Saturday Night - what do you do?
Discussion
I'm 33, kids are 6 & 2, so Saturdays aren't vastly different from our week nights.
But most Saturdays are the same routine. Once the kids are in bed, we order a takeaway, eat too much food, then we'll watch a boxset until I fall asleep to Match of the Day. This coming Saturday, we've managed to palm the kids off to grand parents, and it's been so long since its happened we're a bit stuck for what to do
But most Saturdays are the same routine. Once the kids are in bed, we order a takeaway, eat too much food, then we'll watch a boxset until I fall asleep to Match of the Day. This coming Saturday, we've managed to palm the kids off to grand parents, and it's been so long since its happened we're a bit stuck for what to do
skinnyman said:
I'm 33, kids are 6 & 2, so Saturdays aren't vastly different from our week nights.
But most Saturdays are the same routine. Once the kids are in bed, we order a takeaway, eat too much food, then we'll watch a boxset until I fall asleep to Match of the Day. This coming Saturday, we've managed to palm the kids off to grand parents, and it's been so long since its happened we're a bit stuck for what to do
We had this. But most Saturdays are the same routine. Once the kids are in bed, we order a takeaway, eat too much food, then we'll watch a boxset until I fall asleep to Match of the Day. This coming Saturday, we've managed to palm the kids off to grand parents, and it's been so long since its happened we're a bit stuck for what to do
We decided to book a night away in a nearby city and it turned out we ended up getting ratarsed and going to club and doing what we did before we had a child. It was brilliant, like a break from the front line.
If you just do the same old but without children in the house you've lost an opportunity. Book a night away. It'll feel alot different.
Can you remember the last time you and your partner were alone together in a hotel?
Sa Calobra said:
skinnyman said:
I'm 33, kids are 6 & 2, so Saturdays aren't vastly different from our week nights.
But most Saturdays are the same routine. Once the kids are in bed, we order a takeaway, eat too much food, then we'll watch a boxset until I fall asleep to Match of the Day. This coming Saturday, we've managed to palm the kids off to grand parents, and it's been so long since its happened we're a bit stuck for what to do
We had this. But most Saturdays are the same routine. Once the kids are in bed, we order a takeaway, eat too much food, then we'll watch a boxset until I fall asleep to Match of the Day. This coming Saturday, we've managed to palm the kids off to grand parents, and it's been so long since its happened we're a bit stuck for what to do
We decided to book a night away in a nearby city and it turned out we ended up getting ratarsed and going to club and doing what we did before we had a child. It was brilliant, like a break from the front line.
If you just do the same old but without children in the house you've lost an opportunity. Book a night away. It'll feel alot different.
Can you remember the last time you and your partner were alone together in a hotel?
If you're really stuck for something to do and are anywhere near Reading then I'll drop my 4yo on you and see you Sunday lunchtime! He's fully house-trained and just loves The Lion Guard, you're sorted!
Normally Im on cooking duty on a saturday so its a case of knocking out either a mexican or burgers and give the kids a bath then onto an episode or two of whatever we are watching on Netflix then MOTD then bed. Can I just say its really nice to have so many people in the same boat as me!! Aged 38
Poppiecock said:
I spend half my working week in hotels, last thing I want to do is spend weekends in them too!
Even so make a big deal of it. I doubt you stay in the finest cottage or best hotel? Live alittle, drive an hour each way. Staying in the house in such situations is wrong.
We get to off load our 9yr old probably twice a year. We make a big deal. Last time London next will be another city break.
Sa Calobra said:
Fastchas said:
Sa Calobra said:
I circle my area alone in a vehicle looking for suspicious males on foot, car or bike in the small hours. In-between I'll respond to 999 calls.
I don't get to eat.
Walt?I don't get to eat.
What does one suspicious male make of another suspicious male in a car approaching them in the dead of night for a chat?
If my wife's at home, normally pub in the early evening with the dog. Home by 7, make dinner and drink far too much wine/gin/beer with some music on then either continue listening to some tunes, or watch a film before Match of the Day. Watch that then bed.
This week she isn't at home, so I imagine it'll be early evening beers watching the football, then a properly dirty takeaway with an incredibly large quantity of premium continental lager watching crap on TV. Maybe the odd specialist film too, who knows.
Sa Calobra said:
Poppiecock said:
I spend half my working week in hotels, last thing I want to do is spend weekends in them too!
Even so make a big deal of it. I doubt you stay in the finest cottage or best hotel? Live alittle, drive an hour each way. Staying in the house in such situations is wrong.
We get to off load our 9yr old probably twice a year. We make a big deal. Last time London next will be another city break.
As I have said - we take the camper van away when we can - off in about an hour for a weekend on the river at Sourport on Severn.
It alternates between weekends with teenage son, so we either go out to eat, or get a takeaway, followed by film and PS4. Or pack the car up with camping gear and mountain bikes and go away when weather is nice.
The other weekends are spent with girlfriend, where we'll either go for a meal and drinks, or just lots of drinks, or go away for the weekend.
I'm 48 next week, my clubbing days are well behind me but I enjoy my Sat nights.
The other weekends are spent with girlfriend, where we'll either go for a meal and drinks, or just lots of drinks, or go away for the weekend.
I'm 48 next week, my clubbing days are well behind me but I enjoy my Sat nights.
Why are so many people on here just existing, or merely passing time until the inevitable?
There is a big wide world out there, irrespective of whether you're young/old, married/single, parents/childless, etc/etc, etc/etc.
Married 28 years, father of 3, we've just done different stuff as the kids have grown up - but we've always done.......stuff. Saturday nights can be something or nothing - tomorrow it's drinks late afternoon and then on to a Turkish restaurant with a group of friends. more drinks thereafter. We'll be joined by some of our (collective) kids along the way no doubt, and being 'snowflakes' they do enjoy their cocktails, so could be expensive. Subsequently back home to watch (recorded) MotD with my two sons, whilst we drink more gin.
I will probably miss-place a drop or two in one of the downstairs loos, but that's an age thing - some things you can't avoid.
There is a big wide world out there, irrespective of whether you're young/old, married/single, parents/childless, etc/etc, etc/etc.
Married 28 years, father of 3, we've just done different stuff as the kids have grown up - but we've always done.......stuff. Saturday nights can be something or nothing - tomorrow it's drinks late afternoon and then on to a Turkish restaurant with a group of friends. more drinks thereafter. We'll be joined by some of our (collective) kids along the way no doubt, and being 'snowflakes' they do enjoy their cocktails, so could be expensive. Subsequently back home to watch (recorded) MotD with my two sons, whilst we drink more gin.
I will probably miss-place a drop or two in one of the downstairs loos, but that's an age thing - some things you can't avoid.
Tomorrow should be interesting. I have a friend who lives 40 miles away on the same river and we’ve decided to canoe from our house to his with 6 children. Saturday night will see us camping near a mutual friend’s farm and having a BBQ with butterflied leg of lamb and beers. Wish us luck. We have rented the canoes and have no idea how to use them. There are three weirs on the way. Clubbing with Millennials might be safer. I’m 47 and the kids range from 9-16. Wives are providing support vehicles and beer/wine. If I don’t post again I’ve drowned.
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