re: I’m in an open marriage & went on a date to Hawaii while my husband stayed with the kids

If you have to lie to your kids about your choices, then you may have guilt and it is not normal. The fact she has to even tell herself it is akin to taking a girls only trip tells you she is lying about feeling free.

"I need to escape from my reality of being a wife and mother, I need to get fricked by other men to feel empowered". Frick her