To have told DS (9) that the rest of today is for family time not hanging with friends?

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DS has been out at a friends party/sleepover since 11am yesterday and came back with friend (only lives around the corner) in tow this am and they have been here on Wii, etc. DD is about to come home from a sleepover and DH also about to get home from a trip away. I have just told DS that when DD gets home, his friend is going home and there will be no more playing in or out today. He has homework to do and I would like us a spend a small part of the weekend as a family.

DS replied "its going to be a boring afternoon then" . Was expecting this when the DC were teenagers but not yet!

Just got back to this. I agree "family time" can have doleful overtones of grimly sitting around a monopoly board. But we live in a village where the kids are playing out and in and out of houses all the time, I just fancied having just my DC in my house during daylight hours for once!

YABU one of the main reasons for moving to the country was so that ds would play out