If you SAH during the summer, what do your days look like?

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Anonymous wrote:So many of you didn’t even bother to read the OP, so typical. Her kids are TWEENS. They don’t want to be “out of the house by 7:30” or have scheduled weekly “outings” with mom. Let them sleep within reason. Give them a few daily chores, a daily reading requirement, and a screen time limit. Encourage them to have friends over and/or take them to meet friends at the pool. This is not rocket science. Some of you sound literally insane.

I’m the out of the house at 7:30 poster. My kids are 9, 10, 12. 14, and 15.
The 10 year old is on swim team, and the 15 year old bikes over there with them. The other kids go on a run with me.
And of course kids want to go to the library and on outings with mom.

You must homeschool or otherwise have very odd teens. My teens only wake up early when they have work or camp. And when we want something from the library, we request it and pick it up from the hold shelf on the way to somewhere else. “Outings” are to meet their friends shopping or at the pool.

Not PP but it's hilarious that you think your kids are the way "most" kids are, and are getting so worked up about someone doing it differently. Families are different, they like and prioritize different things. PP's kids aren't "odd" and I don't get "homeschool" from her comment.

Personally I would never want to be out on a run at 7:30 am and neither would my kids. We definitely prefer to sleep later and get slower starts. But that's us. We also happily spend hours at the library every week. No one in my family goes shopping as a part-time. But I don't think the PP or you are "odd." Just different than my family, which is fine.

Maybe ask yourself why you are so triggered by some of these comments. Does it make you sad that your kids have so little interest in hanging out with you? Do you feel threatened by early risers, very sporty families, people whose kids love the library? Because there is no need for the hostility and plenty of others were able to share varying strategies for this without putting anyone down.

Just curious if you have a 15 year old or know any? It does not sound like it. These kids are about to drive and many have jobs and very busy lives. They are quickly moving towards independence.

Not that PP, but my oldest turns 15 in a couple of months. Most of his friends are already 15. Sure, he likes to do things with friends, but he still enjoys family outings, playing with his sibling, board games with family members, etc, too.

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Anonymous wrote:So many of you didn’t even bother to read the OP, so typical. Her kids are TWEENS. They don’t want to be “out of the house by 7:30” or have scheduled weekly “outings” with mom. Let them sleep within reason. Give them a few daily chores, a daily reading requirement, and a screen time limit. Encourage them to have friends over and/or take them to meet friends at the pool. This is not rocket science. Some of you sound literally insane.

I’m the out of the house at 7:30 poster. My kids are 9, 10, 12. 14, and 15.
The 10 year old is on swim team, and the 15 year old bikes over there with them. The other kids go on a run with me.
And of course kids want to go to the library and on outings with mom.

You must homeschool or otherwise have very odd teens. My teens only wake up early when they have work or camp. And when we want something from the library, we request it and pick it up from the hold shelf on the way to somewhere else. “Outings” are to meet their friends shopping or at the pool.

Not PP but it's hilarious that you think your kids are the way "most" kids are, and are getting so worked up about someone doing it differently. Families are different, they like and prioritize different things. PP's kids aren't "odd" and I don't get "homeschool" from her comment.

Personally I would never want to be out on a run at 7:30 am and neither would my kids. We definitely prefer to sleep later and get slower starts. But that's us. We also happily spend hours at the library every week. No one in my family goes shopping as a part-time. But I don't think the PP or you are "odd." Just different than my family, which is fine.

Maybe ask yourself why you are so triggered by some of these comments. Does it make you sad that your kids have so little interest in hanging out with you? Do you feel threatened by early risers, very sporty families, people whose kids love the library? Because there is no need for the hostility and plenty of others were able to share varying strategies for this without putting anyone down.

Just curious if you have a 15 year old or know any? It does not sound like it. These kids are about to drive and many have jobs and very busy lives. They are quickly moving towards independence.

Not that PP, but my oldest turns 15 in a couple of months. Most of his friends are already 15. Sure, he likes to do things with friends, but he still enjoys family outings, playing with his sibling, board games with family members, etc, too.

Mine does too, but not on a daily basis for hours a day.

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Anonymous wrote:So many of you didn’t even bother to read the OP, so typical. Her kids are TWEENS. They don’t want to be “out of the house by 7:30” or have scheduled weekly “outings” with mom. Let them sleep within reason. Give them a few daily chores, a daily reading requirement, and a screen time limit. Encourage them to have friends over and/or take them to meet friends at the pool. This is not rocket science. Some of you sound literally insane.

I’m the out of the house at 7:30 poster. My kids are 9, 10, 12. 14, and 15.
The 10 year old is on swim team, and the 15 year old bikes over there with them. The other kids go on a run with me.
And of course kids want to go to the library and on outings with mom.

You must homeschool or otherwise have very odd teens. My teens only wake up early when they have work or camp. And when we want something from the library, we request it and pick it up from the hold shelf on the way to somewhere else. “Outings” are to meet their friends shopping or at the pool.

Not PP but it's hilarious that you think your kids are the way "most" kids are, and are getting so worked up about someone doing it differently. Families are different, they like and prioritize different things. PP's kids aren't "odd" and I don't get "homeschool" from her comment.

Personally I would never want to be out on a run at 7:30 am and neither would my kids. We definitely prefer to sleep later and get slower starts. But that's us. We also happily spend hours at the library every week. No one in my family goes shopping as a part-time. But I don't think the PP or you are "odd." Just different than my family, which is fine.

