Is anyone else not rushing out to do fun things?

[Rube51]

Exactly that. My Facebook is full of parents who are off to the cinema, soft play, theme parks etc! Which is lovely and great we can do that again but am I the only one who's not in a immediate rush? 😂

For one they are all going to be heaving and I can't deal with that. I'm feeling a bit under the weather after 2nd covid jab too.

I just don't feel ready to go back to normal. Once my kids go to soft play once again they will want to go every weekend! 😂

To add, we aren't totally stuck in doing nothing. Dp has took the kids to his mums for lunch over there. We may go into town later to pick a few things up!

But the thought of cinema, soft play, theme parks, swimming is raising my blood pressure thinking about it 😂

Feel like a terrible mother that we aren't doing all these fun things!

This. I'm not rushing either. I read another thread where lots of people have said that they do these things EVERY week I.e a farm trip, swimming, cinema, bowling. EVERY week. For me the weekends (unfortunately) are about recuperating from the working week and trying to keep the house in order / prep for the coming week / homework. I am single mum perhaps that's why I struggle but still EVERY week. I don't know how people do it or quite frankly want to.

My partner had a week off so we did most of these things with DS who is 22 months old.

We booked all the morning slots and the trampoline/soft play was really quiet until around 10am.

Nope as one of mine are self isolating due to lots of positive cases at school, starting to feel a bit fed up of it all. We're supposed to go away in half term to a holiday park as we didn't go last year and were trying not to go anywhere this week incase we have to isolate again!

@BitOfAFaff

My partner had a week off so we did most of these things with DS who is 22 months old.

We booked all the morning slots and the trampoline/soft play was really quiet until around 10am.

That sounds fab. Assuming mid week too so quieter? It's raining here today and many people are moaning on fb that everywhere indoors is fully booked! Generally before covid we tended to do the indoor things when it was lovely and sunny and the outdoor things whne it was raining just so it was quieter. We don't like busy places 😂

@rainbowfairydust

Nope as one of mine are self isolating due to lots of positive cases at school, starting to feel a bit fed up of it all. We're supposed to go away in half term to a holiday park as we didn't go last year and were trying not to go anywhere this week incase we have to isolate again!

Hope you get to go away! It's such a frustrating time!

@Blueskytoday06

This. I'm not rushing either. I read another thread where lots of people have said that they do these things EVERY week I.e a farm trip, swimming, cinema, bowling. EVERY week. For me the weekends (unfortunately) are about recuperating from the working week and trying to keep the house in order / prep for the coming week / homework. I am single mum perhaps that's why I struggle but still EVERY week. I don't know how people do it or quite frankly want to.

I get this. I do like going out and doing things but not all the time. I like my time to spent at home or in my area too. Covid has made me realise we don't have to be out all the time! This things cost so much money too.

I have a friend. She works all week and the whole weekend is spent doing things like sports, fun things etc with the kids! They also do sports clubs after school. I'm not lazy, but i don't know where she gets her energy from 😂

Do you honestly truly feel bad about this? We wouldn’t go to any of these things as a regular fixture of the weekend. Swimming, maybe - but everything else would be a treat e.g. cinema, trampoline park, and theme park would be proper high days and holidays level stuff.

Weekends at ours aren’t too different post lockdown - kids activities Sat am/early pm, sort the shopping, walk the dog, see grandparents, do some housework, play board games/watch a movie together, eat nice food.

Now we’d add haircuts, shopping for needed stuff etc. But term-time weekends just aren’t full of ‘outings’ and I don’t feel remotely bad about that!

I've been trapped in the house with a 2.5 year old 4 days a week for months. DH and I have both been to the cinema twice this week. Peace and quiet, massive coffee. Bliss. No more than 10 people per screen.

I get the logic on theme parks and farms but I do think it will do most people good mentally to at least have the option.

Nope. We used to go to the cinema at least once a month, but neither of us are in a rush to go back. Happy to sit back and wait for the rush to 'do things' to die down first.

I had a list of things I wanted to do after my second vaccination (which is scheduled for next Saturday). But now I find that I have lost motivation and enthusiasm. It all seems pointless, now.

Nope still waiting for jabs & had to self isolate again in April, over it.

