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05.22.08, 07:33 AM General Topics
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just started working a reduced schedule. when i leave work and go to pick up dd (2.5 yo) i'm totally wound up about work, can't relax and enjoy the time, can't really figure out what we're supposed to do, feel like maybe i'm just not cut out for doing SAHM things. i need some ideas of things to do and reassurance that this will change? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 05.22.08, 07:33 AM Flag
 

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how do you get home? public transportation, car, or walking? does she still nap in the afternoon? is this before or after lunch? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 07:35 AM Flag
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after lunch, after nap, 3pm. i drive. maybe i can listen to some things to do with your kid tapes on teh drive to get her :) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 07:36 AM Flag
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my first suggestion would be to park at home and then walk to pick up your dd. but it might be too far for that. otherwise, i'd set up a good routine for when yo uget home. maybe sit down with a snack and then do a puzzle or coloring. or let her go and play on her own. (i'm actually a beleiver in not playing with your dcs.) it'll take some time for you to adjust to having the downtime. just take it slowly and enjoy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 07:43 AM Flag
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k. the main thing i have to do is not get on my computer right away and keep working. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 07:45 AM Flag
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Turn the computer off [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 07:46 AM Flag
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If yo can get away with that, go for it! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 07:51 AM Flag
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You don't have to DO anything in particular, nor is it required that you enjoy taking care of a 2yo. I am sure some people do enjoy that, but I doubt they are a majority. Take the kid home. Ask her about her day. Give her food. Fold the laundry. Giver her a bath. Put her to bed. You will find that once in a great while, she will do something amusing or say something interesting, but don't count on it as a regular thing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 07:48 AM Flag
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i love you [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 07:56 AM Flag
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LOL, but seriously, people put all this pressure on themselves for no reason. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 07:59 AM Flag
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I have the same schedule. I pick my son up at school after his nap, around 3pm. We get home around 3:30 (we take the public bus home). First, I give him a snack and sit at the table with him while he eats. We talk or I read him a book. then I ask him what he wants to play with and we do whatever he wants until 5pm. That could be coloring, playing simple board games, building with blocks etc. Then, at 5pm, we make dinner together. In the nice weather, instead of taking the bus home, we walk home and go to the playground on the way. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 07:52 AM Flag
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