Hello I have a 5 yr old DS whom I love very much. Im 37 weeks pregnant and very tired and having problems with my thyroid. We live with DP and have for over a year now. Im worried that im so tired I just cant be bothered to tell DS when to turn off his games. In the week after school he comes back we watch a few things together on kids TV I make him a snack apple chopped up or yoghurt look in his bag from school see if there is anything to do reading etc.. then cook the tea. Whilst I cook the tea normally 5.30ish he plays his games. I call him down for his tea we chat have tea and he then sometimes watches TV for 1/2 hour then wants to play games again. I say yes. He plays them for an hour or hour and half. Shower some nights then bed and story also dvd of his choice. My point it after waffling on is am I doing the right thing? Money is tight and the nights are not light for long enough to go to the park not to mention my pubic bones are painful and im so tired all the time. I left/divorced my ex husband as he was addicted to world of warcraft and put it bofore me and my DS all the time often leaving DS to cry to the point where I did not want a shower in case DS cried I knew ex husband would not see to him. I dont want my DS turning out like that (as when he sees his dad every ohter weekend I hear about DS playing World of warcraft with his dad
but im so tired. Is there are suggestions or do other people do this with their kids im at a loss? Weekends I try to do something craft like baking maybe a walk take him somewhere if money allows. Am I the only one who feels like im not doing enough?
when I was my DS age I had toys to play with and later on in life had an amstrad! Im so old! And I enjoyed my games too but never got addicted.