Football

[Bornin1982]

Don't get me wrong...I know it's good for the children to have hobbies and extra curricular activities. They do lots through school but the weekend club football really gets my goat. Training twice a week, matches - don't get me started on friendlies and tournaments this time of year! I thought it was supposed to be the end of the season! Lol!
The full weekends, having to arrange our plans around football, the washing, the dirty boots, the long car drives the missing opportunities to spend the weekends as a family. Our 2 boys playing for different aged teams (for the same club) and a daughter who's life is also affected by grassroots. Just really gets on my nerves. As you can tell, not a huge footie fan haha and I support the boys, of course but grrr just needed a whinge! It takes over our lives...aibu to want to hide their boots this weekend? 😂

YANBU. DS12 decided to leave his team at the end of the season and I’m very, very pleased about it. 😂

If it's not football, it's something else.

I take football any day of the week over them whining to stay home and play video games!

I think it's a great way to spend weekends, you don't have to spend hours researching and booking activities.

I do wish mine were not so much in crickets, because they finish so late! but better than staying home.

I sympathise, as I also dislike football and everything that goes along with having football fans in the house.

I love football but when my boys were young I spent every weekend driving to matches all over the place, watching their matches in often vile weather and washing filthy kit and having muddy boots in my car! It's all part of having kids and I do think they learned a lot being part of a team and made friendships that have lasted into adulthood. I don't miss the early mornings and freezing on the sidelines though!

My DS plays rugby and they have a decent couple of months off in the summer so I don't really understand why football never seems to stop. As pp said though, it's better than being at home on screens or competitive swimming. Those parents have it tough!

I absolutely love it!!! My son and daughter play games on weekend and train in the week but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I lived my childhood and didn’t have all of this so as long as it’s what they want to do I’ll make it work! Full time job as well being a single mother and we still get time for family time!

At least it's not ponies. They really do take up all of your life, and money.

One of mine plays rugby and summer consists of a mixture of 'tour' and sevens tournaments.
The other plays football and there's been no football since end of May.

I think YABU.
It's great to have dc involved in things and playing sport and being out in the fresh air, and being part of a team / making friends with young people outside of school.

Thank you all! Makes me feel a bit better 😂 I do get that it's good for them but I'm feeling it now! I want to be able to make plans one weekend without having to work it all around football 🙄
DS aged 15 and 12, have both been playing since they were 5/6. Now they have extra curricular too, being at secondary, it just seems never ending. Club training on a Wednesday night till 9, Saturday morning training 8-1 between the two of them, two separate matches on a Sunday - one could be at 9/10 the other 2pm...takes up your whole day. Then tournaments, we have had one every weekend for the last 3 weekends 😂 ! I work full time - out the door at 7- home at 6:15 Monday to Friday - do have a DH that takes them training and shares matches etc but even that, I feel that I don't see him too (it was worse when he used to coach) but that became a bit much ,even for him! Our whole weekends just seem to centre around the game and I for one can't wait for a bloody summer off - when ever that may be 😂

My two are also involved and it's been brilliant in so many ways but no we can't go away for a weekend so I get that but... it won't be forever. You'll miss it when it's gone!! And they'll always remember you there on the sidelines 😊

I'm enjoying the Rugby off season... gives more time for the endless Scout camps and school trips.

Especially since the point of it is protect their health.

I hear you. My DS loves football, he’s 21 soon and thankfully travels to his own matches now but I used to hate getting up and on the M25 early on a Saturday morning, travelling to clubs that were over an hour away sometimes. It was meant to be a local league but most of the other teams were miles away. We had on evening training and Saturday. My ex used to take him alone after a while, at first we all went but DD did not enjoy sitting at the side of the pitch listening to other dads getting annoyed at their kids, swearing etc! Thankfully only one of my 2 sons played football, and DD had no hobbies. I am glad that chapter of my life has closed, but for DS2, he still loves playing and is actually really good at it. Keeps him fit and healthy.

I generally love it. We’ve done it for years starting with DSS now 24, then DS18 and now DD12! But, I was still very pleased when they said they were having June off from any weekend commitments and training would be light and fun.

We’ve got so much done in the house by having a couple of free weekends. It really has made a difference but I wouldn’t want her to give up and spend her time laid on her bed scrolling TikTok which is what would happen if she wasn’t at football 3/4 times a week.

My DS23 has around 5 very good friends and they all played in the same football team when they were younger. My DH coached the team and he never entered them into summer tournaments as he felt that he, the players and the parents needed an extended break!