UGH! I'm just so tired of the constant whining, bickering, questions, needs, laundry, cooking, school issues, husband work issues....just everything! I feel I'm living in that movie Groundhog Day. The kids go to school, we see friends and I get out usually at least once a week with the girls so it's not like I'm trapped but boy do I sure feel that way. Any advice to get over this?????
E.S.- I wish I could get in the car and drive to the beach. I'm a beach baby stuck in the Midwest! Thanks Mama's. Maybe I do need a weekend away. It would be a struggle for us but I'm sure we can make it work. We don't have family near by to help with the kids so orchestrating time away with my husbands work schedule is always tricky. And I should have clarified. It's not that I'm not grateful for what I have. I am. I have a wonderful life but the daily grind is just getting on my last nerve these days.
Yes. Learn to feel grateful. When I'm tempted to feel my life could be better I think about some friends of mine who went to do some humanitarian/ mission work in Romania and there they found that many mothers left their infants in the sewers all day while they had to work. They didn't get changed or fed. When I think of being a mother who has to leave my baby unattended all day in a sewer, my life suddenly seems pretty good.
If this is a cyclical feeling you have... and it regularly occurs every month... it is probably PMS!
When I have PMS... well things like that really irk me.
Other than that, aren't we all "Super Women?"
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Sounds like maybe it's time to volunteer somewhere for a few hours or get a part time job. Give your life some extra/outside purpose.
Sounds like you need a Mom's weekend get away to a spa or something. We all need a break from time to time.
Change of atmosphere! I usually hit the beach when I feel like this. The drive is worth it and it's cheaper than therapy!
Break time!!! A weekend. Away. With good girl friends.
Weekend away from the troops is in order! With friends or by yourself. Go for it!!
I agree with Lucy. It took me losing my mom when I was very pregnant with our second child to realize that this life is really a gift. I look at my kids daily so differently, so lucky to be a part if their lives. This is what I wanted my entire life. Don't get me wrong, I have times I feel like you, I think most of us do, but I also have this immense thankfulness for my healthy family and uniqueness of the world we live in. Kind of sad that it took the death of my mom to realize that. I mean even bigger picture, we are the only planet that we know of with life and were born at a great time in history, lol :)
I'm with Jane on this one. I know you're not trying to be selfish or ungrateful, but it happens when life gets stagnant.
I felt that way a few years ago. And then my dad died and my sister gave birth to a stillborn baby girl. Many of my friends had children with very difficult developmental issues and parents with cancer. Suddenly, my own life seemed less tragic. Hang in there. You'll find your way out of this one way or another :-)
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Sometimes I feel the same way and I just need to step back and do something for myself, whether that be a day trip with the girls to a winery or even to go see a movie and have lunch alone, it's great! If money is a problem go on a nice long walk and bring the mp3 player along. Do what you know that works for you as far as relaxation, whatever has worked in the past. Good Luck!
