to wonder what you do at the weekend?

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What do you do with your weekends (or days off if you work weekends)? I think there’s loads to do (from chores to fun stuff to relaxing) and am rarely bored. Friend says there’s nothing to do and the weekend is an interminable stretch of waiting for Monday. We both have families and both work Mon-Fri. Friend doesn’t have many local friends to nip round to or go to the gym with (friend won’t go alone) and says that’s the difference between us, but actually I don’t do much of that anyway, I maybe see a friend at the weekend once every couple of months.
So.
YABU: the weekend is dire and I’d rather fast forward to Monday
YANBU: there’s loads to fill your time with, no need to be so bored

I don't do much, my son (13) has ASD and doesn't like going out unless it's on 'his' terms, he's too young minded (imo) and clumsy to be left home alone... Maybe that's me being too cautious. So usually my husband goes out walking etc or we all go to the mall for food, arcade for son etc. My weekends are generally relaxed as I don't work (expat) so all house chores are done in the week. I don't know why anyone would wish the weekend away, for work to start again!

Unless, of course they have a bad home life. 😔

YANBU
My weekends go by far too quickly!

Pre-children I adored the weekends but I find them tedious with young children. Yes there's "things to do" but those things are not one bit interesting to me! Parks, ballet classes, Toy shops, kids cinema blah blah kill me now and roll on Monday!

They whiz by even when we don't do much!
We try and mix them up so some are lazy and some are more house task driven.

DP sleeps awfully due to trauma/PTSD so he snoozes a lot to catch up and I potter around a bit.

Currently glamping with the family, last weekend was away with my friend. Normally I spend half of one day on a long walk with the dog. If it’s a kid weekend (I do EOW with her Dad) then we do swimming, pottery painting, see family, craft etc.. if no kid weekend then I see my boyfriend and we eat out, walk, visit local beauty spots etc.. would like more time to read my book!

We do one on one time with DC, visiting family or friends, children's parties, family walks, bike rides, chores. Our DC are primary age though, I imagine it changes as they get older

I work weekends usually so my weekend goes fast. Today's a day off so I'm doing laundry and housework

That sounds sad, I love my weekends.

We're having a quiet morning, still in pjs and made eggs for breakfast. We'll be going swimming later at dd (8) request. Tomorrow we'll prob get out for a walk or to a park and have a roast dinner. Also need to hoover the bedrooms , change sheets and do a couple of loads of washing. Often a board game or 2. Sometimes we go to my parents for Sunday dinner instead. I love a chilled weekend at home.

As your children grow up I think it's important to get used to being comfortable doing things by yourself. I love my weekends. I get up and go to the gym early on a Saturday, then go to town for a coffee and a bit of shopping. Afternoons are normally for household chores. Sunday I like to go for a long dog walk, sometimes with a friend, sometimes alone. I might meet a friend for a coffee, or see family. Nice and chilled.

What weekend... I barely get time to fart 😩

I spend my weekends going to children's birthday parties (both days this weekend), standing watching football, or trying to return playdates. I try to fit in a lunch or evening (at home usually) with my friends, but some weeks it doesn't happen.

I have to say, although I do enjoy these things, I looked forward to weekends more before I had DS, and I am hoping that when he is old enough to want nothing to do with me there will still be something of my own life to revive.

On the bright side, I do at least get time to fart.

My kids are 18+ with only one at home. I love the weekends. When kids were small it was all parks, swimming lessons, farms etc. These days I'm either with my partner - days out / weekend away that we enjoy or I'm doing sweet, sweet nothing.

Agree with @Ledition - I find weekends with 2 young DDs hard and boring. I always packed a lot in to weekends pre kids but now with lunches and snacks and naps to consider it's tedious. Also they both have allergies so any days out involve a huge amount of planning for what and where we'll eat. We stay close to home which is boring to me

Also DH often works weekends so I end up doing a lot of solo childcare and nobody else wants to meet up as they are doing family time

We have no children so maybe that changes things but I genuinely live for the weekends. On Saturday’s DP works so this morning I will clean the house, then I need to go and pick up some supplies for my small business and do a big food shop browse Christmas bits in Aldi
Then tonight we will make homemade pizzas and either play some games or watch TV. Tomorrow we’ll have a lie in, go and view a house, have lunch nearby to get a feel for the area and then go to the cinema with friends in the evening.

I do make the effort to fill our weekends as DP works long hours 6 days a week so we don’t spend much time together outside of that but even if we plan a quiet weekend we’ll always find lots to do.

We have one DS5

Last night went to loca fairground for a few hours and had a chippie tea.

Today we are going out for lunch with my mum, then to the park and then to a gig tonight

Tomorrow taking DS to a party and probably go to the park again

Oh god I love my weekends

Fri is usually spent doing my housework after work so I'm doing doing it on my 2 days off 😂 will usually get my little one a maccies and let him stay up.

Saturdays he goes to his dad's in the morning before that will usualy do swimming or soft play quite early. After I do my food shop, gym, sunbed, have a nap then usualy do something social. I'll also marinate some food to cook on Sunday, usually an oxtail stew, curry goat or brown stew chicken

Sundays are for relaxing personally. I might pop out to the gym, usually just chill all day. Sometimes I get my son back or sometimes he stays at his dad's longer

I find myself really content and like a mix of doing things and relaxing 😁

My weekends are so busy I'm exhausted come Sunday evening, and it's nice to go back to work for a rest...

Saturday is ferrying DC to various activities, dance, football, horse riding, Scout weekend event. I usually tidy the house after the slow downhill slide it has done through the week, vacuum everywhere, dust if it needs it and get the uniforms washed.

Sunday we go to Mass as a family and always eat all together. I iron uniforms, clean the kitchen, change beds, we see extended family.

I could do with a three day weekend, one day to do chores and the other two to enjoy and relax!

I’m retired so weekends aren’t a great deal different from weekdays. I’ve never liked Sundays, even as a child. To me they feel like a ‘non day’, no idea why.
I have plenty to fill my time so no excuses here!

I agree with those who say that weekends with small children aren't particularly relaxing/fun. Everywhere is always so busy that we tend not to do much (I have a day off in the week with DS when we'll go swimming or to museums or whatever when it's quieter) and the days can seem very long. A lot of my friends who don't have children have fun plans which I try and join when I can but it's often hard to do what I want to do and, frankly, I get a bit bored. I have just finished a Masters which used to keep me busy at the weekend so I think I need to find something to replace it.

I work for the NHS so on my day off I catch up on my sleep.

Today going for a hike at a national trust property, then this Eve having a few people round. Tomorrow picking pumpkins and having a roast dinner with friends. I'm trying to make my weekends less packed to be honest as previously they were exhausting