Anonymous wrote:I'm curious as to what some parents would say if their child came to them not wanting to do all of the activities?

I can't speak for "some parents," but I'd be fine with it. It's not my idea.

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious as to what some parents would say if their child came to them not wanting to do all of the activities?

I'd be thrilled.

I'm curious as to what some parents would say if their child came to them not wanting to do all of the activities?

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you "scheduling d*mn play dates"? If your kids are so amazing, aren't they responsible enough to knock on a few doors around the neighborhood and invite people over, or ride their bike to the playground and make new friends there?

Wait, I thought kids were supposed to be bored--but you're social engineering play dates? Which is it?

No one wants your kid knocking on their door inviting themselves in so you get free babysitting.

That's not called free babysitting. That used to be normal childhood, kids in the neighborhood just playing with each other.

I had that normal childhood. Kids were sexually harassed, we spent lots of time with bad babysitters watching tv and eating frozen pizza, and wandered around creeks and construction sites. Kids commonly had broken arms or sprains due to lack of supervision and because these things happen a lot when you get kids together. A lot of kids in my current town ride bikes. And every year, kids on bikes, even older high school kids, are routinely struck by cars or trains. I’m not really comfortable taking on the above risks. I guess best case scenario, the neighborhood kids are “safe” and play lots of video games, which isn’t great either.

The only thing that I can say is that im sorry that so many bad things happened to you and your friends.

Anonymous wrote:I don't care what other people do, but I don't want to listen them to complain about it. If you want to schedule your three kids for three different sports at the same time in three different parts of town, that is completely a problem of your own making.

That's one thing but it's quite another to get annoyed that they aren't sitting at home waiting for your only to knock on the door play with just one of your kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you "scheduling d*mn play dates"? If your kids are so amazing, aren't they responsible enough to knock on a few doors around the neighborhood and invite people over, or ride their bike to the playground and make new friends there?

Wait, I thought kids were supposed to be bored--but you're social engineering play dates? Which is it?

No one wants your kid knocking on their door inviting themselves in so you get free babysitting.

That's not called free babysitting. That used to be normal childhood, kids in the neighborhood just playing with each other.

I had that normal childhood. Kids were sexually harassed, we spent lots of time with bad babysitters watching tv and eating frozen pizza, and wandered around creeks and construction sites. Kids commonly had broken arms or sprains due to lack of supervision and because these things happen a lot when you get kids together. A lot of kids in my current town ride bikes. And every year, kids on bikes, even older high school kids, are routinely struck by cars or trains. I’m not really comfortable taking on the above risks. I guess best case scenario, the neighborhood kids are “safe” and play lots of video games, which isn’t great either.

I don't care what other people do, but I don't want to listen them to complain about it. If you want to schedule your three kids for three different sports at the same time in three different parts of town, that is completely a problem of your own making.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you "scheduling d*mn play dates"? If your kids are so amazing, aren't they responsible enough to knock on a few doors around the neighborhood and invite people over, or ride their bike to the playground and make new friends there?

Wait, I thought kids were supposed to be bored--but you're social engineering play dates? Which is it?

No one wants your kid knocking on their door inviting themselves in so you get free babysitting.

That's not called free babysitting. That used to be normal childhood, kids in the neighborhood just playing with each other.

Ok, it’s different now. No one wants your kid banging on their door and inviting themselves in.

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Anonymous wrote:Regardless of the activities, sport or non sport, kods shouldn't be overscheduled. What's so wrong with free play?

What’s wrong with kids doing activities they enjoy? Why should our kids not do activities because you refuse to do them for your kids and expect ours to entertain yours.

Nothing is wrong with activities, just overscheduling. And I wasn't suggesting kids not do activities so they can entertain my kid. It would be nice if kids could have at least some free play. I don't like the idea of my kid having to do sports because no kids are around.

Yes you want free entertainment and babysitting. Why do you care what others do otherwise?

Because I would like my kid to be able play with friends more and to be able to have free play.

Your kid can have free play. Clearly other parents don’t agree.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you "scheduling d*mn play dates"? If your kids are so amazing, aren't they responsible enough to knock on a few doors around the neighborhood and invite people over, or ride their bike to the playground and make new friends there?

