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One sport after another ~ so frustrating

ivymlk's picture

I don’t want to complain so much but I really hate “toddler” sports. DH has to get SS involved in every single sport there is imaginable every season. It can be such an interference being they have constant unscheduled games that they will contact you about the day before or even sometimes the day of. They did it again today, on Valentines Day. Not like Valentines Day is all that important but I thought it would have been nice to make dinner and eat dinner with my husband tonight. Again, silly me for thinking we might actually get to spend some time together. Plus these sports are starting to cost so much damn money and we do not get child support from BM because she is living on welfare. ARG!!! I’m a little bummed out right now because we were going to go away this weekend just one night and have a little romance getaway that he had been planning for 2 months and told me last minute we couldn’t go because of “toddler” basketball again. He’s not a toddler, he’s 8 it’s just what I call it. So he canceled our plans on me 2 hours before I thought we were leaving. All I can say is SIGHHHHH Sad

Tx mommy of 3's picture

Well I'm all for keeping kids active but seems like you need to set some boundaries, especially if you are having to take ss to practices and games. I would talk to dh about limiting the number of sports per year. Maybe pick ss favorite one or 2- 1 in the fall/winter and 1 in the spring. I'd also make it a rule that plans already made will not get bumped for last minute games or practices. I have a 5 and 4 yo both in different activities on different days. Our schedule is set so if somehing comes up and we have to miss a practice or game then oh well. The kids understand. Coaches need to undertand hat your lives do not revolve around their sport. If there is a problem with last minute changes I would tell the coach sorry, but ss has to miss because we already had plans. Just might help you not go crazy. Sometimes you have to put your foot down.

somerg's picture

can bm not be ordered to pay cs based on minimum wage? my dh is unemployed but he still has cs based on minimum wage

ivymlk's picture

Dh's lawyer said to not even bother because we will get nothing. She doesn't work. Her husband doesn't work. Social Services pays for their rent, heat and electricity. Nice right!! She sure finds money to buy her drugs however!