Anonymous wrote:Honest question - we want to get out more, but how you do handle bathrooms? I’m very leery of using public bathroom, but figure someone will need to go if we’re out half the day hiking...

We pee outside. DD is 8,

We were like this too. The pool has been out only saving grace. Other than that and bike rides, we are home. Kids watch a lot of tv and iPad.

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Anonymous wrote:That is really sad OP. Time to learn how to entertain yourselves and be comfortable just “being.” It will be a good learning experience for you.

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You are all so rude. OP has a two year old and she is used to being busy. Just because she misses that does not mean there is anything wrong with her. In fact, I find people like you to be sad. How were you living life if you don't miss anything under COVID quarantine? If your life isn't materially worse under COVID, your life probably wasn't that good to begin with.

I'm with you OP. I'm used to being busy and always spending time out of the house. My kids and I are very social and I just miss the big hangouts where the kids all played together and the parents could relax and hang out. It's *hard* with toddlers. Hugs to you OP, here's hoping life goes back to normal soon.

No one said they didn’t miss things from pre Covid. But that is not what OP said. If she can’t enjoy being in her own home with her own family that she chose, that says something about her. Lots of people on this board don’t like playing with/being with their kids and it’s really sad.

Not PP but get real! You can love your home and the "family you choose" and still be bored and still miss your active life (that included enrichments outside the house). There is nothing wrong with OP at all.

“Only boring people are bored” - it’s so true! There’s soooo much to do in life. Yes, we miss our friends and our classes a lot. But we’ve found other ways to entertain ourselves - more reading, getting things done around the house, a lot more cooking since we’re all home for every meal, unstructured playing, DH and I working our way through the Star Wars and Marvel movies on Disney+ after the kids go to bed... Honestly, there’s still a lot more I could do if I had the time.

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Anonymous wrote:That is really sad OP. Time to learn how to entertain yourselves and be comfortable just “being.” It will be a good learning experience for you.

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+3! There’s something wrong with your life if you need external entertainment all the time.

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You are all so rude. OP has a two year old and she is used to being busy. Just because she misses that does not mean there is anything wrong with her. In fact, I find people like you to be sad. How were you living life if you don't miss anything under COVID quarantine? If your life isn't materially worse under COVID, your life probably wasn't that good to begin with.

I'm with you OP. I'm used to being busy and always spending time out of the house. My kids and I are very social and I just miss the big hangouts where the kids all played together and the parents could relax and hang out. It's *hard* with toddlers. Hugs to you OP, here's hoping life goes back to normal soon.

Those of us who understand can’t really explain it to those of you who don’t.

I've really embraced this time as a time to do all those sorts of things I'd never get to do pre-covid because we were always so busy.

And honestly, boredom is a good thing because it makes you think and imagine better ways to spend your time.

We'e been staying at home, but have been busier than ever. All those weekends out pre-covid meant that our house was sort of neglected. We now are super busy purging, repairing, re-doing, re-decorating, etc. I haven't had time to miss being outside all the time, tbh.

Honest question - we want to get out more, but how you do handle bathrooms? I’m very leery of using public bathroom, but figure someone will need to go if we’re out half the day hiking...

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Anonymous wrote:That is really sad OP. Time to learn how to entertain yourselves and be comfortable just “being.” It will be a good learning experience for you.

+1

+2

+3! There’s something wrong with your life if you need external entertainment all the time.

Another plus one for this

You are all so rude. OP has a two year old and she is used to being busy. Just because she misses that does not mean there is anything wrong with her. In fact, I find people like you to be sad. How were you living life if you don't miss anything under COVID quarantine? If your life isn't materially worse under COVID, your life probably wasn't that good to begin with.

I'm with you OP. I'm used to being busy and always spending time out of the house. My kids and I are very social and I just miss the big hangouts where the kids all played together and the parents could relax and hang out. It's *hard* with toddlers. Hugs to you OP, here's hoping life goes back to normal soon.

No one said they didn’t miss things from pre Covid. But that is not what OP said. If she can’t enjoy being in her own home with her own family that she chose, that says something about her. Lots of people on this board don’t like playing with/being with their kids and it’s really sad.

