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What is your evening routine when kids have late hobbies?

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Blueybingomum · 30/10/2025 18:49

Please help and give us some advice before I divorce my husband.

dd17 has 2 horses, started around 4 years ago and that one is now happily retired so doesn’t take up much of our time, our new one she purchased in May.

dd now works until 5.30 every night so we are going to the yard at 6-6.30. We are lucky that we are on full livery as the yard is a 20-25 min drive away. It’s a lovely yard and our youngest has lessons there too on a Saturday.

but the issue is I work away quite a bit so when it’s my DH turn to take her he absolutely hates it. He moans and is grumpy and just makes the whole situation horrible. The kids rarely get dinner because “it’s too late to eat” by the time they are finished riding. It’s exhausting having to deal with it while away with work. It’s probably once or twice a week he has to take her when it’s his turn.

so how do you manage it? What do you do for dinner etc?

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StripyHorse · 30/10/2025 18:56

We only gave 1 late hobby per week (usually) and it is after dinner so we tend to have a quick meal sorted / leftovers to heat up.

On the rare occasion that it really clashes with meal time, we get DC to have school dinners so she has had a substantial lunch.

EleventyThree · 30/10/2025 18:54

It sounds like it's a problem with your husband rather than dinner? He needs to plan ahead.

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