Another lonely weekend

[OrchidAndRoses]

Another weekend sat in bored, is this just life now? Kids don’t want to go out and whilst I know people will tell me to force them out it isn’t worth it, oldest is autistic and will likely just kick off and be a nightmare so trapped in again for another weekend, they don’t see their dad so I don’t get any time alone to do anything so if they don’t want to go out it means I’m sat in every weekend bored and struggling with the isolation of feeling trapped. I had plans this weekend but nope now another day wasted I like to have something to do at the weekend to take away from the mundane week so it helps me to feel better but now every weekend is spent sat in the house. People tell me I’m lucky to have my kids all the time and they hate when their kids go to the dads house but I’m guessing those kids actually want to go out and do stuff at the weekend?!

Ok

I have a medical condition that means i cannot manage it on my own, i have done what i can but theres still a lot to go.

Do you have a job op and get out of the house regularly?

what provision is made for the 14 year old with ASD. Do they have and EHCP? Mainstream or special school? The LA complex behaviour team can assist with behaviour at home or you can ask for an early help assessment. School cannot help with home but they can signpost to agencies that can help. If the 14 year old cannot be left for even an hour or suggest that they will need additional support transitioning to post 16 or adult life. And you need and deserve support too.

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The week days are fine we are busy and out every day im only talking about the weekends as i get bored and lonely staying in on the weekends. I look forward to the weekends to do something fun but kids never want to go anywhere at the weekends. They dont want to go to the park, they say its boring and for babies.

Would they use a trampoline? Good exercise in fresh air and sunlight ro help with sleep regulation. My neighbours kids love theirs but they are slightly younger. You could use it too if your health allows? Just clear a path from the door to there.

Great the op wants a life and now she’s got to be in the garden hacking her way through brambles for fresh air! Typical advice on here!

I do find gardening very therapeutic

Thank you I don’t want to particularly sit in the garden in November anyway. I don’t like the cold!

What would you like to do at the weekend ?

My son has a particular interest and I had planned to take him to do it on the weekend he wanted to go it’s the other 2 that didn’t.

How do you feel about reading? I’ve recently had surgery and got back into reading after over a decade off. With chatGPT it’s been so much easier to find really good books that suit my tastes and mood while mixing up genres. I’d forgotten how nice it is to get lost in a good book.