To find ACTIVITIES such a ball ache?

[LookAtTheFlowersKerry]

I feel like a right grinch.

Dh is off this week and it's been ACTION PACKED. We've done boating, a picnic, a big lunch out, cinema, loads in the garden, parks, walks and we're going to a theme park tomorrow.

It's been great fun, it really has, and I've done it all happily without complaint. But inside I'm screaming.

I'm very much an introvert and I am lucky enough to be a SAHM with all three dc in school. So I get plenty of alone time to recharge my batteries usually and two weeks with the whole brood around all day is making my nerves jangle. Dh is wonderful and has made sure I get time in the evenings to just lie in bed and watch Downton. But he's not the sort of person to have days 'off' so every hour of every day has been scheduled for FUN FUN FUN.

WIBU to say I need today to be more chilled? I'd like to potter round the garden centre and maybe take some stuff to the tip, but other than that I'd like to chill at home. I think the kids could probably do with it as well.

Am I just being a selfish fun sucker? I haven't let on at all that I'm finding it so hard, as far as they all know I've been a willing and active participant. But I've had enough, and as tomorrow will be so intense I'd like to duck out for today.

Aibu?

Mayvis, it's not just the actual activity, it's being 'on' for a long period of time. Having to field questions and conversations from them all, they're all very tactile and I get touched out easily, and even walking along a path can be a drama with our three.

I fully admit I'm a miserable fucker but I've taken to hiding in the loo for far longer than necessary.

I can't even drink my way through it as I'm being all teetotal and shit.

Oblo, it's not me who's organised it all!

Last week (on my watch) we did one family dog walk and then did our own thing the rest of the time. Everyone was happy.

If we plan too much our 6 year old son tells us he needs to just stay at home and play with his stuff. So now we do about quarter full on away from home stuff...quarter more chilled like cinema the other half is mooching round the shops coffee, visiting grandparents, park with dad to let off steam or just chilling at home...We have no garden and he doesn't mind it at all.
You need to tell your OH that if he wants to plan all this then you need 1 whole day or a couple of afternoons to yourself whilst he goes out with them. Sometimes evening are not enough.

YANBU
I don't understand families that do everything together. Whichever parent is keen on an activity can take whichever DC want to go, the others can do something else or do stuff at home. And don't your DC do stuff by themselves? Mine are out a lot. I provide packed lunches and lifts