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Q: Staying At Home...
asked by: ladylee70 on March 10th, 2007
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When I worked, it was easier for me to come home and give my child baths and spend a lot of time. At night, my husband and I were 50/50 in the time spent with our child. Now that I don't work, all of my day is spent doing child activities. I love it but I find that when my husband is off work, I immediately want him to be with our child for at least 40 minutes so I can have a break. I didn't do this when I worked. My husband is fine with this.

Now I wonder how other stay at home moms do this if they are married to a guy who wants to come home and not be bothered because they work all day outside of their home. I would just die!! I think it's just an excuse if people say they shouldn't have to give their child bathes or do other things with their child because they work all day. Sometimes it is hard because you are just plain exhausted from working all day, but stay at home moms work all day too and should be entitled to some free time due to their exhaustion as well!!!
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OctoberBaby06
replied on March 10th, 2007
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I go through this with .Shane at least 3 times a week. He'll come home all tired out & .I'll have to argue just so I can get a little break. It makes me feel awful to say "I need a break for a little while" but I really do.. Any stay at home mom does I'd imagine. I only work 2-3 days a week so I still consider myself a stay at home mom...

It's hard though..I really understand what you're saying!
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tinkinpink84
replied on March 10th, 2007
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yeah it is hard, u always just want a little break. we are with the kids 24/7, i love naptime if they both sleep at the same time. sometimes i just sit around, i used to nap then , when i was pregnant lol now i dont. my husband sorta understands it, hes watched mine and my friends when we went to the gym and stuff. and one day he had the 2 infants for 7 hrs so he got a lil taste of what we do hehe.
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Sandbox Party
replied on March 10th, 2007
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omg i seriously am the same way. I lovelovelove my kids to deathdeathdeath, but i just gotta have a few minutes of *me* time you know?? Just after daling with two under 2, its hard. I need to recoup. Thankfully .Rob is really awesome about it and doesnt mind and actually tells me to go take a break.
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Sunflower_pie81
replied on March 10th, 2007
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[quote]omg i seriously am the same way. I lovelovelove my kids to deathdeathdeath[/qupte]

you know sandra they say loving your kids too much can kill them. Wink

I would do anything to stay home with my baby, i envy all of you mothers that get to stay home with your babies.

ok that being said....i can't answer your question.
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Sandbox Party
replied on March 10th, 2007
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Sunflower_pie81 wrote:
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omg i seriously am the same way. I lovelovelove my kids to deathdeathdeath


you know sandra they say loving your kids too much can kill them. Wink


haha no waaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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Sunflower_pie81
replied on March 10th, 2007
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rainfire1424 wrote:
Sunflower_pie81 wrote:
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omg i seriously am the same way. I lovelovelove my kids to deathdeathdeath


you know sandra they say loving your kids too much can kill them. Wink


haha no waaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy


i .K.N.O.W can you believe it???? Shocked
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tdr
replied on March 10th, 2007
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My dad was like that, except the opposite. My mom worked outside the house, and my dad worked from home. He'd get us on the bus in the morning, and then consider that his contribution to our lives. My mom was home by the time we got off the bus, so my dad just thought that we became her problem. so basically he'd "work" in his office all day (i say "work" because he honestly never did anything) and then wonder why my mom was so damn tired all the time. she never had a moment to herself. i guess that's why my parents are divorced now...
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m_djurcic
replied on March 11th, 2007
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I'm a first time mom (my son only turned one month a couple days ago) and I am ALREADY going batty sitting indoors all the time. My husband works like a madman and yet i envy him for being able to leave the house, go to work, see other people...and not lose his mind. To make matters worse, I am still trying to recover from my episotomy which is making my "re-adjustment" to the new life a lot more difficult. I live in a society where a mother is expected to stay with the baby until he/she is at least one year old and here am I counting the days when I will be able to get back to work. I feel guilty for wanting to be away from my baby but I sure miss my old life sometimes. I even spent the first two weeks of after delivery crying over my lost freedom.

Is this postpartum depression? How serious?
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Zanny
replied on March 11th, 2007
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I'm a stay at home mum, and because my fiance lives 250 miles away from me I don't get a lot of time to myself. I still live with my parents though, so if I wanna go for a shower my mum looks after .Jenny. I'm moving out soon though, so that'll make it tougher for me.

I don't mind looking after her all the time, in fact I love spending all this time with her and watching her develop and learn new things.. but what p*sses me off is that when .Jonny comes here to stay with us he hardly does anything to help. He did at first.. but now I practically have to force him to change her nappy and stuff. He's always "too tired".. and that's at the weekend or on his days off. He loves holding her and playing with her and stuff.. but the minute she needs feeding/changing it's "here you go, zanny..." Neutral
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