Lost the fun in 'it's friday'! What are all you single mammas (or dads) doing tonight?

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Exactly that really!
I'm so bored lately. Nobody ever wants to get together and do anything. Iv tried inviting friends over, they always have plans or cancel on me last minute.
I have one friend who I invite every so often, do food, etc and although the house gets a little trashed (kids), I enjoy it. However she doesn't seem to reciprocate and I'm feeling a bit down about that. I don't want to force people to make arrangements with me. I question if I'm boring?!
I gave up dating a while back.
I just don't know what else to do these days.
I feel a little jealous reading 'yay it's Friday' posts on Facebook.

Same here! I'm trying to decide whether to get Chinese or not. That's as exciting as it gets tonight!

Currently on the back door step with a glass of wine!

Debating whether to go to the shop and get some ciders. I don't do much on Friday nights, due to my age (29) most of my friends don't have DC yet and are still at the "going out" stage of their lives which I can't often do as a single mum.

27vampirethriller yum! That's on my list for tomorrow :) enjoy!
47Dinks66 just sat in the garden with a glass! Sun is shining! Cheers

Film with children, but if housework to save over weekend, nice microwave meal, early night, run in the morning

It’s not exciting. It’s not perfect. But it’s good enough for me

For once I'm staying in this weekend, I'm babysitting for DSsis. Usually by now I'd already be in the pub if DD was with her dad

It’s opposite here
Friends always trying to get me out.
But I’ve found myself increasingly inward looking post divorce. Like my home, children and routine too much. Not sure if great in long run

Wine and a pizza for me after DS1 is in bed shortly! I must admit part of me can't be arsed to go out anymore either knowing that no matter what I'll be waking up at 6am tomorrow. Puts a bit of a downer on it even before a babysitter arrives! Need to get the positive thinking cap on really.

I'm having a film night with DS where we put our pjs on, draw the curtains and eat junk. My friend is coming to join us tonight as DS asked him to yesterday. Usually it's just us.

I went to the shop and got a couple of bottles! Happy Friday all.

Its a been on my mind lately too about the loss of fun in evenings and when having kids who are a little older and not sleeping at 7pm on the dot. Now that summer is over I am getting them to sleep 8:30 and 9pm and as I am pregnant with the third, Im too tired to bother with much of an evening at 9pm. But what I used to do is have a glass of wine, listen to music as I cook or watch a movie etc. I am not single, but my dh works late and by the time he comes home, I am too tired and in bed to have much of a night with him :( Weekends have become a bore as well, as even though he is home, we don't get much fun as, the kids dictate our movie nights now. A nice bath is one luxury I get to enjoy at least :)

As for friends, perhaps try to branch out to meet new ones? Is there a gym you can join or club?

My mum won some Prosecco at an awards event that she’s kindly given to me. Kids are in from playing out in a mo and then it’s all mine!!! 😁

I'm usually pooped on a Friday and so is my DD 10 and it's early swimming lesson tomorrow so it's dinner, movie and popcorn.

If I'm honest I am ok with it. I occasionally go out but I prefer to have busy days and relax in the evening at the weekends.

Hot shower and PJ's, a sci fi movie when she's in bed sounds great right now

I am more than happy to be staying in and having an early night. I have spent the week with 14 new apprentices, running their induction.

Taking my son to Wembley for the England game tomorrow and he starts his first part time job on Sunday.

I used to feel the same way when I had my first DS, I was 19 and his dad used to go out every weekend and leave me at home, I'd purposely not go on fb all evening to avoid seeing what everyone else my age was up to.
10 years on and another child later I'm more than used to it, Friday night is no different to the rest of the boring nights 🙄