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!

@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'm sure it depends on your kids and their ages but there is literally nothing I find less relaxing than a whole weekend at home with a toddler and a baby, and it is certainly not conducive to getting things done - loads easier and more fun to do a day out, which then also tires the toddler out and so means he'll watch a bit of TV and then sleep early in the evening, giving us an opportunity to get things done. But I also think it depends on your own expectations - I wouldn't ever have spent a whole weekend just vegging at home pre-kids, either.

@CounsellorTroi

Not rushing. Waiting for the novelty to wear off.

not sure going back to a normal life will ever be considered a "novelty".

In normal times, my Primary school kids were invited to at least 20 birthday parties from their classmates a year, soft plays, amusement parks of any kind, make-your-own pizza etc..

I can't see any business getting quiet unless they legally have to lower numbers or shut down.

I'm not either. I don't think anything is fun anymore because there are so many restrictions. It's "wear a mask, keep your distance, sanitise every five minutes, no you can't use this entrance" plus I think people are a lot more tetchy and aggressive. I may as well just stay home.

there is literally nothing I find less relaxing than a whole weekend at home with a toddler and a baby, and it is certainly not conducive to getting things done

Absolutely agree! At home DS requires supervision so one of us cleans and cooks while the other charges round the garden, plays cars, plays football, pretends to be a monster etc. We went to a National Trust this afternoon and strolled along while DS ran all his energy off. It's so much more pleasant.

I’m not rushing, would love to but there’s little joy in it with all the restrictions, masks, this rule that rule. !

Nope not rushing here neither,it's my birthday today and I've opted for a take away tonight rather than going out to a restaurant which is what my famiy had wanted to do for me.

So far me and my DD have been out and done some clothes shopping,had a coffee out and got our eyebrows done and me and my DH had breakfast at a morrissons cafe last week but apart from that were taking it slow and steady and easing ourselves back into going out.

I've had both my jabs and still not in a rush to get out and about.

I feel similar to others about restaurants and not wanting to go back to spending that amount of money unless it's really good food. Same with cinema really, I'm anticipating 'In the Heights' coming out in June and will go and see that but yeah unless it's something I really want to see, I'm not going for the sake of an 'experience'.
Would like to go to London and see some art galleries, would just be the cost of a train ticket, preferably at a quiet time. Art gallery and a nice walk somewhere, I must be getting old! Perhaps a cocktail that looks too lovely to drink somewhere.
Thankfully my dc are too old for soft play and farms now.

This morning we've been swimming and off for a family day out. Neither were heaving as all were operating on a ticketed system, as is everywhere else

I spent hours trying to book anything for this weekend as I am so sick of the park! Everything is booked. Things now also cost more for a one hour slot than they did for a two hour slot pre covid! I miss spontaneity.

Nope, not indoor stuff.

This weekend we’ve done a long walk through the woods and to a local beauty spot, and will do the same to a different place tomorrow.

Next weekend we’re going to a local kids adventure trail- outdoors.

Weekend after I’m taking DS wild camping to a spot about an hour away.

I haven’t sat indoors at a cafe/restaurant yet and won’t for some weeks. I want to see how the next month or so pans out and get the second dose of the vaccine in me -
I live in an area with high rates throughout the pandemic, have had covid and have long covid, so no desire to get it again.

I’m a LP to one 4 year old, so not negotiating multiple family member needs/desires though like many others.