Maybe ask yourself why you are so triggered by some of these comments. Does it make you sad that your kids have so little interest in hanging out with you? Do you feel threatened by early risers, very sporty families, people whose kids love the library? Because there is no need for the hostility and plenty of others were able to share varying strategies for this without putting anyone down.

Just curious if you have a 15 year old or know any? It does not sound like it. These kids are about to drive and many have jobs and very busy lives. They are quickly moving towards independence.

Not that PP, but my oldest turns 15 in a couple of months. Most of his friends are already 15. Sure, he likes to do things with friends, but he still enjoys family outings, playing with his sibling, board games with family members, etc, too.

Mine does too, but not on a daily basis for hours a day.

Same

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Anonymous wrote:So many of you didn’t even bother to read the OP, so typical. Her kids are TWEENS. They don’t want to be “out of the house by 7:30” or have scheduled weekly “outings” with mom. Let them sleep within reason. Give them a few daily chores, a daily reading requirement, and a screen time limit. Encourage them to have friends over and/or take them to meet friends at the pool. This is not rocket science. Some of you sound literally insane.

I’m the out of the house at 7:30 poster. My kids are 9, 10, 12. 14, and 15.
The 10 year old is on swim team, and the 15 year old bikes over there with them. The other kids go on a run with me.
And of course kids want to go to the library and on outings with mom.

You sound insane

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There is a homeschooler in our neighborhood who drags her 5 kids on long family walks. The older kids look absolutely miserable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So many of you didn’t even bother to read the OP, so typical. Her kids are TWEENS. They don’t want to be “out of the house by 7:30” or have scheduled weekly “outings” with mom. Let them sleep within reason. Give them a few daily chores, a daily reading requirement, and a screen time limit. Encourage them to have friends over and/or take them to meet friends at the pool. This is not rocket science. Some of you sound literally insane.

I’m the out of the house at 7:30 poster. My kids are 9, 10, 12. 14, and 15.
The 10 year old is on swim team, and the 15 year old bikes over there with them. The other kids go on a run with me.
And of course kids want to go to the library and on outings with mom.

You sound insane

Not insane. I’m a rower. 7:30 is when I get home from rowing and get the kids moving . Plus, swim team starts at 8am.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So many of you didn’t even bother to read the OP, so typical. Her kids are TWEENS. They don’t want to be “out of the house by 7:30” or have scheduled weekly “outings” with mom. Let them sleep within reason. Give them a few daily chores, a daily reading requirement, and a screen time limit. Encourage them to have friends over and/or take them to meet friends at the pool. This is not rocket science. Some of you sound literally insane.

I’m the out of the house at 7:30 poster. My kids are 9, 10, 12. 14, and 15.
The 10 year old is on swim team, and the 15 year old bikes over there with them. The other kids go on a run with me.
And of course kids want to go to the library and on outings with mom.

You sound insane

Not insane. I’m a rower. 7:30 is when I get home from rowing and get the kids moving . Plus, swim team starts at 8am.

But only for 1 of your 4 children.

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Show me a jiggle let me see

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So many of you didn’t even bother to read the OP, so typical. Her kids are TWEENS. They don’t want to be “out of the house by 7:30” or have scheduled weekly “outings” with mom. Let them sleep within reason. Give them a few daily chores, a daily reading requirement, and a screen time limit. Encourage them to have friends over and/or take them to meet friends at the pool. This is not rocket science. Some of you sound literally insane.

I’m the out of the house at 7:30 poster. My kids are 9, 10, 12. 14, and 15.
The 10 year old is on swim team, and the 15 year old bikes over there with them. The other kids go on a run with me.
And of course kids want to go to the library and on outings with mom.

You sound insane

Not insane. I’m a rower. 7:30 is when I get home from rowing and get the kids moving . Plus, swim team starts at 8am.

But only for 1 of your 4 children.

She has 5.

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If they are tweens, do you know anyone with little kids where they could go be a “mothers helper” for a family for a few hours in the afternoon? Like the 3-5 time frame when toddlers are awake from their naps and raring to go.

Do they have any larger cleaning, organizing, etc. projects that need to be done in their rooms? Like researching, putting together, and cleaning up and moving around of a gigantic amount of Legos or anything like that? (Not that I’m speaking from experience or anything …) I think a tween could put together relatively simple IKEA furniture like a bookshelf with some pointers to get them started.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So many of you didn’t even bother to read the OP, so typical. Her kids are TWEENS. They don’t want to be “out of the house by 7:30” or have scheduled weekly “outings” with mom. Let them sleep within reason. Give them a few daily chores, a daily reading requirement, and a screen time limit. Encourage them to have friends over and/or take them to meet friends at the pool. This is not rocket science. Some of you sound literally insane.

I’m the out of the house at 7:30 poster. My kids are 9, 10, 12. 14, and 15.
The 10 year old is on swim team, and the 15 year old bikes over there with them. The other kids go on a run with me.
And of course kids want to go to the library and on outings with mom.

You sound insane

Not insane. I’m a rower. 7:30 is when I get home from rowing and get the kids moving . Plus, swim team starts at 8am.

But only for 1 of your 4 children.

She has 5.

And then she goes on a run with a bunch of them. Do you live in Vienna and did you just get back from Disney?

[Anonymous]

Maybe do one day that’s a field trip? Museum, water park etc