Golf v Family

[Boabski]

i am sure every family man - women has this problem, how do you balance your golf time against your family time?
i seem to get away with murder sometimes but as long as we have a day spent together it earns me brownie points.
how do you work it?

 

[Snelly]

I resigned from my golf club when my son was 2 as I didn't want to be away for 6 hours on a Saturday playing golf. I have a daughter too now and prefer to spend weekends with them. I think that I am going to join a club either this year or next with my son who is now 8.

I am lucky though that I play quite a bit of corporate golf so have kept my hand in golf wise without compromising the home situation.

 

[Imurg]

Rarely played when The Boy was very young -coincided with my busted ankle too - as it put a lot of pressure on things. Due to HID having to work some weekends and me working part of most weekends, having a 5-day membership means I can keep a morning a week clear for golf.
AS long as I get my hours in HID doesn't really mind how much I play now. The Boy's nearly 10 and still needs shuttling around to his various activities but I can get out once or twice a week.

 

[NWJocko]

My daughter's nearly 2 and I'm now managing to play most weekends and hopefully one night a week most weeks during the summer.

Hardly played at all when she was first born as not fair on the good lady for me to be away at work all week and then disappear all afternoon on a Saturday and leave her, literally, holding the baby but now our daughter isn't as demanding in terms of looking after her it's easier.

Plus I pay my wife's gym membership and she goes there when she wants with me looking after the little one so she gets a bit of time to do her thing aswell.

Seems to be working well although there are murmurings about having more kids soon.......

 

[Grumps]

I have a 5 day membership and play during the week. I work shifts so when I'm off weekends I spend it with kids or at football so everyother week I can drop wee man at nursery and play 5 mornings before work in the afternoon .

 

[Crazyface]

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The simple solution to all this is to have kids early, pack 'em off as soon as possible leaving you to play golf. Worked for me. Kids gone by the time I was 38. Just come back with the grandkids at the weekend. Best of all worlds.

 

[User20205]

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either play really early morning/late evening at the weekend or play midweek.
I feel guilty if I disappear for 5 hours at the weekend

Hopefully when they grow up my boys will be into golf. We can then make up for lost time

 

[Macster]

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I didnt play a lot when the kids were young, it was unfair, and they're only young once. I got the odd game in though.

As they got older, it was easier, and now they're 20 & 17, i'm playing more Golf than ever, and son plays too.

Golf is an obsessive sport, and can be a very selfish sport, so make sure if you have young kids to keep things in perspective, - as I said, they are only young once !

 

[thecraw]

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My wife knows that I'm a grumpy sod without my golf fix, but like Grumps I work shifts which despite not being great for medals its fantastic for golf.

Out before the backshift or nightshift, golf after the earlyshift. All depends what the wife and kids plans are though to be fair.

 

[AyrHead]

Have a wee lad who's just turned 2 - haven't played half as much golf as i used to before he was born.

My strategy in the coming years is to get him interested in the game and therefore take him down to the course on a regular basis. He'll get to hack about, i'll get a few holes in, the wife will get a couple of hours to herself - everyone's a winner

 

[pokerjoke]

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Theres plenty of hours in the day to keep everyone happy,so no problem in my house,in fact my misses encourages me.Hold on a minute thers some noises coming from the bedroom,oi what do you think your doing get the fk out of my house,sorry guys looks like im going to have to quit golf

 

[Toad]

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It has never been a problem for me, when my son was younger I would get out early so that we had most of the day together, also work shifts so get out a lot during the week.

 

[haplesshacker]

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I spend all week with my 4 year old lad and 2 year old girl. So getting out is important to me as it's my time to have a break from them. Though the Mrs prefers it if I play twilight on a Friday, rather than being gone most of the day on a Saturday.

Though with the move and everything, I've never got out less than I have so far this year. Somehow slinging balls into a net is all well and good, but it ain't golf is it! But at least it keeps me going. Both kids like to have a go in the net as well, which is great.

I'd love to play twice a week, but it ain't ever going to happen!

 

[stevek1969]

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work shifts so play a lot during the week and if of on a saturday then as well,don't play much on a sunday as the wee man plays football.

dont get much hassle about how much golf i play as i don't try and abuse it,still get my weeks golf away with my mates every year and days away so not bad.

even better now my youngest who's 11 plays and its a member of the golf club as well so get out with him at nights,going to the range with him and gcd tonight so happy days.

 

[Timh27]

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i'm finding getting out on the golf course a problem at the moment but i have my 7 year old daughter and 4 week old son as well as my mum being in a nursing home with terminal cancer and i have all her finances and healthcare to sort out and just to top it off i might be moving. Still when things settle down a bit i will be on the golf course more regulary and hope to get out for a game sunday afternoon.

 

[TheClaw]

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My girlfriend plays golf too. She's actually worried about the amount of golf she'll miss out on when we decide to have kids

I can see a baby hanging out of the front compartment on her golf bag

 

[Parmo]

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My wife doesnt mind me playing golf, its the beer after she minds...

 

[bladeplayer]

Extremely lucky as the boss has no probs with golf, she insists i play most chances i get , suppose its not realy golf v family its more all inclusive , mind you we meet halfways on most things , if she wants to do something sunday morning i change golf to sat & mind the kids & vice versa, easy peasy , share & care ,or mayb im just lucky eh

 

[SatchFan]

As it was my wife who suggested I take up the game again after many years away from it then she can't complain if she never sees me. To be fair she has got plenty of hobbies to keep her occupied so it's a really good arrangement for both of us.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Don't have kids so it isn't an issue and HID is quite happy for me to play as much as I like. She has her own hobbies and interests and so as long as we spend quality time together after golf and in the evening it is a win win all round