Everyone Wants to Know: How to Have Sex While Traveling with Your Kids?
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- by Mark Stephens on Mon Feb 28, 2011 - (6) Comments
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While we all wonder at certain necessities like, "uh, so where am I gonna poo during our camping road trip?", there's another event near and dear to the same anatomy (I said near) you're wondering about, too. How do you have intimacy, a little s-e-x, with your partner on a road trip with kids? Whoosh! And there goes decency right out out the window. Stick with me, though. Or don't. Or maybe you're saying, "Road trip? Sheez, dude, I can't even figure this out at home."
I recently read 360 Degrees Longitude by John Higham, a story about a family of four that traveled around the globe in 12 months - and this question was the first that burned my curiosity, no doubt, so I know I can't be alone here - I'm not that odd. Higham remained respectable throughout, and only once mentioned in the book that the act of engaging in the "s" word would be a huge challenge with two pre-teens around all the time. That was it, no tips, no advice, no daring stories of how he and his wife behaved as husband and wife, not just dad and mom. While that's very respectable, boy, the public really wants to know about the nuts and (thunder)bolts. If you think I'm being too tasteless, well, that is a genuine worry of mine so just know . . . I'll be gentle. However I see an inherent point in this topic that makes it okay. Sex is the root of how we all became parents in the first place. And we all like sex, despite the 50/50 odds. Gee.
I sat on this topic for a couple of weeks because I really didn't want to go this far. Someone sent me a message on Facebook with this link that went, "Hey, smores and campfires are cool and all, your pictures are great, but I really want to know how to get laid when my kids are in the camper with me and my girlfriend." I said, nah, not going there, bro. Well, here I am, going there. You can thank the old Heart song, "How Do I Get You Alone" that came on the radio yesterday as I drove down the road thinking about this topic. Serendipity.
Rest assured, I'm not giving you anything out of my playbook. But I'll give you the source for your own pleasurable reading:
How To Have Sex on the Road and Not Wake Your Child(ren) - via Almostfearless.com
Tips From AlmostFearless.com:
- Go stealth: kids will sleep through more than you think
- Get help: there’s no shame in hiring help, especially if it means keeping your marriage healthy
- Act like teenagers: The floor? The shower? Quietly on the bed? Standing up? There’s no rules, but a playful attitude helps!
- Sex isn’t always possible: I think the main idea is to stay connected, wherever you are in the world.
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