to want another adult to come with me on days out?

[SmugColditz]

I am really fed up of doing things on our own. I can't provide appropriate supervision in a play area for ds1 and ds2, and if I have to spend another Sunday in a freezing cold borderline sleety park with mud up to my knees, a tantrummy 2 year old and a complaining and bored 5 year old I'm going to SCREAM.

I expected the weather to be better by now. I'm resenting the3 fact that it's still winter and it's nearly bloody May.

I find it totally tedious taking the kids out without another adult too.

that must be difficult, I know what you mean about parks they can be such depressing places, and yes the weather is unbelievable.

not unreasonable at all.....I don't venture out to many places ever if on my own....tis a form of torture!!!!

is there any of your friends who you can drag out ask nicely to come with you??

No, we were supposed to be going with friends, but she's bummed out on me.

It's expensive top get in, that's the rub. We have season tickets, paid for by my dad (and what a good present that was!) but otherwise, people would be paying £9 a head for anyone over 90cm high!

,my friend always lets me down for past few weeks twice a week she has let me down

new man on scene only seems to need friends when no man

so i do alot on my own and it does get so boring

all my other friends have all moved out the area now so much harder for all of us to get together

roll on summr i can at least get talking to other mums again

Yes, totally agree. Good on yer for taking your kids to the park though, I flatly refuse to take dd in this freezing cold hideous weather.

no YANBU. At best, it's bloody boring. At worst it can be dangerous.

Mine are old enough now to allow me 1/2 and hour on a park bench with an mp3 and a book and a flask but it's Arctic out there at the moment.
Went to farm place yesterday and even inside it was cold and the kids all wanted to spend 3 hours on the outdoor adventure playground and I was pleading with them to come and see the lovely chicks being fed - just to escape from the 50mph freezing wind. They rolled their eyes at me and said I could go watch the chciks, they wanted to play.

Oh yes know exactly what you mean I have to brave the park with a 3yo and 2yo who run in opposite directions with pregnant me not being able to go with them.

It's sunny today but it's so bloody cold outside.

Were you in Leicestershire, FMF?

no colditz, yorks. Why, did you spot a frozen mum?

There's a farm fun type place near me, that's all.

At least you are taking your children outside Colditz. My poor DS has forgotten what it feels like to be outdoors. Come and visit me and we will both venture out into the sleet/hail/snow/biting wind.

Ok

You watch, it will be a heatwave in May and too hot to take my pale little things out!

I will email you in a bit when boys are in bed!

I totally agree, I usually feel asthough i havent got anyone to help with my 2 and when they do it is almost more stressfull as you each start to presume one of you is watching the other.
I now realise i must at all times watch my 3 year old and 18 mth even if i have help.
Its okay when my partner is with me as he gets it.
I have been invited to go to the park next week by a friend who has no kids, I really dont want to go, if i go on my own i will feel really strange at a park with none of my kids, I have tried taking just one befor but each of there age group is really hands on, and it is a little anoying watching the group of friends sitt around having a good old catch up while im mentally freaking out.