To think that this adult should grow up a bit...

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The children have just gone back after Easter, she's now moaning about how she's lonely and august is too long to wait and that a one day bank holiday is a waste of time as it's only a day and that they have fun every day.

Some families would give their right arm to be able to have multiple holidays a year and to have the masses of gifts her children get. We are fortunate enough to be in a position to have holidays and days out but publicly complaining when I'm that situation seems so juvenile.

We had a great holiday away together and I have missed them since they went back to school. I don't think that's odd tbh. I'm also wistfully looking forward to August and our next holiday. Luckily I don't have Facebook so haven't posted and won't be judged.

She can afford holidays and you can afford holidays. She misses her kids when they're at school, so do you.

What's the problem? You're worried that someone you don't know might be upset by what she's saying?

What the hell's the bank holiday got to do with anything?

EH?

This doesn't make much sense, YABU

God, I can't imagine missing my kids! I grit my teeth to get through the weekends, because they make everything fun an absolute chore.

I'm hoping that it'll improve as they get older and less shrieky/unruly/unpleasant.

Eh???

I don't get the problem, you're having a go coz she misses her kids and because she can afford to go on holiday with them, but you say you miss yours and can afford to go on holiday too in case other random people are offended she misses her kids and they have holidays??

Batshit!!

This isn't the twin of the one who was complaining because a 12 year old was excited for her holiday was it?!

soggy That's probably it!!!!

My kids are with me all day every day, I'm still counting down until our camping holiday this summer. And miss them on the rare occasion they're not there!

God, I can't imagine missing my kids! I grit my teeth to get through the weekends, because they make everything fun an absolute chore

Got to agree with lacontessa and op

I've had a chat with one mum who desperately misses her ds when he goes back to school and was a bit The rest of us are happy to get them back to school as we are trying to juggle work and childcare during the hols and it's a bloody nightmare.

I am still not grasping the concept of the one day holiday being a waste of time thing? Very confused...am I thick? I don't know what you are on about...

still baffled by parents who use school as childcare.

It's a bit depressing, I am glad my parents were not celebrating getting rid of us at every possible occasion.

claraschu and xForsythia - I'm with both of you!

I look forward to the holidays, I enjoy them far more than the evenings after school when everyone is tired and grumpy! Most days after school everyone is just looking forward to bedtime, the holidays are lovely for some real relaxed quality time together. I don't know why you would disagree with that!?

I love having my teenagers at home, they're mostly good company & funny. I always feel the holidays aren't long enough (we only go away for 2 weeks in the summer though). I'd like this weekend to be longer than 3 days tbh but I don't think that makes me immature?

still baffled by parents who use school as childcare

Why? I have to go to work so does dh. School do look after our kids (during school hours) as well as giving them an education. What's baffling about that?

You seem really petty op.

It never ceases to amaze me how many mothers on mumsnet dislike spending time with their children so much.

I am still not grasping the concept of the one day holiday being a waste of time thing? Very confused...am I thick? I don't know what you are on about...

She thinks that a bank holiday is a waste because you can't do anything fun for just one day.

For many families, one day for a day out is all they can do since they are not able to go away on holiday because of finances so it seems wrong to dismiss it as a waste of time. You can have fun with your family in one day.

I currently find my children hard work and boring (aged 5 and 4), although it is steadily improving as they get older/more mannerly. Maybe in a few years I'll be one of those who loves their company; presumably once they've passed the point of wilful bad behaviour and inability to grasp logical conclusions.....

ok, I bite
LaContessaDiPlump your children are a reflection of yourself. They are as interesting as you are. Good luck with that.

Hey, I am perfectly interesting. They OTOH are entirely absorbed in petty turf wars between themselves. Their main interests seem to be getting one over on each other and howling to parents when it doesn't go their way

TBF school is having a good effect and they are getting progressively more interesting to talk to. I have tried to talk to them before (just, like, general chat) but they don't listen for more than 3 seconds and it's just dispiriting. I've mostly stopped bothering to try to initiate anything., so we talk when they want to. Steadily we progress I suppose, but it is tedious.

I'm blanking out the summer holidays until the day before. The first week is great then they are bored, fight and are generally difficault.

contessa

Sorry, what?! You've stopped initiating conversation with your own kids because they are boring?

I like spending time with my kids too. I feel incredibly grateful that I'm able to. Ill health aside, I try and do as much as possible with them on days off. There is a day half way through the holidays when they start bickering over the most stupidest of things where I start wishing the term to start again though! we're all just human after all.