Learner Dad: A week in the sun wasn’t worth all the second-guessing about green lists

 If you’ve been reading this every Friday, you’ll know that we were planning a week in France starting today (as I write).

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This week, a gap emerges between my wife and me, until Netflix saves the day.

No surprise: There is a gap opening up in our marriage. My wife is big into last-minute surprises for the kids. I’m all about the anticipation, tell them early so we can all enjoy the build-up to a trip away or whatever. The added bonus in my approach is that you have something to threaten to withdraw if they won’t eat their dinner/stop fighting/get out of bed/being kids basically. This is why my wife usually cracks, so if there’s a holiday coming up, it’s usually common knowledge a few months before.