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Parents: Step Up Date Night!

 

If dinner at the mall food court and a so-so movie just isn't going to cut it for your next date night, consider an overnight getaway even if it's only a few miles from your house. An overnight at an upscale hotel with generous amenities can really make you feel miles away.

My first overnight stay away from my son was at the Embassy Suites in Battery Park City -- less than five miles from my Jersey City, NJ home.  Forget the fact that we foolishly picked NYC Marathon weekend when hotel prices and availability are ridiculous, the overnight was just what we needed.

We walked through Tribeca, had dinner at a little place in the West Village and just enjoyed the freedom of spending an evening like we used to back before our son was born. The big difference between now and then - I savored every moment of that evening and we anxiously rushed home on Sunday morning to see the baby.

It's not always easy to pull yourself away and if you work outside the home, you have a little, irritating voice inside you that likes to remind you that if you go you will be missing even more time with your kids.

It takes a heavy dose of generosity to give yourselves permission to get away from the kids but it always seems worthwhile on the other side!

 

 

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