Busy all Summer?

[Makeawish123]

I feel abit daft about this but just wondering what is normal! I have a group of 4 friends and we are very close. We all have older kids so no little ones. As usual it is very difficult to make plans as everyone has busy lives, work, kids etc..including me. I asked everyone about availability for a bbq and we got a few dates that most of us could do. 1 of my friends has announced that she now has no free time at weekends until the end of September. This has got me thinking. I have a few things planned- a hen weekend, a holiday etc.. but still have alot of free days over the summer. Am I deeply unpopular or is it normal to have such a full social life???

YABU. With a wedding, holiday, visit to family and family birthdays and family from abroad visiting us we literally have two free weekends until September!

She genuinely may be that busy, I know we are. Not everything is a conspiracy of people thinking they’re too important for you or not wanting to go to a barbecue.

@Simpsonn - to be fair, we have regular things booked in that aren’t social as such - dh has to work so many weekends, Dcs both have sport clubs and scout camps etc that take out so many dates, particularly if we are asked to stay and help out. it does make scheduling that requires all of us for a full day tricky!

I’m late to the party on this thread but no you are perfectly fine.

I know someone like this too. She has a diary and plans anything and everything in (not that that is a bad thing if it works for her) but her plans are any social events no matter if they are a very distant acquaintance (at a push!) as she likes to keep busy and having her children doing things. I think she feels like her social status will go up because she’s here, there, everywhere with anyone and everyone.

I can’t be bothered with superficial events like that. I am all for quality over quantity.

You are normal, social and a lovely person by the sounds of it. Be secure in who you are because some people need validation from others to be ‘in with it’ 😅

Some people do work weekends and not lucky enough to have 9 to 5 weekday working jobs. I never have any weekends free but that's the choice I made when taking on my job.

I plan in advance quite alot. But this would be too much for me!

I like to have some free time, not a constant schedule