....to be bloody well fed up of being up at 7.30am every single weekend? Even though it's my own sodding fault for encouraging the DCs to ^do things^

[TantrumsAndBalloons]

I have just worked out that the last time I did not have to get out of my bed at 7-7.30am on Saturday or Sunday was a very brief period in about 2005.

Honestly.

Would it be unreasonable to warn parents with younger children to never ever encourage them to do stuff that occurs at the weekend?

I have 2 to drop off to football training, plus half of their teammates apparently. This is because parents don't want to get up this early on a cold Saturday morning. So they think ooh, I know what I'll do. I will stay in my nice warm bed and let tantrums pick up my DS. And I won't even ask her, I will get my DS to text her DS, that way I don't have to feel guilty asking her.

Then I have a dd who has another drama production today. This is the third one in 2 months. I can only imagine they do this to justify the fucking extortionate cost of the fees.

I am cold. And tired. And I have to get up again at 6.45 tomorrow to watch ds1 football match and then ds2 football match.

I am not impressed

If I had known when they were young that this would require so much bloody effort I would never have encouraged them to do things.

I thought teenagers were supposed to stay in bed until lunchtime and then sit online or in front of the tv all day? Why did I have to get the ones that cant sit still for 5 minutes?

Is there a partner or hubbie who can take them to give you a break?

I share your pain Tantrums Two footballing DSs. DH have had to decide who is taking which DS where this morning.

DS1's mate has asked on FB if DH can take him to the match again.

I am taking DS2, I found out last night it's not just one match but some sort of cup thing involving 2 matches.

Wellies, thermals, waterproofs, coffee mug. Ugh.

YY to anyone about to give birth. Don't encourage them to do outdoors stuff at the weekend.

we gave up swimming lessons for this reason - 9am on a Saturday every bloody week.
They're not great swimmers now but, blimey it makes family life so much easier at the weekend

Not anywhere near as bad as you but I know what you mean. DS2 built his own computer this year - there is a lot to be said for sitting online!
My boys have football, hockey, karate, gymnastics, cadets, swimming and Scouts between them over the course of a year.

Sleep well tonight.

Are you telling me it doesn't get better after the toddler years?

You're preaching to the choir!

Although DS is only 2. We've got a strict regime of film on the iPad on weekend mornings, all snuggled up together. I'm well aware it probably won't last.

You planned the wrong hobbies that's all . I am just getting up to take DS1 & DS2 to swimming lessons at 10 & 10.30 while I sit with a latte and watch in the warm followed by DS2 drama show at 12.45 theatre next to a costa finishing off with DS2 going to a party this afternoon (ok that has no perks but gotta take the rough with the smooth).

Have to say standing in a cold football field would depress me also. Have some

We have to repeat this tomorrow afternoon as DS1 plays for 2 teams.

I have to go to work every weekend at 7.30.
I feel your pain.
Go on strike.
Stop taking other peoples kids.
Don't be a mug.
HTH

I would rather go to work than stand on the sidelines at junior footy TBH.

11.30am swim commitment, but only after my Pilates. I did ask the dd's if they wanted to do rugby but thankfully they declined

Horseriding can be done after school and requires no audience participation......

I feel your pain
(puts on thermal vest)

8:00 am swim lessons since april.we have to keave at 7:15... Its starting to grate now.

I feel your pain, another football mum here!

DH works on Saturday morning.
And then on Sunday we have the conversation- which match do you really not want to go to?

We have different criteria. I will drive further if a ground has decent coffee and bacon sandwiches. And somewhere to sit whilst we are waiting 45 minutes for the match to start.
DH would rather go to the closest match, even if it is just a field with no cafe or toilets or seats.

Sadly, one match is at 9am and one at 12.30.
So we can go to both.
How wonderful is that? How lucky am I?

Ds1 friend has just texted him- can your mum pick me up on the way to training?
No I cannot. I have 4 people in the car already. And in order to pick him up I would have to drive past the training ground, pick him up and come back.

I'm with you.

I was delighted when DS1 was picked to play for the local academy football team, until I realised that it would mean getting up early on a Sunday to trek to matches. We've already been getting up early on a Saturday for years for his normal club.

Add in DS2's Saturday morning drama club and DD's riding lessons and weekend mornings are just as hectic as school ones.

I just dropped off 3 children at 8am for matches. They should be back at 2.30 (last time coach was 90 mins late). I feel your pain. Club matches tomorrow but they start later.

Yes, I know - definitely preaching to the choir as we're the ones who are up!

I get up at 6.15 on a school day and then again on a Saturday to drive to music college in London. Slightly better on a Sunday as any rehearsals start a little later. Except when both DDs were dancing competitively anywhere in the south of England and that would be a set off anytime from 6.30 on a Sunday......

Mind you, this is my last year before youngest goes to uni...... Then I'm probably going to take up sunrise spotting or early morning yodelling or something just to plug the gaps........

Oh god I was hoping by teenage years they would get to matches themselves. They wont though will they. Mine play rugby and football, and love dance. I have a over a decade of this left. Not s good thought will a hangover, 2 football matches, one football trainingand rugby training to look forward to this w/e.

I might just buy an xbox...

I have a similar regime but I am harsher so drop and go from stuff that other people hang around at if there is sufficient time to go elsewhere. I also no longer watch every single music performance. DS2 is a particular offender as he is in 8 separate groups across college, local and county music centres but factor in two more DCs and it would be unbearable, especially as some events involve other people's children playing junior strings.

I also do the footie every weekend but I actually love it! I make sure I dress up warm with walking boots to keep my feet dry and warm.

My DSes live for their Footie matches and it gives me great pleasure to watch them. I think they get so much from being part of a team, would much rather they be doing sport than watching TV or playing on gadgets.

But I do feel your pain at never having a lie-in! Although we sometimes get one if they are kicking off at 11.

When my DCs were little they used to get up really early and I kept looking forward to the time when they were older and I didn't have to get up early with them.

Ha. Ha. Ha.

Never happened. Even in the school holidays I have to get up and go to work.

Can you see I am feeling quite sorry for myself?

The DSs are goalkeepers. It's hard to watch.

Oh yes. I discouraged refused to organise football for DS when he was young. We went down the swimming route instead. Big mistake. That's all I will say. Big mistake.

It does get better!
Once ds hit 13 and played for Sunday league, he had to get there himself by public transport...I had done my years of watching on the touchline.

He is now an authority on bus and train timetables in Sw London, Surrey and Middlesex. Feltham...Staines...Carshalton.....Woking...not a problem for little master Bowie.