To have said no to my mum...?

[headfairy]

She wanted to take ds up to see the pageant on the Thames tomorrow, either I'd go with thm and take dd too or she goes on her own just with ds. I said no. I know it's a once in a life time spectacle but it's going to be horrendously busy and rainy.

Ds is exhausted, for the past week he's been begging to not go to preschool as he's so tired, tonight he desperately wanted to stay up to see his grandfather who he only sees once a year, so I let him stay up til 9 tonight, which means he'll be pretty tired tomorrow.

So was I wrong to say no to my mum? She's going on her own and I feel bad she'll be on her own, but I just think ds will struggle. He's 4 btw.

Brilliant

We had it on as background telly and were wondering how we'd managed watching a load of boats for so long

The bells on the boat were good though.

I think as soon as we got there we said we wouldn't stay until the end.... Ds was really excited when the queens barge went through cos the crowd went wild! My mum wanted to see the Dunkirk little ships so we went after those - just as the pipers went past. I think we'd have still been there til 6pm if we'd waited until the end.

So glad you went! I think it's wise to set yourself a limit for these things and it's fine to go and enjoy a slice of the 'real thing' without feeling obliged to stay for the whole 7 hours. I hope your mum had a nice day too. I bet your DS will remember it, even if fuzzily, as a great family day in later life.

I do hope he remembers it, right now I feel like I ran a marathon yesterday. My legs are killing me from walking for nigh on 7 hours, and shoulders and arms are killing me from carrying ds for 3 hours! Am knackered!