Weekends with / without child

[Elfie23]

Hi All,

Wasn't sure what to call the thread!

DD is almost 10 and been split from her dad since 6months old.

From age of about 2 I used to live for my weekends off and really enjoy having free time to do what I wanted. Probably because the toddler years were really tough!
I feel like I used to get out a lot and see a lot of people but in the last couple of years but more so the last 1 year I find myself on my own a lot at weekends when DD is with her dad.

I play a sport so usually have a game but will then mostly find myself alone. So Friday nights can be alone, Saturday afternoons and then Sundays till the late afternoon. I always try to see which friends are free to catch up but fairly often they are busy with family things - what do you do to keep yourself amused?

Also - what do you do with kids on your weekend? We do things like swimming, park, cinema etc and again see if friends are around but more often than not they're aren't ... what things do you get up to? DD loves the company of other children so when it's just us I can struggle a bit to keep her happy and amused!

[TuliLily]

I have my kids full time so every weekend I’m going to be honest most weekends we don’t do much at all as I get no time off I use the weekends to relax and end up feeling guilty!

[Sweetheart7]

Hi OP. I work the majority of the time I pick up shifts when I want so cancel when I want also. I'm mainly free from Sat AM till Sun evening. Do all your friends have DC? Go off and explore by yourself. Overnight flight some where? Dinner/coffee in another city. Make the most of the time you deserve it.

[Imtootired]

In the past year I’ve joined a single parents Facebook page in my area and there are so many events every weekend with kids and just for adults too. TBH I don’t join in that much because I’m busy but it’s great to have something to do if I want to. I’ve met a few nice friends from the group too. Mine is called (city) single families. Just search on Facebook. Sounds like exactly the sort of thing you’re after. X

[Elfie23]

Thanks for all your replies they really help 😊
That's handy to know about the Facebook page I'll have a look!

Also I would love to go to another city or something for a weekend but I do get a bit lonely on my own - maybe I should brave it though and see how it goes!

All but one friend have children, I do see childless friend sometimes but not every weekend, her husband is a police officer so weekends she gets with him are precious as he does shifts x