I’d say high 40s or above is okay. Nobody wants to get dressed for the snow just to play outside for an hour.

Anonymous wrote:The only reason OP posted is that her kids playmates have vanished and now she is put out. It is, effectively, a childcare issue. Or a “I don’t want to have to entertain my own kids” issue. If it weren’t an issue, she wouldn’t have posted.

I love this DCUM attitude that exhudes hatred for the idea of children being detached from their parent's hip.

Anonymous wrote:The only reason OP posted is that her kids playmates have vanished and now she is put out. It is, effectively, a childcare issue. Or a “I don’t want to have to entertain my own kids” issue. If it weren’t an issue, she wouldn’t have posted.

What? No that's not what anyone said. Why are you so defensive about not letting your kids play outisde?

OP, ignore these weird posts trying to criticize you. I think you'll find a 50/50 split on kids who play outside vs those who dont. I would say keep trying if your kids wish and others may join.

My son plays year round sports and is often at practice outdoors in 30 to 40 degree weather for flag football or soccer. The teammates all seem fine. You wear a few layers and a good hat. Fresh air and running around never go out of season.

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Anonymous wrote:The only reason OP posted is that her kids playmates have vanished and now she is put out. It is, effectively, a childcare issue. Or a “I don’t want to have to entertain my own kids” issue. If it weren’t an issue, she wouldn’t have posted.

Op here. Again, we have lived in a neighborhood without kids for 14 years prior and have lived here since Spring. My kids are old enough to play outside alone so it’s not an issue of playmates vanishing. I’m simply curious why people are weather averse so early in the season. Winter isn’t officially here. If you don’t go outside now, do you not go back out until Spring?

I think I anticipated neighborhoods with kids who have play outdoors to be year round. For the past nearly year, all the kids were outside sun up to sun down.

You are starting to catch on. And to the German PP, no we don’t want to wear all that stuff just to go outside. We have a lovely climate controlled home! If I want to go outside in winter I fly south.

Op back. But this is not even that cold I’d say. Back in the 90s we had blizzards here. I think the last blizzard was Snowmageddon. It’s warmer than it’s ever been. 80s on Halloween.

We were outside on Halloween. But today it’s 41 and cloudy. No thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:The only reason OP posted is that her kids playmates have vanished and now she is put out. It is, effectively, a childcare issue. Or a “I don’t want to have to entertain my own kids” issue. If it weren’t an issue, she wouldn’t have posted.

Op here. Again, we have lived in a neighborhood without kids for 14 years prior and have lived here since Spring. My kids are old enough to play outside alone so it’s not an issue of playmates vanishing. I’m simply curious why people are weather averse so early in the season. Winter isn’t officially here. If you don’t go outside now, do you not go back out until Spring?

I think I anticipated neighborhoods with kids who have play outdoors to be year round. For the past nearly year, all the kids were outside sun up to sun down.

You are starting to catch on. And to the German PP, no we don’t want to wear all that stuff just to go outside. We have a lovely climate controlled home! If I want to go outside in winter I fly south.

Op back. But this is not even that cold I’d say. Back in the 90s we had blizzards here. I think the last blizzard was Snowmageddon. It’s warmer than it’s ever been. 80s on Halloween.

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Anonymous wrote:The only reason OP posted is that her kids playmates have vanished and now she is put out. It is, effectively, a childcare issue. Or a “I don’t want to have to entertain my own kids” issue. If it weren’t an issue, she wouldn’t have posted.

Op here. Again, we have lived in a neighborhood without kids for 14 years prior and have lived here since Spring. My kids are old enough to play outside alone so it’s not an issue of playmates vanishing. I’m simply curious why people are weather averse so early in the season. Winter isn’t officially here. If you don’t go outside now, do you not go back out until Spring?

I think I anticipated neighborhoods with kids who have play outdoors to be year round. For the past nearly year, all the kids were outside sun up to sun down.

You are starting to catch on. And to the German PP, no we don’t want to wear all that stuff just to go outside. We have a lovely climate controlled home! If I want to go outside in winter I fly south.

