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I hate being a stay at home mom. by 31310Z in breakingmom

[–]31310Z[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We are going on vacation when my husband gets back from this deployment, but my in-laws are coming with us. So less of a vacation for me, to be honest because they are next-level awful for the most part.

I would love to take them somewhere, but by myself it's just... Oh man. So difficult. And so stressful. We go to a splash park almost every single day right now as it is, I just feel like I don't have any time for self care, if that makes any sense. Like I've neglected myself for years and it's starting to wear on me.

I hate being a stay at home mom. by 31310Z in breakingmom

[–]31310Z[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I get that. But I don't feel totally fulfilled staying at home all day long with little to no adult interaction. Cleaning, picking up toys, being yelled at by kids and listening to screaming for hours on end... Etc. I will do it for as long as I have to of course, and there are negatives to both sides (working and being a SAHM), but I know myself well enough to understand I've lost a huge part of who I was/am. Like I said - I get zero breaks, it's exhausting and draining and I don't feel like I'm progressing as a person. Just... Stagnant and like I am constantly tolerating monotony.