Yep, I know what you mean. At one point in our parental negotiations around this stuff, Eric was suggesting that I have a standing "mom's night out" or "mom's afternoon off" or whatever. But that's not what I wanted - I wanted him to be accomodating and helpful when there was *was* some specific thing that I did want to do, but I didn't want to feel like I had to come up with something at a specified time every week.

I'm really sorry your recent date night with wcg bummed out so spectacularly. I always find those kinds of breaks to be especially invigorating, because they're so out of step with the usual grind.