How do you spend the weekends with your kids?

Question

do you take them out somewhere or just stay at home doing things? do you find you have to everything with them rather than their dad taking them out?its just that it annoying me lately i spend all week taking care of the kids myself while hubby works and still i seem to spend all weekend doing it too i always have to persuade him to go and do something even if its as simple as kicking ball in the garden with them if i dont get on to him he'd happily sit in front of pc or tv for the whole weekend

Answer 1

You seem like you need to talk, and he needs to share the parenting a bit.

I would do activities together and go out, then he will have no choice.

talk to him about it

Answer 2

It must be a man thing. My little one goes dancing on a Saturday morning and, although he takes her every other week, it is always me who gets her ready (even tho I work Sat mornings). Saturday afternoons are using spent watching a family dvd or playing games and then Sat night she goes to my parents until Sunday lunchtime. We have a bit of "us" time while she is away and usually play games some of Sunday afternoon and probably go a drive out. If the weather is nice (ha ha) I try and encourage her to play on the garden or go on the trampoline. We do have weekends away and days out too but they are just once in a while. My husband does adore the laptop but have found a common interest in having a WII and playing WII sports as a family. Boys toys cross over to the kids sometimes don't they?

Answer 3

Depends on my mood. Since the father walked out on us when my son was 2, he cant take my son anywhere. If i am in a bad mood, if my son acts up I kick his balls around a bit. if i am in a good mood and if he is acting well, I will bring him to the park and get icecream with him and sometimes go to the movies with him too.

lol JKK!!!!!

Its teh second one. Always. But the part about his father leaving is true.