We've taken the decision to skip Cubs tonight, not something that I would normally encourage or advocate, but it's football, which he won't play and Little Miss needs picked up from a party, while the Scouts are off on a hike on the Pentlands and so Little Mister needs dropped off at a friend's house at the same time.
I don't remember life being so frenetic when I was a child. Not being in anyway sporty, I had Brownies/Guides, youth club and orchestra. Every day, after school, I worked in a mail room from mid way through my high school years through until I left for university. So I was occupied, but I did not need a social secretary to manage my out of school hours, as it feels at times like mine do.
I do worry sometimes that we feel we must keep our kids occupied and give them lots of different experiences, rather than just give them the freedom to play as we did. No wonder screen time seems so appealing to them! If they are not exhausted, then I am.
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