I Surprised My Wife With Our First Date Since We Had Our Son. Big Mistake.

Care and Feeding July 23, 20261:00 PM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Getty Images Plus. Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My wife, “Cindy,” and I have a 2-year-old son, “Sam.” He’s a pretty good kid, easy going. There’s a high schooler called “Anna” who lives on our street. We’ve known her since she was a kid. She dropped a flier advertising her babysitting services. We haven’t been on a date since he was born, so I decided I’d surprise my wife. I had Anna meet me at the house after daycare pickup. She’d met Sam before, and I knew they got on great. Then I went to pick my wife up at work and surprise her with a dinner date. Well, when I got to her office, she was surprised all right, but