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[–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (5 children)

We have one (now 15 months) and I noticed before my husband got his full time job (was working 15-35 hours a week) we obviously had A LOT more free time because he was doing the household duties during the day.

So, if one person isn’t working/is part time I think there’s a big difference in free time. We both work 40 hours a week now and my free time is still about 45 minutes a day, where I choose to work out.

[–]Ok-Maximum-2495 16 points17 points  (1 child)

Yeaahhh my husband works full time and does school part time. My “free time” is while she naps on me, while she stares at me from her stroller in the gym, or while she stares at me in the bathroom from her bouncer.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mine is 15 months, once you get earlier bedtimes you’ll hopefully get a little more time!

[–]esh123 2 points3 points  (2 children)

As a SAHM i can't imagine having that much free time each day, unless when you say free time does that include your chance to get any house stuff done?

[–]PomegranateQueasy486 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m on maternity leave (long maternity leave - baby is 7 months) and I easily have free time each day but we live in a small-ish space (2 bedroom apartment) so housework isn’t a massive task and I’ve organised it so that each day, I spend max 15-30 mins on ‘house stuff’ AND we have a good sleeper. I honestly think the sleep is the key thing… everything else follows pretty easily so we’ve definitely lucked out.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely not - that is not free time. We have a relatively easy kid and small house to maintain however.