To think I'm too old for this shit!!

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Slightly lighthearted and I know I actually am totally being unreasonable, I'm only 19! But I'm feeling a bit worse for wear and hoping others may have felt the same.

I've been at a much awaited for festival this weekend. Been going every year since 13, and never done the going home to shower or any of that.

Until this one, I just can't hack it! Didn't arrive until late Friday due to childcare, and phoned DP last night to come get me. My friends keep messaging to ask where I am and when I'm coming back. Jake's laughing at me being such a wuss.

And I don't want to go back! I want to stay laid on the sofa with DD. I want to sleep in my bed not a tent.
Someone please tell me I'm not being unreasonable to do just that!

I don't think it's an age thing, it's a 'where you are in your life' thing.

I used to love going out loads, going to festivals and then all of a sudden I couldn't hack it any more. For me it was having a job I needed to be on the ball for, for you it could be your DD. I also think everyone is different and everyone's body decodes enough is enough at different stages.

I'm thinking and hoping that when I get a little bit older I get a kind of second wind though.

Yeah, its not age.

Its lifestyle. I am 35 and my kids are older now. I enjoy festivals and going out more than i did in my twenties. Because i had young kids then. Now the kids are more independent i can go out, relax and enjoy it. Not worry about being knackered as they dont sleep through.

They wont nap on the sofa with me anyway

Well embarrassingly my parents are at the same festival, only they arrived Wednesday and won't leave until tomorrow. They'll probably disown me, lol!
I missed the baby though and my bed boyfriend.

I feel bad that DP missed going so I could though.

Although I've had a bacon sandwich now and DP said he'll make me a Sunday lunch before I go back.
I'm feeling a bit more human now!

Can't be your age - I went to a 4-day festival while DH stayed home with 2yo DD a couple of years ago, and had an absolute blast. I was mid-30s then. Felt like microwaved death when I got home, and for several days after, but loved every second while I was there. Was gonna go to another festival this summer but ended up 6m pregnant and too uncomfortable to go

I managed better last year and I was 7 months pregnant n0ne.
I'm going with I missed DD too much and I'm just out of practise! I'm going to head back once I've eaten and had some DD snuggles.........at least we don't live too far away.

not Twinwood is it ?

No DopeyDazy Leeds!

I went to reading festival when I was 17 and we stayed in a hotel because we didn't want to camp haha! We went for the weekend too.

At Reading. Too old. Everyone looks 12, I've become outraged by the amount of litter, and I keep tutting. Going to have to stick to Latitude...

we use our caravan now had enough of camping since BMF at Peterborough when someone did a dump in the only working shower. Have our own facilities or dont go

Were you at reading this year @agapanthus1979? I know what you mean, everyone looked and acted so young and I actually felt really old, I'm 19!! But then I was telling DP about some girls who looked 13/14 walking round with alcohol and he was laughing and saying that's exactly what I was doing back then. I'm sure I was at least 15 though and I know I didn't act as young and silly.

I was at Leeds yesterday too! Didn't camp though, it's too young/rowdy camping there for me these days, I camped at Glastonbury for the full 5 nights in June though so I'm not out for all festivals :)

Eminem was amazing wasn't he??

I think it's a life stage thing, rather than an age thing. I'm old, so I can say that Glastonbury 1986 was a classic. My ticket cost £17. After that I didn't go to a festival for more than 20 years. I started going to smaller festivals a few years ago when DS1 was 6 or 7 - Deer Shed is excellent if you have younger kids. Now I just can't get enough of them. Did Glaso this year for the first time since 1986. If you see some grey haired old woman showing the kids a few moves it'll be me. My own kids of course find me excruciatingly embarrassing.

It's definitely younger and rowdier now or I'm older and less rowdy.
Missed Glastonbury this year and still a bit gutted about that.

He was good yes. Not really my type of music and I wasn't going to bother, but a few friends wanted to and I've never seen him perform live and he's a big artist so thought I should. And I was more impressed than I thought I'd be.
Kasabian were amazing on the Saturday night though.

I didn't think it was particularly any less rowdy than when I was last at Reading, about 10 years ago, Leeds & Reading have always attracted a younger/first festival crowd, I think it's just a festival most people move on from eventually :)

I saw Kasabian at another festival earlier in the year, but I prefer their old stuff tbh, cos I'm really old

I think that's it smallchanceofrain. It's not the same, when I'm having to go off to the tent to express milk because my boobs are killing. And I can't keep up with the drinking as much since DD and when you're not drunk you notice all the stupid and somewhat gross behaviour a lot more.

My parents took me to loads of festivals as a child. So we plan on looking into some family friendly ones we can take DD along to for next year.

Must be me that's less rowdy then sooperdooper