Post #67475 by laney on Sat, Jan 3, 2004 4:06 AM

Is your wife still breastfeeding? Maybe that is why she won't go out drinking-because she can't? I know that if I can't drink, the last place I want to be is with a bunch of drunks.
How about a game night at your home? She'll be close to baby. We recently played a game called Apples to Apples and a simple gambling game called LCR. Sequence is a favorite too. My family is big on games. When you have a group of fun people together playing a fun game you really don't need alcohol. But...even if she is breastfeeding she can have a glass of wine or a beer. A little goes a long way when you've been dry for over a year!

I say do things together to start with, she'll want her time away soon enough and then, you can have your guy's night's out. As a single Mom from the birth of my son, I know I would have loved someone giving me a free night out once in a while. It's also good for both of you to be away for short periods, it'll help in the long run with independance and starting school.
Good luck, it get's easier, really!