@Ellpellwood

I've been trapped in the house with a 2.5 year old 4 days a week for months. DH and I have both been to the cinema twice this week. Peace and quiet, massive coffee. Bliss. No more than 10 people per screen.

I get the logic on theme parks and farms but I do think it will do most people good mentally to at least have the option.

Yes, I expect I’d feel differently in the baby and toddler years where ‘go out’ was my most cherished parenting strategy. But with school-age kids there’s already the routine a d structure built in so it feels much less urgent!

Nope, I don’t drive and don’t want to use public transport until I’m fully vaccinated (haven’t had my 1st one yet).

@Rube51

Exactly that. My Facebook is full of parents who are off to the cinema, soft play, theme parks etc! Which is lovely and great we can do that again but am I the only one who's not in a immediate rush? 😂

For one they are all going to be heaving and I can't deal with that. I'm feeling a bit under the weather after 2nd covid jab too.

I just don't feel ready to go back to normal. Once my kids go to soft play once again they will want to go every weekend! 😂

To add, we aren't totally stuck in doing nothing. Dp has took the kids to his mums for lunch over there. We may go into town later to pick a few things up!

But the thought of cinema, soft play, theme parks, swimming is raising my blood pressure thinking about it 😂

Feel like a terrible mother that we aren't doing all these fun things!

TAAT but Im on another thread where this is termed "Familytime" This constant scheduling is exhausting and Im sure its very good/ healthy for anyone tbh

We have sports stuff this weekend & away for half term for a few days that's enough plus I hate queuing & nothing I want to see at the cinema. I'm feeling very miserable, sick of the rain!

I live in an area that has been in some sort of lockdown almost since last September. I also missed out a lot last summer due to being scared.

I worry that we are headed back into tiers and of course our area will be back under the harshest lockdowns so I am doing as much as I can at the minute!

But if you’re not ready that is also completely valid op!

@Sleepplease1111

Nope, I don’t drive and don’t want to use public transport until I’m fully vaccinated (haven’t had my 1st one yet).

I feel the same. We used to get the train to Bath all the time but I'm a big no on public transport at the minute!

I’m hoping now ds is 4.5 soft play is a thing of the past
We hire a local pool privately for swimming which is lush
It’s too wet for park
I’d go cinema except nothing on taking my fancy
Not wanting to be part of the initial rush but have lots planned for half term and Drayton manor on an inset day in June

I’ve got too used to not spending money throughout this too

No. I'm not even met someone for a walk yet. But fortunately noone's asking.

I live alone and have been signed off work for a good while so I've not seen anyone or family in a couple of years. When the cinema opened on Wednesday I was straight there and have been every day since and will be again in a couple of hours. It's not at all busy, maybe eight or 10 people at a film in a multiplex so it's big. I can go days without actually speaking so I'm very happy now!

I’m in Ireland , retail has only opened last week. Cinemas , restaurants, soft play , swimming , basically anything fun is not opened until next month at the earliest .
The only things that are open - zoo and farms are booked solid.
Am so sick of weekends , meeting ppl outside in the park in the freezing cold !
I will honestly never give out about soft play again once it reopens . I miss the cinema so much , went every month with friends and dd”s and haven’t been since January 2020
If I was in the UK I would be everywhere! Soft play in the morning , maybe a quick lunch in a restaurant and then cinema in the afternoon.
I’d bring the dc swimming on Sunday then play centre after . That’s the dream 🤣
I can not wait for life to get back to normal

My daughter and son-in-law took their 2 little ones to the cinema this week after school to see Peter Rabbit and apparently the cinema was deserted!

I’m not rushing out either. Partly because my partner hasn’t had his second jab yet and is quite vulnerable and partly because I’m worried places will be rammed and my youngest doesn’t cope in packed places. I’m looking forward to taking them places though.

"For one they are all going to be heaving and I can't deal with that."

Maybe you should get out and enjoy it because the reality is very different to what you're imagining.

It's not in the slightest bit "heaving".

I'm the same. I cant really be arsed. I looked at soft play but the timeslots were flashing "only 3 left", then it was for a defined period whereas previously we stayed for longer. My DC seems pretty happy at home so I think we will just wait for things to settle before booking stuff. Also the past year has made me reflect on how busy we need to be at weekends, theres a lot to be said for taking it easy.

However I do feel like a crappy parent when I see what other people have been up to. I've come off social media so that might help.