Being away from my lo all week for work is tough. I try to find something fun to do on weekends - festivals, kids museum, play date, playground. I hate it when we don't do something outside the house!
Do you feel bad if you don't do something special on weekends?
honeydew / 7622 posts
Eh. I mean DH is the one who away and often overnight. I love doing those kinds of things but not if it's raining- which it has been a lot. So I'm bummed if we can't due to weather.
nectarine / 2173 posts
No. I also think unstructured playtime is important. We do tend to do things on weekends, but having a quiet weekend at home sometimes is nice too.
pomelo / 5258 posts
I don't do well in the house with the kids so we go out a lot. If anything I'm worried that I'm making weekends too fun. I want the kids to be comfortable with the boredom of home.
honeydew / 7463 posts
I do just because we're in an apartment and I feel like he's cooped up/bored. That doesn't mean I do it every weekend though.
I love when there's a birthday party or something so I don't have to worry about planning an activity or feeling guilty 
pomelo / 5621 posts
No. Just spending time hanging out at home as a family is enjoyable. We have long days and the weekday evenings are rushed. It makes when we do go do something special and fun.
In the good weather we spend a lot of time in the yard and at the park which is a great activity.
persimmon / 1233 posts
No. We're so busy during the week, I think relaxed weekends where LO gets to play at home *are* special. That doesn't happen often enough because we're usually running around on weekends too, but I loooove those rare lazy days.
pear / 1622 posts
We shoot to get the kids out of the house twice a day but not necessarily spend money. The cost of admission to some of the fun attractions around is crazy.
nectarine / 2951 posts
Usually no, but his daycare teacher asks us to write weekly letters about his weekend to share with the class,, so sometimes I feel pressure to do something interesting! Lol
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
We do special things at home, it's tough to leave the house, especially in the summer when we have our pool open.
We like downtime. People make fun of me for never wanting to leave my house.
pomelo / 5573 posts
I guess it depends on what you mean by special. As long as we get outside, even if it's just going to the park or riding bikes in the driveway, I feel ok. If the weather is crappy I try to make sure we do something like the trampoline park or an indoor pavilion at the zoo so he doesn't spend all weekend cooped up in the house.
coconut / 8472 posts
No, I've never really thought about it that way. We do a lot of errands on the weekend and we usually try to do something so DS can get some energy out, like go to a playground or just play in our yard. But I'm not really aiming for "special".
grapefruit / 4649 posts
@looch: I'd never leave if we had a pool either!
I don't feel guilty about it if we don't but I usually am going stir crazy if we don't do something! I sah with her so we do a lot during the week but Mondays we don't have a car so it also plays a roll, I want to get out over the weekend so I don't get cabin fever Monday.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
Nope. I feel bad if we are on the go the whole weekend. I think days just spent at home are as much fun as going to do something else. We get to bring out toys that we don't have time for during the week. Plus she loves if she gets to stay in her pj's all day.
persimmon / 1101 posts
I totally do, but I try to make myself recognize that this is silly. Relaxing and hanging out should be enough occasionally--and lots of times, my LO straight up says that she wants to stay home and play, so I also recognize that it's healthy for her to want to take some time to rest as well!
ETA that my standards for special are definitely not high. Target counts. 
persimmon / 1188 posts
Nope. Yesterday my LO told me "I had a fun morning playing here." He likes to have some time at home just like we do. I am trying to do some things with him now to take advantage of only having 1 kid who can walk and enjoy activities. He might be slowed down by his sibling next year.
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
My older kiddo likes to spend time at home on the weekends since he is at school all week!
But we tend to do something every weekend, at least one day. Sundays are sometimes just for grocery shopping, chores, and cleaning up unfortunately. I can't remember my parents ever centering their weekends around us (aside from when we were on team sports) so I can't say I feel guilty if we don't do something kid-focused.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
Not at all. My kids are at daycare 40+ hours a week. Being able to stay home and not have to go anywhere is a treat!
apricot / 356 posts
Not at all! We have such a busy week and so much driving around that its nice sometimes to have a lazy day!
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
Yes since I WOH full-time. Not so much as "special" but definitely try to get out of the house with her; def harder now that it's getting colder/darker.
grapefruit / 4278 posts
I'm the complete opposite. I feel bad if we have too much planned on a weekend, or too many weekends in a row with plans. We get so spend so little time with the kids during the week that I like the time to just sit at home with them and play.
clementine / 756 posts
Nope. We are traveling 3 weekends per month, so the weekends we're at home, I don't stress if we don't have specific plans. We often do end up going to a festival or the zoo or something, but I don't think it's bad if we don't. This weekend we were trying to go to a festival and it just didn't work out. But, you know what? We had a ton of play time at home and were able to take a leisurely grocery shopping trip and cook and it was glorious! Mostly, I just want to spend time with my kid. And while he likes some things that we go to, there are some things that I know he'd actually be happier just playing at home.
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
@Adira: Ditto. I feel like we're go go go all week that it's nice just to be at home together and decompress!
honeydew / 7235 posts
I don't, but my husband definitely does. He likes the weekends to be FULL of activities.... I'm good with that as long as there is some time to get boring house stuff done too.
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
I get antsy and restless when we don't have plans. Even just going to the park or library breaks things up. I think part of it is being in an apartment, but also she watches more tv if we're home so I'd rather distract her/get her running around somewhere.
squash / 13208 posts
@Smurfette: ditto - I hate being on the go all weekend - my kids like the downtime at home
grapefruit / 4235 posts
@mediagirl: NO with all the running around and constant stimulation from daycare, I'm ok with lazy weekends sometimes. That said, we usually run errands and go to church on the weekends, because being stuck indoors the whole time is nuts.
persimmon / 1367 posts
DH and I both WOH, and LO is in daycare during the week. So for me, it is about making my time with LO on the weekends special, not necessarily where we do it. I'll make a specific effort to build towers with her, dance silly dances, read an extra Elmo book, etc. and make sure she gets my full attention during those times.
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