Kids are Having Fun
The kids are spending time with friends. They got to spend the night with friends. It is odd not to have them around. I know it is best to allow them to have time away from Mom and Dad. It is best for them to get used to being away from Mom and Dad.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. They get to experience life with other people. It is good to for them to interact with a wide variety of people. They can have fun with their friends and come back home and spend time with Mom and Dad. I try to make it fun here. They know they have a loving home.
We can do fun activities together. I try to think of what they like and work with that. We may have time together doing ordinary things like cooking and cleaning. I try to even make that fun, so they don’t have a sense of dread. Life can either be painful or fun. I choose to make it as fun as possible for my kids. They have a choice too. If spending time with friends makes them happy, they can do that too.