Do you use your kids as an excuse?

I think we all do it at some time or another and it is not always a bad thing. I am currently using my daughter as an excuse not to lose myself in my own grief. She is a sweet source of strength and my excuse to keep our lives fun and meaningful when I do not feel any of it yet.

I have used my son's bedtime as an excuse to leave places early. Even though we always put him to bed on time, a few extra minutes wouldn't matter, but it's always a helpful excuse when we need to get out of there.

Definitely for little things I don't want to do but not as an excuse for something really important.

Sometimes, but not often. Its a matter of trying to fit everything into one day...and sometimes that is not possible. So if I am using my kids as an excuse for not doing something, its usually because I am lacking in time, and trying to fit too much into one day.

I don't use my kids as an excuse to avoid events, just might be a bit late, or need to postpone the event because we have five boys...trying to work in and around our family with also my blogging...that is when I will use my kids as an excuse. Does that make me a bad parent? I don't think so - just means that I leverage my time, and make the most of my day!

If someone says that they have never used their kids as an excuse then I reckon they are not telling the truth!

Yes I have. I have stated that my daughter was coming down with a cold. Or that she just went down for a nap.

Some how, people accept that excuse, but will not accept, "I do not feel well and I just want to stay home. " or "I have had a long morning and I need to rest.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.