Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. Child-safe in minutes.

Meet the Other Phone.
Child-safe in minutes.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Original poster

To think that 9am on a Saturday is not early?

78 replies

quirkycutekitch · 22/01/2015 21:20

I signed up DS for a Saturday morning club today it starts at 9 am - messaged the ex about it because I hadn't seen this club so local to me before today.

His response - good but it's a bit early.

The travelling time is literally a 5 min walk from my front door.

This will never cross with ex's time with him.

So 9am early - really?

OP posts:
seaoflove · 22/01/2015 21:21

It's bloody early for me.

Although, tbh, 9am on a weekday is early as well.

WhenMarnieWasThere · 22/01/2015 21:22

Yes. But then I'm used to my children being older and liking longer in bed themselves in the morning too.

TwoAndTwoEqualsChaos · 22/01/2015 21:22

Yeah, it's a bit prompt, but not quite so bad if it is so close to you.

WorraLiberty · 22/01/2015 21:23

I don't really know what to say because it's a weird thing to ask IYSWIM? Grin

I mean he thinks it's early and you don't.

If it's not going to affect him, why give it another thought?

HalloweenDuck · 22/01/2015 21:24

Depends on the children, by Saturday my kids are laying in till 8-8.30 after a full on week. ( they go to bed at 7-7.30) So unless a one off party etc I would not agree to a regular 9 am start. My kids are 6, 7 and 9 so can only see lie ins getting later not earlier!

Blueblueblueblue · 22/01/2015 21:24

Well if your ex will never have to take him to the club why do you care what he thinks?

My children do a 9am class on a Saturday. It's not too early but I groan every time the alarm goes off at 7:30am in a Saturday

Patatas · 22/01/2015 21:25

It depends what time your ds wakes up really, if he's an early riser, then no it's not early.

It would be a bit early in our house though.

OwlinaTree · 22/01/2015 21:25

Well it's quite early. We are usually up at 9 on a Saturday but still in PJs, having breakfast etc because we are not going to work. But it's not ridiculous, presumably ds is at school at 9 most days. So YANBU

SnowWhiteAteTheApple · 22/01/2015 21:26

It is quite early. After a week at school it's nice to get up a little later.

I suppose it depends on the club, if it's an active one or a science one etc.

LingDiLong · 22/01/2015 21:26

I'm not sure why he commented if he doesn't have to get up with him! But I would find it early, yes. One of the things I hate about my kids getting older is that we have to run around to various activities on a weekend morning. There is no longer any day of the week where we get to slob about for a bit in pjs. I feel quite deprived

WyrdByrd · 22/01/2015 21:27

Hmm, not early to be up.

To be up, dressed, breakfasted & out the door? A little bit imho.

But my DD is starting a club next week which is 10am on Saturday and a half hour drive away so I'd best get used it (only every other week thank goodness!)

It's not CoderDojo your DS is doing is it?

Ilovehamabeads · 22/01/2015 21:28

Both mine have 9am starts on a Saturday- dance and football. It's not early to me!

ladygracie · 22/01/2015 21:28

It's far too early for me - I struggle to get my ds to football on a Saturday when we have to leave at 9/9.15 so having to be somewhere at 9 is almost impossible for me!!

joanne1947 · 22/01/2015 21:28

I think 9 is a great time, it gets it over and done and the day is then free. It is things in the middle of the day that mess up your plans (I used to love starting work at 6:30 as I knew I'd be finished mid afternoon and have loads of free time for me)

Original poster
quirkycutekitch · 22/01/2015 21:28

I was just wondering what others options are. I leave for work at 6:30 and DS is usually awake by 7:30 so even if I'm off work that's my lie in so to me 9 is not early.

Was just a bit surprised at his comment.

OP posts:
Hassled · 22/01/2015 21:28

It's too early for me to be happily up and functioning on a Saturday.

SaucyJack · 22/01/2015 21:29

It would be too early for us. We like our lazy mornings with PJs and croissants.

Trills · 22/01/2015 21:29

How old is DS? Old enough that you'd want to talk to him first rather than "signing him up" for something?

If you are happy to get up, and DS considers the activity to be worth sacrificing a lie in, then it doesn't have anything to do with you ex.

I would rather not have to be up and out by 9am on a Saturday, but maybe you are morning people.

Hulababy · 22/01/2015 21:30

It feels early for me.i like my bed.

It wouldn't feel early for dh - he isn't one for having a lie in.

We did agree to dd going a 10am class - have time leave home at 9:30. That felt early enough. Mind, it felt early to dd too - she takes after me.

However, if you don't mind early starts on a weekend then go for it - it wouldn't bother dh to do it at all.

Bunbaker · 22/01/2015 21:30

DD is 14. She is usually still asleep at 9 am.

FightOrFlight · 22/01/2015 21:31

What time does your son usually get up on a Saturday OP?

Did he ask to join this club, knowing the time he would have to be there? If so then it's his choice.

WhereDoAllTheCalculatorsGo · 22/01/2015 21:31

My Saturdays tend not to have mornings at all...

kinkyfuckery · 22/01/2015 21:32

We have to get a 8.20am bus to get DD1 to gymnastics for 9am on a Saturday. We just keep to the school-morning getting ready routine and it works for us.

LadyintheRadiator · 22/01/2015 21:33

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

iwantgin · 22/01/2015 21:36

It's not early.
Park run starts at 9.00am so if I am doing it I have to get up at 7.15am in order to be awake,dressed and breakfasted.