Does anyone have weekends like this anymore?

Honestly our weekends in December are much busier yes. This weekend we had a big day out/ special trip. But the other day was fairly quiet apart from a birthday party for DD.

The weekends between now and Christmas itself all have something planned in - polar express at the cinema with a friend and her kids, a lights walk, a theatre trip etc. But we always try to keep one low key day too. And plenty of our other weekend throughout the year are slow and quiet. They won’t make it to social media though - but then not all of the bigger stuff does either, I’ll share the odd pic because I’m clearly a terrible, shallow person by mn standards, but certainly not everything.

If you makes you feel any better I dont think my dc left the house all weekend . Dh and I had jobs to do, like a tip run and food shopping. I took a relative to a hospital appointment yesterday morning. Yesterday, when I got home, I did nothing but watch films all afternoon. I think a weekend home is nice. I know both my dc were tired, they were is school all week, they're on the bus stop by 7.50 every morning and do x3 activities after school, they wanted a break. I think it sounds like you had a great weekend!

I love a slow weekend. The trouble is there's always a birthday party or a show or a friend with an idea for something fun to do. This weekend we met up with friends to exchange gifts and go to a lightshow with the kids then yesterday was DD's Christmas show as she's in musical theatre. Next weekend my other friend is in a panto so we're going to see that but trying really hard not to book anything for Saturday other than DD's usual swimming lesson.

I think this year it's partly because there's only 2 weekends in December before the Christmas holidays so even just 2 or 3 Christmas events fills them up.

All 3 of us have a lot of hobbies and stuff just comes up.

Precisely.

I am in a happy relationship, but wouldn't dream of spouting my cozy night in rubbish to any of my friends.

This doesn't wash. If the aim of your original post was about money and being unable to afford a more exciting weekend, you would have worded it very differently

Insufferably smug post

Your weekend sounds like a normal weekend. What you're seeing on social media is the one off stuff for us.

You know full well you were being smug and smarmy and now you are just trying to backtrack.

You also know full well that your weekend was what a lot of people crave, especially those who have no family or who are single and without children who feel unhappy that their circumstances weren't as they envisaged or werent as they hoped life would transpire.

Do you honestly think we can't see through your aim of your post? It is as transparent and blatent as it gets.

Exactly this. People don’t post their mundane moments on IG/facebook. They don’t post watching a film or making pancakes or colouring in. On the whole only post the social stuff.

OP, it sounds like you’re looking for validation for your lifestyle? You did plenty and wholesome stuff with your daughter. You are giving her a lovely childhood. Don’t compare other’s highlight reels to your life. Are you happy? Is your daughter happy? Your husband? That’s all that matters.

Comparison is the thief of joy!
My two are older now so our weekend consisted of dropping the eldest at work, then walking the dog, cleaning the bathroom, hoovering and getting the washing done.
The youngest (14) rose from his pit at 2pm and promptly went to his mates until around 9pm.
Picked up the eldest and watched re runs of stranger things with him
Sunday gave us the ironing pile, more walking the dog, had to do a bit of work, kids fended for themselves most of the day, they were in and out to mates houses or they all came here. Decided to have a bottle of wine and a few gins, regretting it this morning.
Very dull here!
When they were little it would have been football on a saturday morning, friends and/or dog walk on a saturday afternoon and a lot of weekends we went to the beach on a sunday for a bracing fresh air dog walk and home for a roast. One weekend in december we would see Santa somewhere and there would have been a football xmas party for each kid at some point but thats it!

Your weekend sounds perfect. So much 1:10 time . Chilled fun inexpensive

Great new year resolution - Mumsnet is going too.

A (not-so-stealthy) boast post this one

Step 1: Delete Social Media

Step 2: Live your life for at least a year without its influence on your mind (the extent of which you may nit even be aware of).

Step 3: Ask yourself if you've had a good year.

I’m glad I no longer use SM. It isn’t real. It’s a small snapshot and of course people only post the absolute best parts of life. I’ve seen how people kill themselves to get the ‘perfect’ contrived shots of their families on days out. Just remember they were probably shouting either side of the perfect family shot and it took like 150 takes or they have a Google pixel.

I got that vibe also. It had smarmy written all over it.

I am in a happy relationship but I was single for 7 years prior to that.

The OP has just rubbed single, childless people's noses in it and knows she has at that. Asking people if her weekend sounds boring knowing full well there are lonely people out there who would crave that type of weekend.

One thing you can't be in life is smug

I got that vibe also. It had smarmy written all over it.

I am in a happy relationship but I was single for 7 years prior to that.

The OP has just rubbed single, childless people's noses in it and knows she has at that. Asking people if her weekend sounds boring knowing full well there are lonely people out there who would crave that type of weekend.

One thing you can't be in life is smug

No, you're definitely not alone!

@Ithinkofawittyusernamethenforgetit thanks yes I'm even more persuaded it's a waste of time now. I spend too much time lurking in Mumsnet so deffo no time for any other social media. Happy Christmas 🎄 x

I didn't take your post as a humble brag OP. Possibly because it's how I feel as well. It's not even social media, it's all the school mums and dads talking about their busy weekends, Lapland Uk, or other Santa visits, pantos, etc. They sound lovely and I worry my dc will feel they are missing out as they get older as we can't afford to do all those things. Also after working all week and with a ton of chores to do our energy levels right now are low and they're lucky to even do their clubs or go to the park. I'd hibernate all winter if I could!

What a fabulous weekend. I am all in with your schedule. I think all these things people do can be great, but also a massive costly disappointment. Nothing beats your weekend. December is busy enough.

Your weekend sounds fine and nice and lots of people have said it is. You don't need validation by criticism of other people's weekends which is what you seem to want?

Hi Karen 😉
Mine too, I thought Instagram was originally going to be image-based and that sounded good to me as a creative-type person - I hated all the Facebook thing. What I naively didn’t realise was - that was all fake too! But airbrushed fake rather than wholesome fake.

My kids are all adults so I probably shouldn't be posting here. Just wanted to say that I still don't know what people get out of Instagram. Facebook is more than enough for me . I don't get why people use Instagram .other than if they've got a business that it's advertising.