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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't even get OPs beef. She said kids need to be bored but also her kid has no one to play with. So, kid is probably bored. Isn't this what OP wanted?[/quote]

No, ops can probably can entertain themselves and handle boredom, but it's always better and more fun for kids to have other kids around. [/quote]

Then OP should have had more kids. It's not everyone else's problem to fix. Apparently OPs parenting philosophy doesn't work unless other parents buy into it. That doesn't sound like someone who has a lot of confidence in their 'let boredom reign' parenting.[/quote]

OP is also confused about what these other parents are venting about.  They -- THE PARENT -- are feeling exhausted, etc., trying to get their kids to everything.  Presumably the parent has lots of things going on -- maybe a full time job, 2-3 kids, household chores, maybe a spouse with limited weekday availability.  Just because mom is exhausted managing all that doesn't mean each of her individual kids is over scheduled.  Dumb assumption.

And sometimes we vent about things that are hard even though we don't want to change them, or we know the hardship is worth it.  It just feels good to vent to a friend.  Surely OP understands the concept of a vent since she prefaced her post as just that.  [/quote]

But, overscheduling your kids is something that you don't have to do. If your kids likes to and wants to do activities, that great. Let, them if you have that opportunity and those resources, but you don't have to let them do everything that they may want. I don't want super busy kids, or to spend a ton of money so some activities aren't going to happen.[/quote]

Gah!  You, like OP, are also not getting it.  Just because mom feels over-extended doesn't mean her kids are over-scheduled.  Mom could easily feel tired and want to vent if she has a full-time job, a house to maintain, and three kids who each do one sport and an instrument.  But none of those kids would be over scheduled.  [/quote]

My kids were overscheduled and I am unapologetic about it. I liked to keep them busy. BUT, I agree with OP that people complaining that they have too many kid activities need to STFU. Nobody wants to hear it.[/quote]

That's fair. But can we also say we don't want to hear about moms who don't do any of this whine that no other kids are running loose in the neighborhood so that their unscheduled kids are bored and have nobody to play with? All choices have consequences. [/quote]

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