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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do some parents never want to spend any time with their children? I know parents like this and it’s a huge red flag for me. They are terrified they might have to hang out at home with their kids with “nothing” to do. Literally afraid. [/quote]

OP here. This is not at issue - both spouse and I spend gobs of time with the kids on weekends and workdays, to and from school and activities whenever we can, and in the evenings, etc.. During downtime, I am content to do "nothing" with them and my overscheduler spouse predictably likes to never be at the house and bop from activity to activity (but always with me and the kids). No one has working mom guilt or is avoiding the kids. The actual issue is two-fold: 1 - a disconnect on how busy the kids should be and - 2- the constant, often last-minute, changes and lack of communication with me and our nanny about the schedule, + all the yelling. TBH, we are mostly aligned on 1 (I do think the kids should be occupied with an activity on most days, especially the older ones), but 2 is unbearable. And relatedly, if something gets canceled or moved, I think that time should get to stay open and a canceled activity does not need to get stuffed into another time slot that week. Canceled plans can be a blessing! [/quote]

She is though. Avoiding doing “nothing” at home with them IS an issue. And it’s not good for kids to never have time to do “nothing.”[/quote]

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