I am sad that summer is almost over

[Anonymous]

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doodlebug wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I'm dreading when the kids return to school. Our lives become so much more hectic.

No sports or activities or homework during summer...just camp, the pool, and lots of trips to the beach.

Racing home to get the kids to practice, then frantically finishing homework super sucks. Our Saturdays are filled with games in far flung towns. Sundays are the only day off, and I typically spend the day cleaning.

Ugh.

This is our life too. I love summer. It's so depressing that it's almost over.

Not trying to be nasty, but can you change your life? Mine are younger, so we haven't hit sports yet. I'm wondering if it's possible in this area to choose a less hectic path.

Nope.

We have four kids. Each kid plays one sport per season. We run in different directions for practices during the week, and Saturday is filled with games. It was hectic when we only had two kids involved with sports as well. Note: these are regular teams, not travel teams (which are an entirely different animal). Plus, the kids have ccd one afternoon/week.

Kids need sports not only for exercise, but for social reasons.

Enjoy your sports-free lives while you can, pp ;0)

Try one sport per year if it's making your life miserable to be running around all the time. Or set up a carpool w/ other parents on the team. Where there's a will, there's a way. Kids are way too over scheduled these days. Let them come home from school, have a snack, be bored, use their imaginations to combat boredom, have dinner, do some homework and call it a day. They don't HAVE to do a sport every season, even if they want to. Sometimes 'no' is the best thing you can give them.

No thanks, pp. I'm not going to tell any of my kids they can't do one sport a season because it's too hectic for Mommy.
My four kids are not over-scheduled; they each do one sport a season (except summer). How could I tell one or two of them they can't play a sport while their other two siblings are playing sports? That wouldn't be fair.

Fwiw, I've noticed that my friends who rant about "over-scheduling" and limit their kids to little (if any) activities seem to be the lazy, self-centered types who require lots of "me" time. DH and I can suck it up and handle sports for the limited time the kids are on teams. Soon enough, they'll be out of the house and on their own.

And thanks for the bizarre advice about carpooling. Um, we have four kids...so we aren't new to this whole parenting thing ;0)

Sounds like your kids are your life. That's sad.

[Anonymous]

The last day of summer is September 21. And with global warming and all, it'll feel like summer until early November. So ladies, please wear the summer clothes as long as possible.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Where I came from, school started in mid-august, so school would be starting soon. Here, school doesn't start until after Labor Day. There's still a good month of summer left.

? Where? We start aug 17.

Fairfax County.

Where do your kids go - private?

[Anonymous]

I used to feel like this as a kid, most especially as a teenager.

I remember how each + every summer had its own unique memories.

New friends I would meet, swimming, camping.

Now as an adult, the seasons just blend into each other.

I live in Southern California where we don't even have four seasons really which could also contribute to how I feel.

[Anonymous]

doodlebug wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm dreading when the kids return to school. Our lives become so much more hectic.

No sports or activities or homework during summer...just camp, the pool, and lots of trips to the beach.

Racing home to get the kids to practice, then frantically finishing homework super sucks. Our Saturdays are filled with games in far flung towns. Sundays are the only day off, and I typically spend the day cleaning.

Ugh.

This is our life too. I love summer. It's so depressing that it's almost over.

Not trying to be nasty, but can you change your life? Mine are younger, so we haven't hit sports yet. I'm wondering if it's possible in this area to choose a less hectic path.

Nope.

We have four kids. Each kid plays one sport per season. We run in different directions for practices during the week, and Saturday is filled with games. It was hectic when we only had two kids involved with sports as well. Note: these are regular teams, not travel teams (which are an entirely different animal). Plus, the kids have ccd one afternoon/week.

Kids need sports not only for exercise, but for social reasons.

Enjoy your sports-free lives while you can, pp ;0)

Try one sport per year if it's making your life miserable to be running around all the time. Or set up a carpool w/ other parents on the team. Where there's a will, there's a way. Kids are way too over scheduled these days. Let them come home from school, have a snack, be bored, use their imaginations to combat boredom, have dinner, do some homework and call it a day. They don't HAVE to do a sport every season, even if they want to. Sometimes 'no' is the best thing you can give them.

Sorry but no. You're not "giving your kids the gift of no" if you tell them they can't do sports because you don't want the schedule hassle. You're being a lame cop out parent. I can't imagine telling my kids they get no team sport experience or the opportunity to try out new interests because I'm a lazy ass who refuses to leave my house on weekends unless it's at my whim. If that's how people feel they should not have kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am too but I'm glad school is on the horizon for the kids.

+1

[Anonymous]

If you are in Fairfax County, there are just as many days from now until school starts as there have been from the end if the year to now. You are only halfway done!

[Anonymous]

Same Op!
The kids are a great age so I love our lazy mornings where we are all still in pjs till 12, playing legos, mosing up to the pool, trip to DQ for a special dessert treat, etc.
Bracing for thw whirlwind of sports, scouts, homework ×4 (4 kids) come Sept.

[Anonymous]

I am and I'm not. The last few weeks of summer vacation always make me feel like we haven't done enough to make it special, but...the kids are happy and having fun, so that IS enough.

And as much as I love having fewer places we have to be and a more relaxed routine, this summer has been a wake up call about how important routine is to our son, who has some special needs. The end of the school year knocked him for a very hard loop this year, and as much as I miss him when he's at school he's happier when school is in session.