<![CDATA[How do you spend your weekends?]]>Just wondering how do you spend your weekends and holidays?

with your spouse and kids only?
with in-laws , relatives , friends etc…

Is it normal that your in-laws (mil/ fil/sil/bil etc…) or your own slibings to be join in your family activities every Sat & Sun?

Are you neglecting others if you are spend every weekends with the same group of people?

As a working parent sometimes I find it very hard to juggle between parents /in-laws / slibings / friends / kids’s schoolwork.

My in-laws constantly want to join us every weekend that left me no time to rest and my kids not much time to do their schoolwork.

Are they being selfish?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/21067/how-do-you-spend-your-weekendsRSS for NodeFri, 01 May 2026 09:12:00 GMTFri, 08 Apr 2011 05:30:41 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:42:51 GMT]]>

chatelaine:
Weekdays is like a battle field, always running for time.


My weekends are usually spent at home. Sat busy myself with once a week household chore and looking after kids...Time is always not enough! :?: :?: :?:
Weekdays mornings are peaceful with both in morn school...but have to keep looking at the clock to prepare lunch and also the revision for the day.

Son has CL tuition in the morn...short break b4 Math tuition. No choice as tutors have tight schedule. After tuition, head to mum's place to be pampered. Sun morn, can sleep in a little later. Time is so tight...wish there are 8 days in a week.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/440872https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/440872Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:42:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:24:37 GMT]]>Weekdays is like a battle field, always running for time.


My weekends are usually spent at home. Sat busy myself with once a week household chore and looking after kids... Engage drawing/colouring, music and reading activities with the kids for bonding. Sun gathering at my parents place and once in a blue moon bring the kids out for a walk or have fun. Visit MIL place once a month.

Time is always not enough! :?: :?: :?:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/440815https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/440815Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:24:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Thu, 26 May 2011 02:54:00 GMT]]>previously we would stay at home or go out occasionally and i try to avoid the crowds. but as they grow up, need to go for enrichments and go out on wkends cos they gt school on wkdays. sigh.


wkends enrichment took away the possibility of gog out although we can do so aft the enrichment, but normally the kids would be tired and kicking up a fuss.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/430484https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/430484Thu, 26 May 2011 02:54:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:49:34 GMT]]>

carebear:
My weekends are for sleeping and getting up late.

We all spend time at home.
The feeling of everyone is at home is great even though each of us are doing different things at the same time.
Meals during weekends are at home, either cooked or takeaway.
We dislike going out on weekends due to the crowd.
Same here. I am SAHM and try to run errands during weekdays so that I could stay home during weekends. i.e. family bonding in peace at home
Weekend crowds out there give me headache too.

There are exceptions when we will have meal out for important occasions such as Mother's day, Father's day, and birthdays.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/407949https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/407949Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:49:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Mon, 25 Apr 2011 03:37:29 GMT]]>i usually spend my weekends @ home. long weekends - depends whether hubby need to work anot. he is on shift basis, sigh.


best is to 'eliminate' inlaws out, hahaha! :imanangel:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/407052https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/407052Mon, 25 Apr 2011 03:37:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Sun, 24 Apr 2011 05:17:04 GMT]]>I went for kite flying at Marina Barrage on Good Friday! It was really fun though this was my first time to fly a kite. It took me an hour for the kite to fly high in the air! 😄 Also there are many families had their picnic at the same time too. 😉

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/406582https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/406582Sun, 24 Apr 2011 05:17:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Sat, 23 Apr 2011 02:11:26 GMT]]>My weekends revolve around kids.

Saturday & Sunday mornings, son has tuition. If there is no CA or SA, maybe we can go to town on Sunday afternoons. I miss window-shopping in Orchard and kids love Yoshinoya at Taka.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/406162https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/406162Sat, 23 Apr 2011 02:11:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:31:55 GMT]]>Any suggestions for this long weekend?

