What does your 11 year old so at the weekend?

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DS asks all weekend to have friends round / for me to take him somewhere (eg clip and climb) with friends.

I feel like a shit parent because I hate (a) being whinged at and (b) have other stuff to do (housework/ diy etc) and (c) I work full time so having other people here is unrelaxing for me.

He seems to be unable to entertain himself unless it's watching tv / you tube. He does play sport most Saturday mornings but it was cancelled.

At 11 my DD was taking herself to a club on a Saturday and meeting with friends either outside the house or at home.
We quite like to have Sunday as a quiet day to catch up with homework/housework and relax.

Drama, Netball, long dog walk as a family.

We mostly hang out together and only branch out for parties. My DC usually need a break from their friends at the weekend.

I think you're mean if you won't let him have friends around at least every other weekend, and even then it's probably no more than 4 hours. Would you rather he hung out on street corners or in derelict buildings to see his mates? Coz that's what can happen around here.

DS 11 has futsal match on Friday night, football on Saturday morning and futsal training on Sunday mornings.
Aside from this he might go to a friend’s house, or invite a friend over, watch a movie with us, play with his brother, do homework, come for a walk with me, go into town for a look around the shops. High school seems to have curbed his constant need for entertainment and he’s very tired with all of his sport so he’s quite happy at home most of the time. He enjoys painting, helping me with cooking, adult colouring books, occasionally plays his Xbox.

My dc danced all day Saturday so didn’t have time for anything else but they were spending it with friends Sundays are family days. We’ve only very occasionally done ‘friend’ things on weekends. If they have a spare weekend then they spend it lounging around watching tv/YouTube/reading etc.

I do let him have friends round sometimes!! I think it's probably because I'm really busy atm and low on energy. And he has a tendency to harp on and on and on...

He is allowed to hang out with his friends and go out in his bike. I'll maybe suggest he does that now.

DS2 has a swimming lesson right in the middle of the day (1.30) and that seems to make things tricky too I that it kind of cuts through the day.