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2006-10-21 16:20:28 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
I sense you are missing the "good 'ol days" where you and your man could go out to the club, stay out all nite, and have a good time... And you could still do that if you didn't have kids!! That is a hard transition to make to parenthood...but don't despair. Enjoy your kids... they grow up so fast that soon they wont want to hang out with you at all and you'll be wondering where they've run off to and you'll be sitting up late waiting on them to come home on a Saturday nite! So, take these precious few Saturday nites and make them family nights. Let the kids stay up later than normal, let them rent age-appropriate movies (Netflix or Blockbuster will deliver them directly to your house!), make popcorn, and enjoy the evening together... Have a special "treat" once a month of focusing on one of the kids and letting them choose what to do that Saturday nite. And if you find yourself still missing the "night life" of being single, go ahead and get a babysitter maybe once a month or once every two months and go out with your honey!! Keep that spark alive!!
2006-10-21 16:28:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stay home and watch movies, eat pizza and ice cream is the norm for a saturday night. Tonight we lucked out and got free tickets to a children's museum. You can do stuff like that with them. I know I miss the "good ol' days" sometimes but I also know they won't stay young forever. It's hard when you work all week and you want to live a little. But if you can remember back to your childhood, you can probably remember playing board games. I would like to start doing that, but mine are Three and a newborn. I do look forward to that. But remember back to when you were there age and remember how your parents tried to have a little fun with you. I think we owe that to our kids to be there to really form the relationships with them and saturday night at home is a great time to do it. It is O.K. to go out every now and then though because we do need that and don't feel guilty when that time comes. Unitl then, love those nights at home.
Sounds like your a great parent getting a little bored with life.
Our kids are what life is all about.
2006-10-21 16:56:59 · answer #2 · answered by the one who knows 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That depends on what you consider "normal." In today's society, that term could encompass many meanings.
On another note, there are many Saturday nights activities. You should be more specific in your question to get the answer you need. Include ages, gender, and number of children. Also, you might want to include or be clear if this is something you want to do with the children or without. Your mentioning that you had children is only indicating that they exist, not that you want them to be involved with you or not on a Saturday night.
Best!
Silver
2006-10-21 16:29:11 · answer #3 · answered by silverlocs 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, you didn't say the ages of the kids. If they are elementary school age then maybe an outing during the day, working with parents on a project - maybe gardening, repairing something or doing volunteer work as a family. Leave time for kids to play with friends. Eat dinner as a family and then cozy up with each other and talk, and maybe a family movie. If they are teenagers or teens with car, or friends with car - forget it! Just talk with them and ask where they are going and be awake when they get home! By the way...... can you please define "normal"?!?!?!
2006-10-21 19:10:17 · answer #4 · answered by noonecanne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We play board games. Movie night. We sometimes have a make your own sundae night. We get out the small tent and play camp out in the living room or playroom. At least once a month we order take out for just the two of us and have a candlelight dinner after the kids go to bed.
2006-10-22 05:02:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sit here on our computers, or watch a movie. Unless, of course, Grandma and Grandpa keep the lil ones for the night. Then we spend some time in bed, and maybe have more than the one drink after supper.
2006-10-21 16:29:16 · answer #6 · answered by Lisa T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lol I can say mine are now older but if there young kids do a Blockbuster night with a pizza, for girls baking cookies and dress up, for boys go to Wal Mart and get a car model kit and paint away etc
2006-10-21 16:29:38 · answer #7 · answered by Alyssa C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
work? Since I am a non-traditional college student with 3 kids and a hubby, I take the week off for school and work the weekends.
2006-10-22 05:43:33 · answer #8 · answered by victoria E. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely nothing...well we don't. We have 4 kids and its impossible to find a sitter that will keep them all. After we manage to get them all in bed, we sit and watch a movie after which he normally falls asleep and I get online.
2006-10-21 16:30:08 · answer #9 · answered by Ash 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
stay home, play board games, have other kids come over for a cool sleep over, rent cool movies (age appropriate), go out to dinner, go to a movie, lots of normal people things.
2006-10-21 16:23:09 · answer #10 · answered by Skorpian 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