Strangely, me eldest (17) is now the biggest homebody going, but back then she loved being out and about during the day. It changed around 12-13 and now I have the opposite problem trying to get her to go out and see people. And it absolutely wasn’t because she hated being at home, nor my son. I have fantastic relationships with them both.That's what I was like at 10/11, that was 30 years ago though and I hated being at home (I'm not suggesting yours have a reason to hate being at home, just that I did). I wouldn't have let my 2 do that though at that age. They saw their friends regularly but always at either my house or their friends houses or at organised activities. All of their friends and the other kids of the same age we knew were the same.
My youngest is now 15 and doesn't just wander the streets. He'll go out and meet his mates, go round town etc but he's not the type to just wander about for the sake of being out. Have to say, I'm really glad about that.
I don't know where her kids go. Obviously Betsy works 17 hour shifts serving icecream and Seb is busy breaking his bones but duck knows how she manages to palm off the younger ones on other people so often! All I do know is as a family they haven't followed lockdown or any of the restrictions at all. The only thing she did was take her kids out of school earlier than was necessary under the pretence she was worried about them being in school, only to meet up with anyone and everyone throughout the whole lockdown. She made a mockery of the entire thing, which to be fair is what she does with pretty much everything else!
It wasn’t all day every day by the way. We’d have plenty of days out, they’d have friends round to play or go to friends houses. Also when I say they could be out until 7 that was generally when at someone’s house but they wouldn’t start the day with plans to go there and I’d also have days where I had a house (or garden) full until parents arrived to pick up in the evening.
My teenagers have also never walked the streets for the sake of it. My son is too busy playing sports, my daughter is too busy reading or watching films, I was referring specifically to summer holidays when they were 10/11.
Anyway, sorry derailing. About that PayPal money Rachael?
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