Down with the kids

As parents of 3 small children we don’t get out much! There is no shame in that.  I did however experience an almost overwhelming urge to strangle (with her own hairdryer cord) a young hair salon assistant who after observing me breastfeeding through a haircut (not easy let me say) - and comforting a small baby over a  blow-dryer says, by way of conversation; “Are you going out tonight?”.  The only response I could think to this was - “Yeah love, do you know any clubs that I can get in with a Baby Bjorn”?

This isn’t quite as ludicrous as the wine shop owner, who after observing me with 2 kids in a double pram, and a baby in a sling navigating myself through his shop makes conversation - “So, are you going out tonight?”;   “Yeah mate, and I’ll leave this lot in the car, what could go wrong?”

We did however find a way to get out recently.  By  taking a combined holiday with another couple with kids and taking turns going out!  It was brilliant.  Being out of condition I did, however end up with an unusual injury, a red blister on each elbow.

This was from sitting at a table with a white starched table cloth and resting my elbows there as I told nice long stories and using my elbow as a fulcrum as I sipped wine.

They were nasty blisters - but definitely worth it!