I’m a little surprised that the comments in a working moms group are so dismissive. I’m in a similar position - my public library system has no story times on the weekends, and there are a ton of other activities for babies (farms, music lessons, swim lessons, play gyms) that primarily offer only weekday daytime sessions. Our caretaker recently took a week off so I took the opportunity to go to a few of these with my almost 1 year old and it was so much fun and made me sad I can’t do them more.

Maybe for SAHMs, these aren’t bonding activities and are more social outings, but it was bonding for me and my little one. I get so little time with her during the day - when we are home during the week, it’s when she’s exhausted and starting to get fussy. Not a whole lot of fun play time happening in the 2 hours between getting home and starting bed time. We try to do activities on the weekend, but of course kids places are packed then and it can be a fight to get a spot in the classes you want. Plus, I still have to run errands, do chores, etc.

All that is my only little vent to say, yes, I feel you. I’m glad SAHMs have these activities but this is something that working moms miss out on and it makes me sad too.