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To stay at home every weekend ?

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Woolygreyowl · 25/05/2024 11:23

Is this weird / wrong?

Dc are at nursery / school all week. Each has one extra curricular activity a week. We walk (3 year old still uses buggy) but that’s still plenty of fresh air.

Every weekend we stay at home - the dc have toys / arts and crafts / the garden. It’s time to relax and do things at our own pace. They have a nice time and so do we. MIL has heavily criticised my parenting and SIL (who is a childcare practitioner don’t you know 🙄) thinks I’m affecting their ‘social and emotional development’ (?wtf!) because we are at home every weekend??!

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Woolygreyowl · 25/05/2024 11:32

Calling · 25/05/2024 11:30

Your weekends sound good. Can I join in? 😉

Thankyou ! Honestly after a week of school nursery work etc it’s perfect ! We do see SIL and MIL during the week as well so it’s not like we aren’t seeing them so I’m struggling as to why they think this so bad for the dc !!

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JamSandle · 25/05/2024 11:32

Sounds lovely to me if you enjoy it. Why not?

Calling · 25/05/2024 11:30

Your weekends sound good. Can I join in? 😉

Chely · 25/05/2024 11:27

MIL & SIL can jog on. Your family, do what suits you.

Woolygreyowl · 25/05/2024 11:24

Sorry - should have added this cropped up as SIL asks frequently can we go over to hers or take MIL out and about

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