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Originally Posted by dubc80
Bolded for emphasis. If you're so tired all the time, look for things to cut out of your life and re-allocate time for you to rest/re-charge.
No need to be a hero. Your kid will be totally fine if they are in 1 activity a season, instead of 3 like the neighbor kids.
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Except no- even if your kid is in one activity, but you have more than one kid, you’re still out thousands and thousands of dollars and many multiple days per week. Weekends are spent ferrying kids to all these activities even though it’s just one activity.
I think activities are hugely consuming. We also get emails from literally all of our kids (1) activity reminding us on multiple occasions that we have to stay super duper dedicated and vigilant and that if you miss one ####ing practice your kid may not be able to participate in competitions even though they’ve attended the last 20 practices without missing. Also schoolwork / homework is not an excuse to miss a practice. Also if you’re sick you still have to be there and just sit to the side to support (wtf?).
I wanted to reply to their last stupid email and tell them where to shove it but alas my kid likes the stupid activity but I’m praying they quit at the end of the year because of how much I hate them / it.
Coles notes avoid cheerleading at all costs. My other kid plays hockey and, well, we all know how that goes but hilariously it’s somehow less intense.
And yes, I realize it’s all “our fault” or “my fault” but the kids like it so, dunno. One activity can have a massive impact on people’s lives. The expectations- I’m not sure if they’ve ballooned or not but they definitely are a HUGE strain on family life these days. And people without kids will never get it.