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Cupid\u2019s arrow just stuck you with the kids, but you may still have options to make the most of Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n
Ah Valentine\u2019s Day. A day dedicated to love, chocolate and suckering you into buying expensive stuff because you\u2019re expected\u00a0to. While jewelers and florists rejoice at Cupid\u2019s special day, those of us who are parents of young children have a bit of a dilemma: who\u2019s going to babysit?<\/p>\n
If your regular babysitter is a young female with a suitor, you\u2019re in a bit of trouble. You may think of turning to your parents, but then of course they may want to go out for the evening. And just to make things even worse, this year Valentine\u2019s Day is on a Saturday. Ugh. Your chances of finding a sitter have just gotten worse than the Sixers shot at making the NBA playoffs.<\/p>\n
Nothing screams romance like an evening with children, but you have some options.<\/p>\n
Option 1: Take the kids out to dinner with you.<\/strong><\/p>\n I did this last year. Couldn\u2019t get a sitter and my wife said she wanted to go out so we packed the kids in the minivan to experience some candlelight dining. Of course as soon as you walk into a restaurant on Valentine\u2019s Day with all the starry-eyed lovers, you\u2019re going to get some looks and even a few snide remarks. The key is to just own it. This is your reality. Sure, we\u2019re the only table ordering off the kid\u2019s menu, but a dinner out is a dinner out. Charge up those iPhones and iPads so each child has some personal entertainment that may keep them from being overly rambunctious. You could even open that wallet and spring for a new $0.99 app to give the kids a new game to enjoy. Then you could hopefully enjoy a meal, and some sanity, with your Valentine.<\/p>\n Option 2:\u00a0Dinner and a Movie for the Wee Ones.<\/strong><\/p>\n Ok, so you\u2019re not ready to venture out with little ones and you\u2019re stuck at home. While dinner and a movie may sound like a date night, it\u2019s actually a decent option for your kids on Valentine\u2019s Day. Order pizza and whatever Disney cartoon or Marvel epic they haven\u2019t seen yet. Move that coffee table in front of the TV and put down a blanket for the kids to eat dinner in front of the TV. While they\u2019re experiencing the wonder of animation, you can then move to the dining room or kitchen to have a separate dinner with just you and your Valentine. Now I will warn you, this is a race against time. There\u2019s zero chance the kids will not come and bother you at some point, but these are the cards you\u2019ve been dealt.<\/p>\n Option 3: It\u2019s bedtime and a late dinner.<\/strong><\/p>\n The two words every kid hates to hear just might be your one chance at a quiet dinner with your Valentine. That\u2019s right, it\u2019s bedtime. Oh the sun is still out? Too bad, time for bed. Send the kids to their beds a bit earlier than usual and plan on bringing home a special dinner. Let the kids listen to music in their room, read for a little bit or whatever you need to do to get the kiddos out of your hair. If bedtime is a struggle on an ordinary night, you might be out of options, but for those who can rally and push through this might be your best (and last) resort.<\/p>\n To all those parents out there trying to find babysitters and make the most out of a fictitious holiday, I feel your pain. Good luck out there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Father\u2019s Guide to Valentine\u2019s Day at Home\u2026with Kids Cupid\u2019s arrow just stuck you with the kids, but you may still have options to make the most of Valentine\u2019s Day. David Marine February 4, 2015 Ah Valentine\u2019s Day. A day dedicated to love, chocolate and suckering you into buying expensive stuff because you\u2019re expected\u00a0to. While … Continue reading A Father\u2019s Guide to Valentine\u2019s Day at Home\u2026with Kids<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilletnrealestateforsale.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilletnrealestateforsale.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilletnrealestateforsale.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilletnrealestateforsale.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilletnrealestateforsale.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=190"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilletnrealestateforsale.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":191,"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilletnrealestateforsale.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190\/revisions\/191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilletnrealestateforsale.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilletnrealestateforsale.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clarksvilletnrealestateforsale.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}