Can I get away with this?

I promised to take my older son camping some time, on a 'lads only' jolly, ie leave the wife and youngest lad (currently 6 months old) at home.

I think its important because older lad, I suspect, feels a bit 'second best' since the new lad arrived, and I want to remind him he is still my best mate, hence not bringing the new lad, and therefore not bring wife.

I made this promise a while ago, and wife wasn't really listening at the time (wives don't listen remember). So do we think I can get away with taking one lad camping and leaving wife at home to look after new lad?

 

I always had to take all of the kids camping, couldn't trust evil wife to look after any i'd left behind.

 

do all the cleaning, ironing and shopping , prepare meals beforehand, send a masseuse round.

I am sure she will let you go

 

Sure you can! Go for it, it's for the benefit of your lad, it'll be good for everyone all round

 

Go for it @clueless1 I'll be doing the same when it warms up.

 

@clueless1

The benefits to your older son will far outweigh any arguments you may get from the wife.
Go for it.

 

Does the wife actually like camping? She may even now be plotting ways of wriggling out of your trip so she can stay at home with the central heating and the duvet.

 

She's only been camping once, but she did enjoy it.

 

You need to start earning brownie points with her from now. Only ask the question when she has had a couple of drinks , for more amenable then

 

It's a tad cold for camping at the moment. A couple of days ago it was lovely and sunny in the late afternoon, but it was down to freezing at 6:00 and went down to - 0.5°C by 6:30 after we'd had our breakfast and were ready to head off. But I've found that young kids complain far less about the cold on campsites in winter than many of the adults.

 

I'm doing the same with my lad this year, he's 4 though. Little sister is 10 months and as you say I think he is feeling a little pushed out. It was actually my wife that suggested it though.

Rusty.

 

I'm just amazed any of you still have wives.