How old is to old?

Question

will I be to old to do relaxing activieties when my kids are grown? i have 5 (9m-9y) I have no time to relaxe (vacation) will it be to late? or should i find time now?

Answer 1

It probably seems like you're neck high in kids this & kids that!!  ARG!!  I totally understand!!  Now that my kids are grown & my youngest has graduated from highschool this June, I'm in the delight of planning the ultimate Camping trip down the west coast from B.C. Canada to Mexico. Also some White Water Rafting !!  Woohoo! Many years planning & saving as well.  I just turned 45 this July & am excited that I'm young enough to enjoy a truly awesome vacation, yet old enough to know that...I MADE IT!!  24 year of being Super Mom to the rescue!!  Ha Ha! No more kids to shuffle around.  I sure love my kids & miss them when I don't see them for too long.  Just Chillax & enjoy your young ones.  Before you know it the dreaded "Empty Nest Syndrome"  has you missing your kids like never before!

Answer 2

You should get out now at least twice a month without any kids for your own sanity. Go out with your husband or spend time with your girlfriends. If finances permit, and you have babysitters, go away for a nice long weekend, your kids will benefit from having a rejuvenated mother. Try and spend family vacations together, they aren't all relaxing, but at least your spending time with them and creating memories they will remember. Remember, know one knows what life will bring us, take one day at a time and enjoy it.

Answer 3

I have four children ages almost-7 down to 13 months, with #5 due in January.  Personally, I don't worry about that sort of thing.  I want to focus on the here and now and loving and raising my children the best I can.

Most people in their 60s and 70s are able to enjoy vacations and other leisure-type activities.  But, what I would suggest instead is trying to find leisure activities you can enjoy as a family.  Go to a zoo for the day (I love zoos!), have a picnic outside with the kids, blow bubbles with them, fix a fancy dinner for your family (or buy the componenets mostly made) and decorate the table, etc.  Enjoy life now.  Don't focus on years and years down the road when your children are grown.

Answer 4

Don't take life too seriously, none of us are getting out alive.

Answer 5

I don't know any parents that vacation anymore. The way the economy is right now, 30% of us can't even keep a roof over our heads let alone afraid "extras", like the movies, eating out, and vacations. It's really a shame. Don't feel like your alone. I know several couples that vacation only now that they have reached retirement age. This is a gamble though. I also know some older couples that are in the position that one of them is healthy enough for vacation but they have to stay home because the other one is just too ill or unhealthy for it due to medical reasons. Just know that what you are experiencing is something most parents are dealing with right now. This is our destiny as parents today. With any luck, things will turn around in a few years.

Answer 6

Don't wait until your kids are grown.  You never know what life has in store for you.  When you're in your 60's or 70's you may have poor health and can't travel or do other things you put off when you were younger.  Just because you have kids doesn't mean you shouldn't relax and enjoy your life!!!  You'll be happier and your kids will be happier for it.

Answer 7

Try to get out at least once a month by yourself. Also right now is the time to be thinking of taking your children on vacations. My parents took us kids somewhere at least every summer and I will cherish those memories forever. Make some of your own with your kids. You can worry about yourelf when that time comes.

Answer 8

You're never too old... just take care of yourself, and when the kids leave home, you will be able to do everything you can now, only you'll apreaciate it more.