This is not advice, just wanted to share something. We had a few years like this in my family growing up, due to music competitions/lessons/etc. My parents asked us girls what we thought and we came up with a variety of solutions depending on the schedule. I think what I learned from it is that families really can work together to make things work so individuals can be supported, including the parents - sometimes. (Sometimes not, of course.)
One year we all packed dinner sandwiches on Thursday nights, and then had desert together. It turned out to be incredibly fun to have a boring meal and then this healthy-but-tasty treat at the end of the evening, and although my memory may have idealized it it seems like people were more relaxed.
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Date: 2006-10-31 11:33 am (UTC)This is not advice, just wanted to share something. We had a few years like this in my family growing up, due to music competitions/lessons/etc. My parents asked us girls what we thought and we came up with a variety of solutions depending on the schedule. I think what I learned from it is that families really can work together to make things work so individuals can be supported, including the parents - sometimes. (Sometimes not, of course.)
One year we all packed dinner sandwiches on Thursday nights, and then had desert together. It turned out to be incredibly fun to have a boring meal and then this healthy-but-tasty treat at the end of the evening, and although my memory may have idealized it it seems like people were more relaxed.