Hi,
I don’t even know where to start or what I want to hear, it’s just been bothering me so much lately.
We have a lovely 2y DS. Without going into too much detail, his dad, my DP had to had 2 operations in one year. He’s been off the work since summer 2021 and as you would imagine it really affected our financial situation.
When DS was younger I felt that was easier to entertain him, just park and fresh air would do but now when he’s older I feel that I don’t give him enough experiences due to our financial situation and considering cost of living crisis too…
We live next to a small but very nice park where he likes to run around, we go to supermarket or shopping centre, sometimes we take a bus just for a change..In spring/summer time we went to different parks and playgrounds. But I feel I’m not doing enough for him.
We used to go to a nearby softplay which he really enjoyed but couldn’t afford to pay it even once a week. There’s a really nice aquarium/sea centre close but again, we can’t afford the tickets although I would love to take him there. Forget the toddler groups, swimming… Anything to do with money. Sometimes I feel that all he sees is just park…park… park.. endless park, because it’s free.
As he just turned 2 he is entitled to 15 free hours of childcare which I intend to use and at least it will make him see something different.
I just feel like a failure and cursing myself everyday that I’m not able to afford to show him things and that may affect his development and view of the world.
So yeah…
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PaPaParrot · 25/01/2023 13:18
PaPaParrot · 25/01/2023 13:18
Hi,
I don’t even know where to start or what I want to hear, it’s just been bothering me so much lately.
We have a lovely 2y DS. Without going into too much detail, his dad, my DP had to had 2 operations in one year. He’s been off the work since summer 2021 and as you would imagine it really affected our financial situation.
When DS was younger I felt that was easier to entertain him, just park and fresh air would do but now when he’s older I feel that I don’t give him enough experiences due to our financial situation and considering cost of living crisis too…
We live next to a small but very nice park where he likes to run around, we go to supermarket or shopping centre, sometimes we take a bus just for a change..In spring/summer time we went to different parks and playgrounds. But I feel I’m not doing enough for him.
We used to go to a nearby softplay which he really enjoyed but couldn’t afford to pay it even once a week. There’s a really nice aquarium/sea centre close but again, we can’t afford the tickets although I would love to take him there. Forget the toddler groups, swimming… Anything to do with money. Sometimes I feel that all he sees is just park…park… park.. endless park, because it’s free.
As he just turned 2 he is entitled to 15 free hours of childcare which I intend to use and at least it will make him see something different.
I just feel like a failure and cursing myself everyday that I’m not able to afford to show him things and that may affect his development and view of the world.
So yeah…
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