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05.21.08, 14:23 PM General Topics
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SAHMs how do you stay sane?? How do you not become resentful about not having a life? How do you NOT lose yourself??? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 05.21.08, 02:23 PM Flag
 

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good question... i wish i knew... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:25 PM Flag
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I don't know, but tell me if you find out. I feel like I'm drowning sometimes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:25 PM Flag
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me, too. at the end of the day, i have this constant tightening in my chest... it's really so sad that mothering can be so stressful... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:26 PM Flag
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I know, and I feel guilty about that too...like I should be enjoying my time w/ them more. I do find that our playgroup helps - ust getting out and talking to other adults. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:28 PM Flag
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This makes me feel worse. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:40 PM Flag
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OP: I never knew i would be so unhappy being a SAHM. Feel like crap and guilty for feeling like that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:28 PM Flag
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me, too. i'm not resentful but i am definitely unhappy -- or at least not happy, if you know what i mean... glad i'm not alone. misery loves company... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:31 PM Flag
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do you have playdates? chances to talk to other parents -find this helps to vent to other parents who are in the same boat [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:32 PM Flag
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well I do have a life...It is my choice to stay at home and I don't resent it...it may not be for everyone but I am ok with it...I am very active in a lot of ways I just don't get paid for it [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:29 PM Flag
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I go out with friends once or twice a month. I stopped reading parent books, started reading books, new york times, new yorker, started yoga, knitting, art, and trying to have date night once a month. start doing things for yourself once the kids are in bed and try and carve out time on the weekend just for you [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:30 PM Flag
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i do all that, too. it just that some days are sooooo long with the kids... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:32 PM Flag
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but that could be with any 'job" too!! those days that it feels long with the kids -have some wine and put them in front of the tube! and order take out and put them to bed early!!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:34 PM Flag
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OK So how do you not resent your husband?? He is off traveling , expensive dinners and enjoying life, while you are always at home taking care of kids. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:33 PM Flag
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b/c it's a choice we made together - he doesn't get to do a lot of stuff that I get [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:36 PM Flag
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I do resent my dh, I try to think of ways I can get away. when he is home, he's in charge and I leave. I'm not one of the wives that get's up early and takes care of the kids in the morning so dh can sleep in b/c he got in late from a business trip. no way. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:40 PM Flag
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how many dcs and how old? do you have other sahm friends? i was happiest as a sahm when i had a group of friends w/the same age kids. we got together frequently with and without kids. we'd do dinner and bedtime playdates together when dhs worked late. it was more fun to feed and bathe kids in a group. now we all have so many kids and varied schedules so it's not as much fun. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:37 PM Flag
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3 children ages, 14 , 3 and 2. I try to get out once in awhile but feel like Im going through a depression lately and havent wanted to do anything. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:38 PM Flag
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see - you're in a hard spot. i'm pg w/#4 and my oldest and youngest will be 9 yrs apart. i''m dreading dealing with a newborn schedule at the same time that i'm dealing with two school aged kids' schedules. it must be hard with a teen and a toddler. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:41 PM Flag
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Yes, I am not a happy camper. My 14 yr old just asked if she could have a boyfriend. I'm dying . and my 3 yr old is going through potty training trauma. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:43 PM Flag
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friends, thinking about things I enjoyed doing that also might get me back into workforce one day (writing, for example, or teaching a class at night at comm college) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.21.08, 02:41 PM Flag
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um, i do have a life. i love being home with dcs. might not be exciting and i obviously i don't get paid but it's the most rewarding job i've ever had. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 01:28 PM Flag
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^^if you are not sane and are losing yourself you should go back to work. what's the point if your children have a miserable mother who resents them? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 01:30 PM Flag
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