6pm conversation at our house on a Friday night:

Me: “Hey Jon, you know how you went out with your friends Wednesday night, and I was on solo parent duty?”

Jon: “Yeah, I had a great time… (slight pause as he realizes I am about to ask for my own time off). Hey! Do you want to go out with your friends tonight? You definitely should, honey. It’s your turn.”

Me (slightly embarrassed by how boring I am): “No, actually. I dont want to go out, but I would like to go to bed.”

Jon (puzzled) “Okay, sure… but, um, won’t you be doing that tonight anyway?”

Me: No, I mean I want to go to bed now, and just lie around and read a book for as long as I want, and then fall asleep whenever I feel like it. Would that be okay instead?”