Not PP but get real! You can love your home and the "family you choose" and still be bored and still miss your active life (that included enrichments outside the house). There is nothing wrong with OP at all.

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Anonymous wrote:That is really sad OP. Time to learn how to entertain yourselves and be comfortable just “being.” It will be a good learning experience for you.

+1

+2

+3! There’s something wrong with your life if you need external entertainment all the time.

Another plus one for this

You are all so rude. OP has a two year old and she is used to being busy. Just because she misses that does not mean there is anything wrong with her. In fact, I find people like you to be sad. How were you living life if you don't miss anything under COVID quarantine? If your life isn't materially worse under COVID, your life probably wasn't that good to begin with.

I'm with you OP. I'm used to being busy and always spending time out of the house. My kids and I are very social and I just miss the big hangouts where the kids all played together and the parents could relax and hang out. It's *hard* with toddlers. Hugs to you OP, here's hoping life goes back to normal soon.

No one said they didn’t miss things from pre Covid. But that is not what OP said. If she can’t enjoy being in her own home with her own family that she chose, that says something about her. Lots of people on this board don’t like playing with/being with their kids and it’s really sad.

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Anonymous wrote:That is really sad OP. Time to learn how to entertain yourselves and be comfortable just “being.” It will be a good learning experience for you.

+1

+2

+3! There’s something wrong with your life if you need external entertainment all the time.

Another plus one for this

You are all so rude. OP has a two year old and she is used to being busy. Just because she misses that does not mean there is anything wrong with her. In fact, I find people like you to be sad. How were you living life if you don't miss anything under COVID quarantine? If your life isn't materially worse under COVID, your life probably wasn't that good to begin with.

I'm with you OP. I'm used to being busy and always spending time out of the house. My kids and I are very social and I just miss the big hangouts where the kids all played together and the parents could relax and hang out. It's *hard* with toddlers. Hugs to you OP, here's hoping life goes back to normal soon.

I hear you OP! We also are used to running around on the weekends. My kids are little (1 and 3.5) so it wasn't organized sports but we always would go to either a museum, the zoo, or meet friends at a park or winery in the morning, then come home for nap. It is a huge part of what made living in our townhouse work for us. FWIW, we have accelerated our timeline on moving and are hoping to be in a bigger place with a yard by Christmas.

For now, we spend our weekends at a park whenever possible. Even in kind of meh weather, I will throw rain gear on my kids so that they get that outdoor time. We will bring a ball, bubbles, toys for our dog, etc. I have found a couple of outdoor activities that do feel comfortable - Frying Pan Farm early in the day, berry picking, we drove out to Manassass battlefield and that was a nice change in scenery. I actually have come to really enjoy the slowed down pace and find that my kids do too. But it does get monotonous to do the same thing all the time and I am very nervous about winter.

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Anonymous wrote:That is really sad OP. Time to learn how to entertain yourselves and be comfortable just “being.” It will be a good learning experience for you.

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We go to the river a lot with friends, backyard outdoor hang outs, we did a river float, we do go to the mall sometimes lol. We go to a lot of parks. I miss traveling and special activities, but it’s actually been a relaxing summer and I have enjoyed not being rushed all the time.

We have a social network though, this really makes a huge difference. It’s smaller than it was, but what we have now feels more meaningful.

We still go out, but stick to outdoor activities. We are always at our neighborhood pool, we went to the beach this summer for two weeks, kids (4 and 5 years old) go riding their bikes around the neighborhood, we set up street hockey and soccer with our neighbors, went hiking a couple of times, and even went horseback riding. We usually have breakfast, kids play video games or watch their shows, we go to the pool or play outside or do an outdoor activity and have a picnic lunch, come home and kids relax, dinner.

Np. We are like you, OP. We are a family of four who likes to go out. We are still going out on weekends. We go to lake beaches, farms, parks, and have gone to the playground numerous times. We have gone on train and carousel rides. Our kids are 4.5 and 2.