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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For me I was so glad to have my children home and we could be a family not going this way and that. It wasn’t filling the time it was just a joy to have the time. We could sleep late, eat fun breakfasts at 10 am or later if we wanted. They could help with the meals and we could have hamburgers for breakfast if we wanted. IT WAS TIME OFF. We could enjoy being a family.
We did things for our neighbors; rake an elderly neighbor’s yard, or make cookies and deliver them, make up silly songs, read Christmas stories or stay in our PJ’s and have a movie marathon. We built a tent under the kitchen table and “camped out/in”.
Enjoy your children Mom. Make memories. Just love up on them and let them love up on you and let the world go by. It is Christmas. Celebrate the season. Blessings to you and your wonderful family.[/quote]

This all sounds really lovely, but reallllly not how a 2 year old can spend a day (which OP has). I have a 2 yo and at a minimum we need a long playground outing or walk to get through a day. She's a ball of energy. [/quote]

Exactly! My 2 year old would spend about 15 minutes in a tent under the kitchen table before moving on to the next activity. It's also hard to get him to sleep after he's watched more than 30 minutes of a movie.

We all thrive when we're on the move. [/quote]

Yeah, I feel like a lot of these people saying to just chill at home do not have 2 year olds and are forgetting what they are like. I have a 2 and 5 year old. Hanging out at home starts off great but after a few hours the fighting begins. The 5 year old wants to play with something in a very specific way and the 2 year old comes along and tries to steal the toy, wreck the creation, etc. 5 year old retaliates, everyone cries. I discipline them and try to keep them separated, which works until I have to pee or change out laundry or something. Repeat ad nauseum.

Getting out for at least part of the day is good for everyone. [/quote]

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