Anonymous wrote:The only reason OP posted is that her kids playmates have vanished and now she is put out. It is, effectively, a childcare issue. Or a “I don’t want to have to entertain my own kids” issue. If it weren’t an issue, she wouldn’t have posted.

Op here. Again, we have lived in a neighborhood without kids for 14 years prior and have lived here since Spring. My kids are old enough to play outside alone so it’s not an issue of playmates vanishing. I’m simply curious why people are weather averse so early in the season. Winter isn’t officially here. If you don’t go outside now, do you not go back out until Spring?

I think I anticipated neighborhoods with kids who have play outdoors to be year round. For the past nearly year, all the kids were outside sun up to sun down.

My kids are outside in all weather, but for a lot of kids this is the height of allergy season after the leaves fall and before the hard frost. My asthmatic kid sometimes can’t handle the cold at this point even though he’s fine with much colder temps once his lungs aren’t flaring from the leaf mold.

I'm really surprised to see that people don't send their kids out in the cold. I grew up in Northern Germany. If we waited for nice weather to go outside to play, I would have had to wait until I moved to the US.


In all seriousness, recess went on outside even in rain. Rain jackets, rain pants, boots. Cold? Warm jackets/snow jackets. Dark? Streetlights in the playground. (It gets dark around 330 in the dead of winter where I grew up). Seemed normal then, I'm not so fond of it now as I'm used to the milder climate here.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry your free childcare is gone OP. My kids don’t like the cold.

Op here. None of the parents were outside, just the kids. 6-13 year olds in elementary and middle school.

Do your kids play at recess?

I’m curious, do many kids not like cold weather?

We are in the DMV, not too cold not too snowy in these months either.

Your kids were still out of your hair and now their entertainment is gone. I’m in the DMV and no my kids don’t want to play outside when it’s 40. Do you let the neighbors play inside your home?

DP but you’re an awful person and a terrible mother. I hope your kids enjoy their parent-inflicted myopia.

Enjoying books, puzzles, games and crafts is just as virtuous as running around outside in the cold. Not every child has ADHD.

Or a twatwaffle for a mother

Anonymous wrote:The only reason OP posted is that her kids playmates have vanished and now she is put out. It is, effectively, a childcare issue. Or a “I don’t want to have to entertain my own kids” issue. If it weren’t an issue, she wouldn’t have posted.

And… that’s a perfectly normal and valid reason to be put out IMO. What’s the issue you have with OP? She can only complain about kids not being outside if… what, she is childless and is worried about the scientific evidence demonstrating the need for children to play outdoors year round? No, then you’d be attacking her for judging when she has no children of her own.

I sent my kids out every day unless there was a threat if lightning or tropical storm. Blizzards? Yes! We'd be out with the dog. Please, more snow.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry your free childcare is gone OP. My kids don’t like the cold.

Op here. None of the parents were outside, just the kids. 6-13 year olds in elementary and middle school.

Do your kids play at recess?

I’m curious, do many kids not like cold weather?

We are in the DMV, not too cold not too snowy in these months either.

Your kids were still out of your hair and now their entertainment is gone. I’m in the DMV and no my kids don’t want to play outside when it’s 40. Do you let the neighbors play inside your home?

DP but you’re an awful person and a terrible mother. I hope your kids enjoy their parent-inflicted myopia.

Enjoying books, puzzles, games and crafts is just as virtuous as running around outside in the cold. Not every child has ADHD.

Or a twatwaffle for a mother

The only reason OP posted is that her kids playmates have vanished and now she is put out. It is, effectively, a childcare issue. Or a “I don’t want to have to entertain my own kids” issue. If it weren’t an issue, she wouldn’t have posted.

Op here. Thanks PPs. As a former child myself 🤣 I will say I remember playing outside in the Winter. Also, I did not feel like I was participating in childcare playing with other kids. FWIW it was always better than being the antenna fixer on the tv.

The playground nearby has also emptied, it used to be packed!