at each other and in unison, said, "No!"

"That's so great." They replied, "We should really do that. Our kid is at the age where he would love us to leave him alone."

Seriously? Your child is 9 and you have never left him with a sitter? 2 hours ago, my husband and I both sighed in relief when we left our very hyper children with the sitter. I love my children, I really do. But miss them while I go out or dinner?

Seriously?