Wait, I thought kids were supposed to be bored--but you're social engineering play dates? Which is it?

No one wants your kid knocking on their door inviting themselves in so you get free babysitting.

That's not called free babysitting. That used to be normal childhood, kids in the neighborhood just playing with each other.

In my townhouse neighborhood there are no kids to play with. People usually move out once their babies are toddlers.

I have found aftercare at school to be a partial substitute for a neighborhood. Although it is semi-structured and does create some of the same "waiting to be told what to do" mentality.

Kids do spend too much time on video games BUT...

As a result of lots of time on Roblox video games, my children spend way more time with their first cousins than I ever did (they are a gaming squad), they have made nice, middle-class striver kid friends in NYC and Canada, my younger son got interested in a foreign language and is now teaching it to himself by Duolingo, and my younger son also had another friend group to turn to when his middle school friendships went sour. Overall, it's been an OK tradeoff.

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Anonymous wrote:Regardless of the activities, sport or non sport, kods shouldn't be overscheduled. What's so wrong with free play?

What’s wrong with kids doing activities they enjoy? Why should our kids not do activities because you refuse to do them for your kids and expect ours to entertain yours.

Nothing is wrong with activities, just overscheduling. And I wasn't suggesting kids not do activities so they can entertain my kid. It would be nice if kids could have at least some free play. I don't like the idea of my kid having to do sports because no kids are around.

Yes you want free entertainment and babysitting. Why do you care what others do otherwise?

Because I would like my kid to be able play with friends more and to be able to have free play.

Then find out when the kids on your kid’s sports team are free. If none of them are ever free, it sounds like the other moms don’t like you or the other kids don’t like your kid. No team has all members booked up every waking moment.

DP. We are booked year round but can squeeze in stuff as needed (parties, etc). Playdates are lower priority and harder to squeeze in, so I would not assume they just don’t like you.

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Anonymous wrote:Regardless of the activities, sport or non sport, kods shouldn't be overscheduled. What's so wrong with free play?

What’s wrong with kids doing activities they enjoy? Why should our kids not do activities because you refuse to do them for your kids and expect ours to entertain yours.

Nothing is wrong with activities, just overscheduling. And I wasn't suggesting kids not do activities so they can entertain my kid. It would be nice if kids could have at least some free play. I don't like the idea of my kid having to do sports because no kids are around.

This is what siblings are for you have an only child that you have no idea how to entertain. Not my problem.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you "scheduling d*mn play dates"? If your kids are so amazing, aren't they responsible enough to knock on a few doors around the neighborhood and invite people over, or ride their bike to the playground and make new friends there?

Wait, I thought kids were supposed to be bored--but you're social engineering play dates? Which is it?

No one wants your kid knocking on their door inviting themselves in so you get free babysitting.

That's not called free babysitting. That used to be normal childhood, kids in the neighborhood just playing with each other.

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Anonymous wrote:Regardless of the activities, sport or non sport, kods shouldn't be overscheduled. What's so wrong with free play?

What’s wrong with kids doing activities they enjoy? Why should our kids not do activities because you refuse to do them for your kids and expect ours to entertain yours.

Nothing is wrong with activities, just overscheduling. And I wasn't suggesting kids not do activities so they can entertain my kid. It would be nice if kids could have at least some free play. I don't like the idea of my kid having to do sports because no kids are around.

Yes you want free entertainment and babysitting. Why do you care what others do otherwise?

Because I would like my kid to be able play with friends more and to be able to have free play.

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Oh boo hoo

Real mature. I'm sure alot of these overscheduled kids feel exactly the same way.

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Anonymous wrote:Regardless of the activities, sport or non sport, kods shouldn't be overscheduled. What's so wrong with free play?

What’s wrong with kids doing activities they enjoy? Why should our kids not do activities because you refuse to do them for your kids and expect ours to entertain yours.

Nothing is wrong with activities, just overscheduling. And I wasn't suggesting kids not do activities so they can entertain my kid. It would be nice if kids could have at least some free play. I don't like the idea of my kid having to do sports because no kids are around.

Yes you want free entertainment and babysitting. Why do you care what others do otherwise?

Because I would like my kid to be able play with friends more and to be able to have free play.

k


Oh boo hoo