Yes, I'm alone with my daughter a lot. We don't always go places (though sometimes we do like a treat at Starbucks), but nothing that really sticks out as special. I guess I did chaperone her class to the zoo though never again, they leave you alone with 5 kids you don't know and your own kid and it's well, let's meet back here at 2. They had some paths blocked off for constructing/moving animals, and I got us lost, though all the kids, including my daughter, thought that was hilarious. Otherwise, we just go places like the library or my sister's house to see her cousins, maybe to the used book store, or for ice cream if I've got a coupon. She used to go grocery shopping with me before she started school and does seem to miss it, but I've had to do curbside pickup because of fatigue and to save money (not in store, don't see the display, not tempted to buy).

I think with me it's every day type stuff we do. At home, I'm teaching her to cook, bake, do the dishes in the dishwasher (cycle stuff on mine is confusing), do the laundry, fold clothes, or I sometimes help her clean up her room. I feel like I'm just teaching, telling, not doing anything special. It tends to be H who takes her places like fancy gardens, festivals (I hate festivals), 4th of July fireworks. I have to be feeling really, really good to actually go to stuff like that, and sometimes, I do go, it's just very hard on me. Even eating at a pizza place with arcade games, H is the one who goes off with her to play the games (I also hate arcade games) while I sit in one of the eating areas, reading or playing on my iPad.

Often, I feel she remembers the fun, exciting stuff she does with him, and not the boring stuff like learning how to do laundry with me. Even before she started school, since she wasn't in pre-school, I was the one teaching her how to hold a pencil, having her practice writing the abc's, her name, learning the address & phone numbers, etc. I suppose teaching is important but it isn't always fun or exciting for the child.