Anonymous
Post 02/19/2023 11:43     Subject: Classes schedule conflict
We had this last Spring and Fall where one kid had a regular 11-1 practice a 20m drive away and the other had a variable game every Saturday that was either 10-11, 11:15-12:15, or 12:30-1:30. I'm divorced, so I just scrambled and ran back and forth from drop-off to drop-off to pickup to pickup. Some weekends my ex was able to help with one kid (and I helped out on his weekends); sometimes one kid was a few minutes late for something.

It was a huge relief when kid 2 decided not to play that sport this Spring! His current sport is on Sunday at a regular time and it makes weekends so much easier. Of course, throw Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts into the mix and it complicates things again!
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2023 11:24     Subject: Classes schedule conflict
How long/what is your husband’s “Saturday sports meetup?”

If it’s some baloney that’s taking a large chunk of the day Saturday, he needs to drop it.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2023 02:02     Subject: Classes schedule conflict
Anonymous wrote:My kids are getting older, and they want to take some classes.

My son's sport schedule is the most frustrating , and I sign up not knowing when the weekly practice and weekend game is until a week before season starts. I will try my best to accomondate during the weekday for practice, and I don't want him to miss weekend game. It says it coukd be anytime from 9am to 4pm on saturdays...... I try to sign up swim class on Sunday. My other younger daughter is forced to choose to sign up classes on Sunday. She wants to do dance class, but dance class on happens on Saturday morning. Dh has a weekly sport practice with adults every Saturday morning. I also want yo take a class on Sunday for myself as hobby but it is either sat or sun morning.....uhhh. ... not really helpful.

If you have kid(s) in sport for recreation (not team), how do you make it work with unknown schedule upon signup? I want to be fair but it is difficult


Same, soccer is again coming to ruin my weekends…it’s my least favorite sport
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2023 20:31     Subject: Re:Classes schedule conflict
Anonymous wrote:There was another thread recently and suggestions varied from hiring babysitter, having DH schedule and take kid to activities and signing up for activities that are available online / after kids go to bed. It's just not feasible to have your own fun single person classes once you become a parent and have a kids in activities.


Somehow DH and I manage it...just because you live in a bubble of rich-mom insanity, don't assume a balanced life is impossible.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2023 19:23     Subject: Re:Classes schedule conflict
There was another thread recently and suggestions varied from hiring babysitter, having DH schedule and take kid to activities and signing up for activities that are available online / after kids go to bed. It's just not feasible to have your own fun single person classes once you become a parent and have a kids in activities.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2023 19:12     Subject: Classes schedule conflict
It’s so DCUM to think that shlepping your kid to activities is good parenting.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2023 10:06     Subject: Classes schedule conflict
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What sport is your DS in that you sign up not knowing when practices and games will be? That's odd.


This is every rec team sport. They don't get the permits from the county until right before the season starts, and they are often scrambling
Last minute for coaches.

If you or your DH volunteer to coach your son's sport, you would have more
Control over the schedule.


My DH has been DD’s head softball coach for 3 years. He gets a slight choice on the practice day (but not time) and ZERO say over the game schedule. Zero.

OP, you and DH need to put your kids first if you want them in activities. Also, my kids didn’t do all these organized activities until after they could swim, that was priority number 1. By elementary school they were on summer swim team but no longer needed lessons.