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AIBU?

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To just want a day to chill out

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Missmummy88 · 28/09/2019 14:16

I work 5 days a week, school hours in quite a demanding project management tech role. I then collect my children, and ferry them to relevant clubs, helps with homework, cook tea, clean up and put them to bed.

Usually on a Saturday they watch cartoons for a bit, have swimming lessons, have a countryside walk with the dog and visit family.

Today dh walked the dog while I took the kids swimming and family are away. I just fancy an afternoon of playing, reading, chilling maybe watching a movie.

My 8 year old can’t handle it, I’m suspicious he has ADD and I just find him so difficult to deal with. He wants to go one a bike ride, round to his friends house, out to the park, out to the beach. The list is endless, but tbh I’m shattered after a busy week and fancy chilling.

I guess I don’t know if I’m being unreasonable when all he wants to do are innocent healthy activities but I just can’t face it.

Aibu or should I suck it up and take him out on his bike or to the beach.

Feeling resentful I have to revolve my life around his desires.

OP posts:
NoSauce · 28/09/2019 14:44

We all need days doing not much. Could you compromise and say you will take him on a bike ride tomorrow?

DNAwrangler · 28/09/2019 15:21

YANBU at all.

I'm the interest of getting some peace, could he build an obstacle course (alone!), or you could hide a bunch of small sweets in hard to find places...

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