What have u plan for your family and kids this long weekend?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/405116https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/405116Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:31:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:06:26 GMT]]>Saturdays is for my P5 dd to finish her homework (some days she had so much that she never get to finish before dinner) and we can go out ... anywhere the children like to go, can be shopping, beach etc


We have dinners with my parents on Saturdays and PILs on Sundays. I think it is good bonding for children and their grandparents. For me, I love to go back to my mother's house to be pampered again ... :love:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/404711https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/404711Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:06:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:44:05 GMT]]>Every week end we have a Standing dinner date with out friends. We take turns at each other’s homes and we love to experiment.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/403486https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/403486Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:44:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:08:19 GMT]]>My girl got Piano and Phonics class on Sat, so usually after that, we stayed at home to do the homework and revision.


My husband work shift, even on weekends. So if he is not working on the Sunday, we will try to go Science Center, cos we signed up for the 2 yrs member + omni theatre.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/399590https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/399590Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:08:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:34:07 GMT]]>Weekends are for household chores, grocery shopping, visiting my parents, take an afternoon nap etc.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/396915https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/396915Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:34:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:32:17 GMT]]>I visit my pil once a month and my parent twice a month. The rest of the weekends are for housework, buy week’s groceries and etc.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/396914https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/396914Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:32:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Sat, 09 Apr 2011 12:20:44 GMT]]>My weekends are for sleeping and getting up late.

We all spend time at home.
The feeling of everyone is at home is great even though each of us are doing different things at the same time.
Meals during weekends are at home, either cooked or takeaway.
We dislike going out on weekends due to the crowd.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395983https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395983Sat, 09 Apr 2011 12:20:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Sat, 09 Apr 2011 08:12:07 GMT]]>Saturday kids have music lessons. Sunday kids have arts and drama classes. Very busy zooming in & out.


The rest of the time is for housework like mopping & ironing.

We're anti-social on weekends 😉

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395903https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395903Sat, 09 Apr 2011 08:12:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Sat, 09 Apr 2011 07:50:12 GMT]]>Our Saturdays are spent either bringing my boy for swimming in the morning and then lunch outside, or just head out to the shopping centre for lunch, play at the indoor playground and then come back home!


Saturday evenings will drive out to tah-pau dinner and then eat at home.

Sunday mornings I will head out to church early in the morning and buy lunch back for everybody else. I would love to bring my boy to church when he is older. Hubby would go buy the week's groceries while I am out in the morning and then we all have lunch together. Sometimes my PILs will invite us for lunch or we would visit them in the evening for dinner.

As for my own parents, visit is only about once a month for my boy and hubby and about twice by myself mostly to check on my dad and make sure my mum and the maid are ok. We will also meet with my niece & nephew at my parent's place when we visit.

So far no weekend enrichment nor much homework for my boy, nor much relative obligations hence our weekends are quite free!
😉

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395878https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395878Sat, 09 Apr 2011 07:50:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Sat, 09 Apr 2011 07:42:31 GMT]]>My weekend is spent staying at home to rest and relax.At times, if not too tired, will try to dish out some nice meal.



Rgds
Leanne

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395871https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395871Sat, 09 Apr 2011 07:42:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Sat, 09 Apr 2011 07:02:13 GMT]]>My weekend is also filled with enrichment class... Sat piano in afternoon and swimming in evening. After dinner with friends as our kids are learning swimming together. Sun morning will be Chinese enrichment class follow by English... Evening will be back to my in-law place for dinner. As my own parent will visit us sometime in the weekday evening and cook for us, so don't have to go back liao. 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395835https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395835Sat, 09 Apr 2011 07:02:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Sat, 09 Apr 2011 06:25:50 GMT]]>currently for me, kids and i will go to my sis’s house for dinner on sat nite (to spend time with both my sisters and honestly i want to take a break from cooking and washing up).


sat and sun are free days for us except for ds who has chinese tuition at home on sat afternoon. but as dd has lots of homework, project, she prefers to stay at home and do them cum chat with her friends (london and local) on the internet.

ds will spread out his homework over the 2 days and he likes to swim and play with his toys. both my kids dont really like to go out that much.

if dh is around, he would prefer to stay at home too to relax and maybe pick a quarrel or two with dd (he’s neat and she’s messy accoding to their own standard).

sometimes we will meet friends but most of the time, we perfer to be on our own and be lazy. we can stay indoor for the whole 2 days and loving it.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395821https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395821Sat, 09 Apr 2011 06:25:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:51:16 GMT]]>Week-ends are busy! The kids have music, football, swimming on the week-ends. We also have cellgroup meetings on Sat evenings and we head for church on Sunday mornings. Fortunately, most of these activities are near our home so we don’t have to spend all our time criss-crossing the island. We are often able to spend pockets of time resting at home. No homework etc. we just let the kids play.


