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When did life get so busy ?!

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midnightsanxster · 09/07/2025 09:38

DH & I work FT and have teen DC. DH has nights out in the week, I have nights out. We like to have nights in together too. Ad-hoc things pop up in the week/weekend. We see elderly parents, take DC to activities, we have a handful of friends each and relatively small families. ... but my god do we have to coordinate diaries with each other and jointly with friends. I am currently planning into September. My e-diary is full every single month with things either planned or to do/sort/remember. Not necessarily going out out. Life never used to be this busy when DC were small/there never used to be so much going on. We are not part of school governors, scouts or anything else similar.

Anyone else resonate ?

OP posts:
NoLongerATeacher · 09/07/2025 09:42

Wait till you retire - it’s bonkers 😂

icelolly12 · 09/07/2025 09:44

Sometimes you have to say no, if you want to that is. It is that simple.

SushiDisco · 09/07/2025 09:56

NoLongerATeacher · 09/07/2025 09:42

Wait till you retire - it’s bonkers 😂

Surely it’s less bonkers because you’re not working ontop of socialising and hobbies?

NoLongerATeacher · 09/07/2025 11:40

You’d think so SushiDisco wouldn’t you! Something seems to come up everyday to put our plans out - today beloved DIL has broken down on way to work - have had a two hour round trip to help her and will be doing it again later to pick her up from work and grandchild from nursery. My plan today was leisurely food shopping!

it’s all the deviating from what you thought you’d be doing - at least when working you know what that days structure will be!
life
Life overall just seems to be busier for everyone!

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