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Working and DC refusing to go to club

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ChildcareIssues47 · 29/07/2024 13:40

School holidays are so stressful. We both work full time, DD is 6.

This week i'd booked her into a club linked to her hobby. She goes to standard holiday club usually but this week none of her friends were there and as we have 5 weeks to cover I thought she'd appreciate doing something different for one of them.

She'd been so excited, DH went to drop her off this morning... and came back home with her. She wasn't particularly distressed, said she'd felt sick and didn't want to go (she is not ill, it must have been nerves).

I work from home so am the one organising clubs and doing most drop offs and pickups which is a massive juggle. This was the first day DH stayed home to help as I had an unmovable work commitment this morning.

I'm feeling pretty annoyed with DH that he's now set the precedent that this is somehow optional. When tomorrow he'll be back in the office and it will be down to me to either convince her to go or juggle her at home all week with work...

Argh I honestly could cry! Not even sure what advice I am looking for, maybe just sympathy.

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MouseofCommons · 30/07/2024 15:10

To be fair, holiday clubs can be hard going. Too much enforced fun and not enough friends. I had to collect my youngest when she was distressed and they wouldn't have her any longer.
It took a few months to find a club she could cope at.

Blondeshavemorefun · 30/07/2024 17:32

MouseofCommons · 30/07/2024 15:10

To be fair, holiday clubs can be hard going. Too much enforced fun and not enough friends. I had to collect my youngest when she was distressed and they wouldn't have her any longer.
It took a few months to find a club she could cope at.

That's why I always send mini blondes to a club with a a few school friends

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