Each kid has one weekend activity (soccer game or ballet) so that, plus they're always at a birthday party or a playdate or just running around the neighborhood with other kids. H and I are social with the other parents so usually we spend a bit of time with them, or we go over or host watching Sunday football with friends. I'd say we have an evening event - either a babysitter or a dinner party where kids are invited - most weekends, but not always. We try to do something fun, yesterday we went to the Spirit game, last weekend we went for a hike with another family. IDK, there isn't a typical, but those are the types of things we do. And a couple hours of chores but we try not to let that take over our whole weekends, we tend to do chores during the week if possible.

Most weekends:

Dinner out Fri night
Golf or tennis Saturday afternoon, then errands/house stuff and sex
Out with friends Saturday or have friends over
Sunday is house stuff, gym, reading, relaxing, nap, more errands, food prep, puzzles, etc.

Empty nesters….we also walk dogs daily

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone actually go out… like dinners with friends, parties, or some event like a concert? We try… I feel like it’s hard to make happen… but I always had a feeling other people were doing more stuff than we were. Is this not the case?

The only people doing this are the ones without kids in the house.

Not true. Our kids are now out of the house but we’ve always entertained approx monthly and have gone to friends’ houses or out with friends to dinner, concerts, etc. 1-2x month. Kids were home when we entertained, sitter when we went out. Our friends are all similar.

Empty nesters, so the days of running around for kids events is over. Go to the theatre or a concert, go for a hike, run errands, make a nice meal, spend a couple hours with elder parents/inlaws, hang out around the fire pit with other couples/neighbors. And a variety of house projects if warrented

Wake up, coffee and read together. I feed horses and ride, he goes to farmers market, kids do sports or putter around outside (teen boys). Afternoon I cook, we had friends over to watch a game with chili. Tomorrow much the same with different friends and pizza. I host a lot!

Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t sound like anyone is having sex!

We have sex once every 1.5-2 weeks generally, but often not on a weekend. Random weeknight or lunch (we both work from home) are just as likely if not more so. On weekends kids are around all day and we’re busy with their activities and trying to get errands done etc.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone actually go out… like dinners with friends, parties, or some event like a concert? We try… I feel like it’s hard to make happen… but I always had a feeling other people were doing more stuff than we were. Is this not the case?

The only people doing this are the ones without kids in the house.

Wrong. There's a thing called babysitters. They're awesome.

Wake up, errands, cheer on kids at sports game, go out to dinner, go to bed.

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone actually go out… like dinners with friends, parties, or some event like a concert? We try… I feel like it’s hard to make happen… but I always had a feeling other people were doing more stuff than we were. Is this not the case?

The only people doing this are the ones without kids in the house.

Anonymous wrote:We go on a long walk Saturday morning, then do a project or errands until late afternoon. We open a bottle of wine and put on music and make dinner together, maybe dance a bit, then eat. Then sit by the fire and read.
Sunday run errands or project/chores, then repeat of Saturday.

Good weekend there!

Walking the dog happens every day regardless. But otherwise, it's pretty busy with kid activities.