...to be irritated by people who pack their DCs off to clubs as soon as the hols start?

[juicy12]

I'm not talking about people who work full/part-time here. But really about people who are SAHM/SAHDs. Some people seem to be terrified at the prospect of spending any time with their DCs just in the home, just hanging out or doing home activities. I've got a DS - 5 and a DD - 2.5, and I'm looking forward to some weeks of chilling out, painting, craft stuff, swimming, playing etc. I've lost count of the number of other SAHMs who take the "can't possibly have them at home for 6 weeks" line and schedule the entire break to within a nano-second. Or am I being mean not booking DS1 in for loads of different activities?

Didn't rain in the summer in the 80s either. I was talking to dh about this yesterday. Long hot summer days, out on bikes or climbing trees or whatever took our fancy that day. Only going home to patch up injuries or grab some food....

We need to get a certain percentage of the population to agree to let their kids out then it would be safe again. One goo thing about having a larger family. Send them out on masse to keep an eye on each other