What activities do you do together as a family and how do you get everyone to join in (without bribery or threats?!)

[Misspiggy]

I have 2 DSs 15 and 9 plus DH who is step dad to DSs (we've been married for 2.5 years) We v rarely seem to do anything as a family, especially at the weekends. As an example, we have spent all day today vegetating indoors when I would have loved to have gone for a long walk. DH insists that everyone is the same and that no one would be able to find something that a teenager,a 9 yr old and 2 adults would all want to do. I often wonder if it is because we are a step family (DH and DS2 do not get on) It's not so bad for DS1 as he tends to do his own thing with his friends but I really feel for DS2, plus my backside is growing at a scarily fast rate due to it being parked on the sofa so much! Seriously, it does get to me,any ideas?

Damn right, fj. It's the TV-commercial-ideal-family that messes with our heads

That's so true! DH shudders each time that BT advert comes on (with the chap from My Family in it) cos he knows I'm sat there filling up..saddo that I am! Advertisers' dream...that's me!