Parents: the no life phase?
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smartorl
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Just focus on the fact that while it seems that it will be like this forever, it is actually such a short period of time in reality. I never stopped to enjoy it at the time and really wish I could go back and do it again! The best things are yet to come.
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huskychasrs
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It does get better when they're older. Do what you can now and enjoy!
sepulatian
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I agree that the best is yet to come and the stuff going on now is only temporary. I wouldn't let my child crawl over a table, but everyone has their own method of discipline.
rabbit_72
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Let's see... I am almost 21 mos. preggers with my 4th baby. My others are 5, 3, and 21 months. Yep, it's a challange. The oldest starts kindergarten and the 3 yr old wants to go to preschool. I am not sure how I will handle getting 2 kids off to school this November and December with a newborn. I am already stressing about that. It wouldn't be so bad, but I work just past midnight 5 nights a week to help support the family finances. Right now, I am about ready to pass out again and it is 9:50 in the am!
Andy and I don't get a whole lot of time together, but when neither one of us are working, we spend all our time together. We took up the SW hobby together, but he does like to deer hunt in the fall, so not much time then for each other, and I do get cranky when he's gone. We haven't had a date night since sometime early spring of this year and before that we had a date night and saw "Star Wars 3". That's how often we are alone together. Finding a babysitter is extremely difficult for us, because it takes a lot for me to trust others with the kids. But I did find a 17 yr old who was great with all 3 kids. And she did it by herself.
The oly thing I can say, instead of going out separatly, do things together. That's a marriage. Why not have friends and family over to your house instead of going out sometimes? That way, you can see who would do best watching the girls when you do want to go out and still socialize with your friends. All the other suggestions sound like great ones, like taking walks, etc. I personally like to make the hubby go shopping with me...he doesn't like it, but he loves me!!!! It's how I get him back for being gone most of the time between Sept thru December!
Andy and I don't get a whole lot of time together, but when neither one of us are working, we spend all our time together. We took up the SW hobby together, but he does like to deer hunt in the fall, so not much time then for each other, and I do get cranky when he's gone. We haven't had a date night since sometime early spring of this year and before that we had a date night and saw "Star Wars 3". That's how often we are alone together. Finding a babysitter is extremely difficult for us, because it takes a lot for me to trust others with the kids. But I did find a 17 yr old who was great with all 3 kids. And she did it by herself.
The oly thing I can say, instead of going out separatly, do things together. That's a marriage. Why not have friends and family over to your house instead of going out sometimes? That way, you can see who would do best watching the girls when you do want to go out and still socialize with your friends. All the other suggestions sound like great ones, like taking walks, etc. I personally like to make the hubby go shopping with me...he doesn't like it, but he loves me!!!! It's how I get him back for being gone most of the time between Sept thru December!