Right? I'm not mad at parents for wanting to organise a fun day out for their kids or spend quality time as a family, that's great for them, but more and more I keep hearing and seeing this anxiety of not being able to fill every single free moment with an exciting plan or a gift.
Honestly!! We had chores to do, helped with cooking and cleaning, went outside with our friends, bike rides, trips to the local nature reserve, puzzles, TV, drawing, video games, listen to CDs, playing Pokemon cards. Aside from chores, nearly all of my weekend was away from my parents making my
own fun - Mum and Dad would be working, relaxing, sunbathing in the garden, watching sports (on the only TV in the house!). WHY do you need to constantly entertain your kids??
Remember daring to say you're bored to your parents and they'd "find you something to do" like clean the gutters
I honestly don't know if kids even do chores nowadays?? I feel like I never hear about it from parents?