What do you really dislike doing with your dc's, but for no real reason?

[Ilovebunting]

I have promised to take dd swimming tonight. I hate hate hate taking her swimming, but there is no reason for me doing so-the lifeguards are mainly female, so am not bothered about my wobbles (too much!), dd has a whale of a time, and swims free on a mon and wed so it's cheap cheap cheap, she is finally big enough to go on the flumes (and what a shame, mummy has to go on with her!! ), she has a shower afterwards so don't have the faff of bathtime when we get back, and she sleeps like an angel that night. It's all plusses, so why do I hate it so much? Anyone else got any?

[Ilovebunting]

I hoovered up our bits from our mousetrap , Bought my first monopoly instead and she loves it!!!

[flyingmum]

glitter
glue
in fact ANYTHING arty
top trumps (sooooo boring and goes onnnnnnnn for evvvverrrr)
frigging dressing up for school crap - bloody greeks next week (bugger bugger bugger)
endless wittering on and on and on about flipping Star Wars.
Any thing that starts 'mummy can I tell you something . . .'
Endlessly feeding them
Them reading aloud to you when you are really really tired and knackered and just want to get downstairs for your glass of 'mummy juice' (chilled white wine).

God I'm grumpy
And a crap mother
I might just have to go and hug one to remind myself how gorgeous they are.

[Elibean]

Glitter is the work of the devil. Glitter Tatt2z (or however its spelt) is even worse

[DarthVader]

I always award myself billions of mummy points for taking dd swimming and for arranging and hosting playdates

Not my favourite things to do!

[Ilovebunting]

Urgh, playdates, why are everyone elses children so bloody difficult to cater for? You are the same age, you have the same upbringing, you go to the same school/nursery, and do the same things there. You even have these toys at home-why the hell can I not cater for your needs in any way shape or form!?!?! Why do other people's children make you feel like you have to be manic happy mum when they come round or you feel that they will tell their parents that you are an awful mum?

[MarsLady]

going to the park!

[Alambil]

I hate going to the park

It's just soooooooooooooo boring

[snowleopard]

Oh yessss the park. I feel terribly guilty about it because I know how lucky we are to have a park nearby and how much I'd miss it if I lived in a concrete jungle. But IMO going to the park and swings is a chore. I hate it when other mums say brightly "shall we do something together on Friday?" and I say "Yes that would be great!" thinking they mean the museum or the zoo. Then they say "Let's go to the park!" as if it's some kind of fantastic new entertainment - and I just want to weep with boredom at the prospect.

[Kewcumber]

tumble tots (thank god Mum takes him in the week)
Drawing (draw mummy draw mummy draw mummy darw)

[Troutpout]

swimming...gawd i hate it
Also any craft involving pom-poms and googly eyes

[cookiemonstress]

swimming (because of all the leg hair maintenance required beforehand)

anything that i have to do more than once as in classes and groups (first one i think 'this is great', second one i think 'this is not great, please can we leave')

anything that involves 'mummy can I wash up?' as trying not to get shouty about water everywhere but the bowl is unbearable...

soft play (would rather stick hot pins)

Am happy to do park depending on whether said park offers opportunity for coffee and cake, if not then no thanks!

[arwen]

Was only contemplating this afternoon that I would much rather get on with the ironing (that I hate) than have to 'play' and this is with adored dd who is going to school in sept so I know time is running out. Love being outdoors or indoors with them but frankly find most 'playing' as opposed to doing dull beyond compare. So shoot me, I don't remember my mum playing with me...

[MrsMattie]

I hate the park. Boring!

[Princessofessex]

I HATE BARBIE !!!
I hate having to play Barbie Doll's with dd
After we have Dressed them we then have to set the scene for a party or fashion show.dd also insists that we have to put on a barbie voice (ie squeeky).argggggggg drives me mad. ;(

[Roselind]

I LOATHE swimming even now she has lessons on her own because it stinks and everything is damp and yucky but at least I don't have to go in too - all that effort and you don't even get to take any exercise yourself.
Arts and crafts - dire.
Park - well having moved away from one it's funny how you come to miss it............

[magiclucy]

I can do baking, and crafts I secretly quite enjoy , I take a book to the play park and sit antisocially on a bench while DS gets on with it .

But I cannot abide playing pretend games. I used to think I was quite a creative person, but when DS says "mummy, I'm the post office man and you're the customer" for the fifty thousandth time, my mind goes completely blank and I want to run away screaming. Really should have had another DS to keep him company so I didn't get dragged into these things... feel guilty...

[magiclucy]

Oh, and hide and seek. Blimey, that's dull. DS no good at hiding and I cant be bothered to seek...

[Tapster]

Am I the only one that hates going to toddler groups? You can't have an unbroken conversation with an adult as long as there are some "spare" that are not in cliques or your bring your own friends. As there are so few school nursery places in my area they are overrun by 4 year olds, which means you have to keep a close eyes on your little ones - sort of defeats the purpose. I only go to one a week and dread it, it was today - can you tell?

[lucyellensmum]

"shop lady" or anything that involves imagination.......arrrrrrrghhhhhhhhh i hate hate hate hate it.

Don't mind arty stuff, but DD gets bored if i want to do stuff with her, left alone she will do it for a while longer but oh, the mess.

I quite like lego and drawing.

I find cooking especially stressfull. I just end up shouting"No!!!!, don't put that in your mouth don't ou know you'll get salmonella and die of food poisoning" she's two, so how i expect her to know that im not entirely sure.

[Niecie]

Before having children I had this idealised view of baking cakes together on a rainy afternoon or painting beautiful pictures to present to doting grandparents who would marvel at their artistic ability.

Sadly the reality is that they take after me and DH and can't do 'arty' to save their lives and any attempts at getting the paint out usually involves much mess and shouting.

Cooking is no better and usually results in a fight between the children about whose turn it is to stir the gloop and me having palpatations about the mess and the close proximity of sharp/hot/plain old dangerous objects. Then they get bored half way through, leaving me to finish and tidy up and they refuse to eat the stuff they made on the grounds it doesn't look right.

Don't get me started on swimming - I just don't go.

[Collision]

What terrible Mums you all are!!

I love playdough.....must dig it out for them again.

We like baking and decorating.

Art stuff is great too.

Love the park as I take my book and make wow! noises at them all the time!

Like soft play as I drink coffee and read and make wow! noises at them again.

Cannot think of anything I really dislike apart from......no, nothing.....swimming and gym are fine too.

[Jacksmumlucy]

I really hate soft play...try not to go too often, but ds recognises the building now whenever we drive past and protests ferociously if we don't stop! What's there to enjoy about crawling around on often dirty equipment after children who start to smell sweaty?!

[okeydokeygirl]

swimming/park/baking/crafty arty stuff are all just about tolerable (but only just) but if i have to be the bloody 'beast' one more time to the sleeping beauty i will scream - they are not even in the same story!!!!!!!

[Niecie]

Before I get cast off MN for not being a proper Mum I would add that I like play dough, the park and drawing. It is just anything involving runny things, be it paint, water or cake mixture that I have a problem with.

[Tinkywinks]

So glad I can get this off my chest. I HATE playing with the bloody trainset. It's always the same plot; DS's train crashes (trains and tracks go everywhere), my train, dubbed the rescue train, has to put it all back together again.
He crashes, I rescue. He crashes, I rescue, he crashes, I rescue over and over again.

And not once do I EVER get a turn crashing. He throws a wobbler if I do. If I could get to crash once in a while, it might break the monotony and make it slightly bearable?

In fact, anything my DS ever wants to play with involves crashing. He is obsessed with it and and I just don't get it.