What kind of errands....

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What kind of errands....
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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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Registered: 03-16-2005
Tue, 09-06-2005 - 3:59pm

Ah, another member of the ranks of helpless adults enslaved against their will by teeny tiny tyrants. I feel your pain.

I kind of thought people could be parents without owning any car at all. Hadn't realized that two-year-olds out there were selecting the Suburbans and making Mom and Dad cough up the greenbacks. I also kind of thought that grownups could go out whenever they wanted - might have to have a kid in tow, is all - but now I understand that is not true - kids and CPS actually tell you to stay home! Remarkable.

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Tue, 09-06-2005 - 4:27pm

I dont especially *love* taking my kids to activities-I'm a homebody myself and would prefer to do my own thing most of the time. But I couldnt imagine telling them they couldnt do an activity because I didnt feel like driving them or organizing my time for them. Plus I do think that sports, music, and social events are important for kids, so I make the effort to allow them to do the things they want to do (within reason of course). I think I'd feel really guilty if I didnt allow them to do something based solely on the fact of ME not wanting to deal with it.


Dj

"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 09-06-2005 - 4:54pm

Mine didn't.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 09-06-2005 - 4:57pm

Pretty much what we did as well.

PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 09-06-2005 - 5:13pm
Cultural things like performances and anything done as a family, of course parents need to look out for those opportunities. Otherwise you're missing out on some great times with your kids. But for activities that didn't involve their parents' participation, my girls always told me what they wanted to do from when they were old enough to talk. They did tend to want too many activities, but now that they're 12 and 16, they've settled down in that regard.
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Tue, 09-06-2005 - 5:17pm
If that were true, I could have saved myself some major bucks on day care.
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Tue, 09-06-2005 - 5:35pm
It is nice that my 6yo is now old enough for me to say "go play outside." Playing with her friends is on the same level as Disney World for that kid.
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Tue, 09-06-2005 - 5:37pm
I'm not exactly a homebody, but I do find myself being more active since I've had kids. Mine are just much more pleasant people to be around if they are busy.
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Tue, 09-06-2005 - 5:50pm
Make sure you keep it that way, or she'll be after you 24/7 to get her a cell phone, an iPod, and a laptop (the Holy Trinity of the teen set).
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Tue, 09-06-2005 - 10:01pm

Mine are both very different. Dd would be in back to back activities if I let her, ds would sit home with dogs and be homeschooled if I let him, LOL.


I try to find a balance. I insist on them each being in some kind of sport, and I limit that to one per season. And I think music is important so I also want them in some kind of music lessons or activity. We dont go crazy with the activities, partially because we do a lot of family stuff and activities can really interfere with that when there are too many, and partially because I *do* think that downtime is important. I like to see my kids being creative with their time at home, using their imaginations and enjoying free play rather than endless structured things.


Dj

"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~

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