To wonder why people need to "Survive" school holidays?

[SaggyOldClothCatpuss]

There are always threads about this. I've been there, done the small child phase. It's hardly life shattering! We have a garden, a playground nearby and a local beach, tv and nearby friends.
I love spending time with my Dcs, but don't feel the need to occupy them for 24 hours a day! Why would you need to survive your own kids?

blimey is the poor op still getting berated for this thread!

Fraid so germy. The op backtracked yonks ago, but because this thread is now so long, some people havent realised.

@ Maryz.

Lets start a slanging match and see how many people don't read the thread and think we're serious!

Hypocritical SAHM over stimulating old trout!

Maybe if you spent less time looking after your children and more time on Mumsnet, you'd find the holidays less traumatic!

Glad you have realised the you-centric nature of your OP, OP

I would love to have happy half term hols, relaxing and doing interesting activities with the kids. It's the time i really envy SAHMs. But of course for them it is doing even more of theier job than ever.

But the truth is juggling a job (needed to cover ordinary household expenses) and holidays is a nightmare, even if it wasn't expensive to fond cover (whcih it is) organising it, working round the late start of many playschemes, persuading re;uctant children that it is fun etc, is an added pressure.

Then if you do take time off work the Feb half term can be miserable and or very expensive if all you have is a grey, tired old local park and an over-priced cinema nearby.

I just spent my (unpaid leave) morning having coffee with the Mum of DC's friends - and we were interrupted about every 5 seconds.(They had a range of interesting activities and kit to entertain themselves with). When we firmly told them to bog off and stop interrupting the background cacophony of sibling friction was unbearable.

I am a glass half full sort of person, but sometimes the juggling just gets too much.

Frankly I feel sorry for you children

Do you think we could get a deletion message if we tried hard enough?

Woah!
A crying one?

Fan-fucking-tastic.
I am nearly tempted.

Maybe you should all have your children adopted. Then you can spend the whole holidays eating malteasers, and not need to survive at all!

Or, a frazzled looking holiday survival emoticon?

Am not sure you could work maltesers and a bottle of gin into an emoticon.

And exactly how do you know THAT? MrsD?

I've seen a good one where the emoji points and rolls about laughing! I love that one!

Sorry Maryz!
You did see that we were only messing now down you?