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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And I call BS to kids wanting to do activities all the time. Most people want to relax after working all day. Same goes for kids. After an entire day of following directions and listening to teachers etc they also want to relax and chill. Not go to more activities. Every. Single. Day. I have seen kids mine and others resist going to their sports practice , art classes, swim practice etc.[/quote]

Okay. That's some kids. Mine has never expressed any resistance to going to an activity. Some people want to get off work and relax, and some don't. Kids are the same way.[/quote]

+1 The people whose kids complain about going to activities assume every kid is like that. I think that kids somewhat group together by energy level though so you may see the kids who burn out easier while the super athletic always active kids are always wanting to play some sort of sport.

Also, in my pre-kid life I liked an occasional chill evening (as does my kid),  but there were plenty of evenings I was hitting up a gym class or happy hour straight after work. Not all of us just wanted to use our free time to veg out more often than not. Someday when I’m an empty nester and retired, I hope to go back to pursuing more hobbies.[/quote]

+2  I liked having something to do after school most days as a kid and as an adult (pre-kids) I was doing hobbies 3-4 nights a week after work and sometimes on the weekend with great pleasure.  I miss those hobbies and really look forward to getting back to them some day.  My kids (2 and 4) haven’t done any activities yet because their weekends are quite crowded enough but in a few years I expect we’ll try some things out and see what they like.[/quote]

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