As my mum and in laws come round to our place during the week, we aren’t obliged to meet up with them over the weekend. My parents used to try to get us to go back, but after countless times of me rejecting them (bad daughter!), they have given up asking! DH works really long hours, and we only have the week-ends as a family, so I don’t really want to spend it with my parents, especially since we already see my mum several times a week.

We always eat out. I used to cook over the week-ends, but DH would rather spend time with me than have me slaving in the kitchen. Or maybe it’s a hint that he doesn’t like my cooking!!!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395607https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395607Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:51:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:44:03 GMT]]>Hi,


Just to share my typical weekends.

I am a Sahm, situation much better than Ftwm in this aspect.

I try to schedule visiting of In-Laws during the weekdays as we stay quite near to their place. Our usual schedule is one weekday visit after the children dismiss from school and one Saturday dinner.

Saturday morning is outing day (eg brunch/lunching out), afternoon let the child catch up on his outstanding work and evening dinner with In Laws and 'Games Night' (we play board games after dinner or child plays chess with grandparents).

Sundays morning, we will do some revision then leave for enrichment classes. After fetching my children from enrichment class, I will hang out at my mum's place while my husband chill out at the Ya Kun nearby or do some shopping (yes, he loves to shop to destress 😄 ). I'll try to schedule visiting my mum on weekdays too as and when my husband is convenient to fetch us so as to free up Sundays.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395573https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395573Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:44:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:24:17 GMT]]>We have enrichment class on both Sat & Sunday (morning to afternoon)

So most of the time we will head back home to rest and let the kids to finish whatever homework and after that dinner at PIL house (every wkend)

Sometimes we will go outing with my owm parent or sliblings.
What boil me up :x is that no matter where we go or if I bring kids out alone without DH.
My mil or DH will insist that I need to rush back to have dinner with them. So I have to end everthing at 6pm.
After dinner, me and my kids will have to stay until 10pm in order to entertain them and let my kids played with sil kids.
Or sometimes, sil will come up with programme after dinner that we have to join in too. (after a wholeday outside and poor kids didn't take their bath) :stupid:

Mostly my mil or sil planned programme without my consent that we have to go after my kids classes. Really think they are lunatic :x
Show no respect for others.

Especially mil and sil think that I'm also free to go as and when they decided.
* ps: I'm a working parent who need to fetch kids everyday that got no time to do housework.
Sil is wrking too but got maid and her kids r small, so plenty of time to play.

Now I pray hard 🙏 that sil and mil got their own friends to go out. Stop sticking to us like glue everyweek.
And DH will understand my feeling too. (put me and kids infront of others first) :?:

😢

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395497https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395497Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:24:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:11:23 GMT]]>My kids still do not have much homework. Will get them to finish whatever homework they have on Friday night.


Saturday is golf day for DH. I will send the kids for their enrichment and thereafter run my errands, groceries, banking, etc. Pick kids up from their class, have lunch, head home, put away the groceries while the kids practise their piano and learn whatever spelling or tingxie they have. Late afternoon, we will head to my parents place and stay there till after dinner.

Sundays, swimming lessons for them in the morning. Sometimes we will meet up with my friends who have kids the same age group as mine. Other times we will bring them cyling or roller blading, whatever catches our fancy. Once in a while, PILs will want to come over so when PILs come over, I usually find something to do, like bake (you know need to relieve stress 😛 )

So still quite leisurely for now.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395227https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395227Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:11:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you spend your weekends? on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:50:57 GMT]]>Our weekends are filled with ferrying kids for enrichment classes and CCAs.


We also take to playing badminton on saturday evening with my hubby’s siblings and bils. So effectively our evening are with them but it’s good as we exercise together. Once a month, we would have a family gathering at our place since pils stay with us.

On sunday, it’s more with my parents in the noon as kids have enrichment classes near their house.

When exams are round the corner, sunday night also need to be allocated for studying.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395201https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/395201Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:50:57 GMT