Comments on: Well, we don’t have to… https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/06/well-we-dont-have-to/ Writer, Author, Speaker Fri, 05 Jul 2024 19:40:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/06/well-we-dont-have-to/#comment-513563 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:08:30 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19618#comment-513563 In reply to Jessica.

@Jessica – hey, if no one is enthusiastic, no reason to push it. I’m sure you’d have fun if you went…but will also have fun at home too.

]]> By: Jessica https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/06/well-we-dont-have-to/#comment-513371 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:11:51 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19618#comment-513371 Of my 4 kids, only my 14yr old is home this week and I don’t think he quite knows what to do with himself. He loves food so I have been taking him to lunch. I think it has been good for him to figure out what to do on his own. I hadn’t realized how rare that is for him.

My kids also love to have a down weekend- especially now that they are older. With school, homework, jobs, extracurriculars, camps, etc they aren’t home all that much. I offered to take a quick trip over the 4th weekend but no one was all that enthusiastic so we are staying home.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/06/well-we-dont-have-to/#comment-513361 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:13:13 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19618#comment-513361 In reply to SHU.

@SHU- yeah, my energy for rallying for something he’s not over-the-top enthusiastic about and that I have to plan is minimal…

]]> By: SHU https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/06/well-we-dont-have-to/#comment-513334 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:14:33 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19618#comment-513334 I actually think we once had a mommy day where the “activities” were just what you described – get a treat, grab something at a store, then come home and chill (we might have baked but nothing crazy). It was great 🙂 My kids don’t love rides that much so honestly BOTH of us probably prefer that to an amusement park!

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/06/well-we-dont-have-to/#comment-513333 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:07:44 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19618#comment-513333 In reply to Grateful Kae.

@Grateful Kae – he will definitely not have any memories of me ironing! I’m sure the day will be fun, whatever we do…

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/06/well-we-dont-have-to/#comment-513332 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:07:16 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19618#comment-513332 In reply to omdg.

@omdg – I am sure we will have a good day. Or at least I hope so!

]]> By: omdg https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/06/well-we-dont-have-to/#comment-513323 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:57:09 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19618#comment-513323 Having special time together is enough for most kids, no need to plan something elaborate. Enjoy!

]]> By: Grateful Kae https://lauravanderkam.com/2024/06/well-we-dont-have-to/#comment-513303 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 14:44:26 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=19618#comment-513303 Totally agree!! I feel like sometimes the general “narrative” is that we always have to be doing things with our kids or taking them places, etc. But I swear, some of my absolute best and most favorite childhood memories from summer are just the ones where my dad was working on a project in the garage with a baseball game on the radio (I can still smell the sawdust…) and my mom was ironing (seemed she did a lot more ironing than I do today, lol!) and the windows were open and my sister and I were just playing around in the yard or in the basement and occasionally grabbing a popsicle from the freezer or making some microwave popcorn. 🙂

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