Can't go out

I've been to the actual cinema to see a movie twice since BB was born. That's twice in five and half years. Yeah, I've been to a film festival since he was born, but that kind of event is worth a babysitter. The grubby, popcorn movies, twice. Some things you have to sacrifice.

But we learned to make-do with other things. With BB, we pretty much always went out to eat. It was easy when he was little because he mostly slept through a lunch out. When he learned to walk, he got a little more difficult. There was one time, when he was about one, we were at a trendy, out-of-the-way place and the service was abysmal. We waited a half hour to order and then another hour for our food. We learned that there are places that will work, and we were usually able to avoid spending the whole time taking turns outside with the kid. BB crimped our style, yes, but he were still able to do a lot of the things we wanted to.

With LB things have been different. He's more stubborn, more demanding, and just not interested in our thing. He's also a bad traveler and cries on planes like BB never did. So, now we don't really go out to eat either. Of course, we've created ways of getting decent take-out, but even good food tastes mediocre out of a container. I think it's time to get a babysitter.