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[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]

Playing a sport competitively is not over scheduling. If you have 2-3 kids and one kid plays travel soccer, another plays travel baseball and they also like to play basketball or lacrosse. Athletic kids hang out with other athletic kids. This is not some chore. The kids want to play. They see friends from school or the neighborhood. They go out to eat and hang out before and after games. Several teammmates may be invited to the same birthday party.

Yes, there are some days where there are conflicts. There may be family conflicts and we sometimes carpool. OP’s kid not on the same team or on a rec team trying to hang out on a Saturday afternoon isn’t happening but my kid and 5-6 of his buddies may be at my house after we went out for lunch or ice cream after their game/[/quote]

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