What kind of errands....
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What kind of errands....
| Wed, 08-31-2005 - 1:41pm |
Do you run on a daily basis? Weekly basis? Monthly basis?
I've often heard people say that they need a lot of time during the week to run errands and that those errands would otherwise take up their evenings and weekends if they had to WOH ft. It made me curious because I just don't seem to have many errands to run at all. Are we just lazy :-)?


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ITA with your post. Just wanted to add that a person CAN miss an activity that he/she used to enjoy before kids and CAN talk about missing the activity without being called a 'whiner', at least in my book.
Meldi
That's where we are never going to agree. I have plenty of activities that I used to do that I miss doing and that I don't do expressly because the kids exist. I don't stay up playing cards all night with my girlfriends. I don't snowboard. I don't pick up and take off for a weekend in Toronto or Chicago with dh anymore. I 'don't' do those things because the kids exist.
Could I? I suppose I could. But, I don't because it's all a logistical PITA. BUT, I do look forward to doing those things again in the future, when the kids are older and easier. I guess I just don't want to do those things badly enough to warrant the hassle that goes along with making them happen. But I still miss them.
I think that PNJ's "I can't" is more because of the logistical PITA issues. It's annoying to me that the "Yes you can" faction blows off the PITA aspect of adventures with kids like it doesn't matter at all. If your adventure was once, "Hop in the car and go." and has turned into "Get the diaper bag packed, load in the stroller, get snacks, make potty stops, strap in and make sure naps are accounted for later the the day, etc, etc, etc." you can't just act like it's just as easy and enjoyable as it once was. It's 'different', different in fun ways but also different in annoying ways. Can't ignore that part.
Meldi
If they didn't exist, there wouldn't be a logistical problem.
Meldi
If someone says they did something frequently that they didn't have to do, it could be that they nevertheless thought they should do it, and it could be that they enjoyed it somewhat but not that much. Who really knows?
I do think Felicia's lifestyle choices have been bashed in this thread. I think they've also been bashed at other times, though not without reason. Either way, she does seem to be a good sport about it, IMO.
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