How many hate Sundays?

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Anonymous wrote:I love Sundays for all the reasons you hate them. I feel like I'm suffocating by the time everyone gets to bed on Saturday night. Are you an extrovert? I am very much an introvert. Interesting because it sounds like we have similar lives but the opposite reaction.

Same here. We go to church on Sunday mornings, which sets a peaceful tone for the day. I love spending the afternoon puttering at home.

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Anonymous wrote:I love Sundays for all the reasons you hate them. I feel like I'm suffocating by the time everyone gets to bed on Saturday night. Are you an extrovert? I am very much an introvert. Interesting because it sounds like we have similar lives but the opposite reaction.

I am the same. Sundays mornings are spent doing something fun together - park, museum, yard work (I enjoy my flower beds), everyone sleeps in. Sunday afternoon I cook a big dinner, Sunday night is relaxing and getting ready for the week. It really is my favorite day because no one has anything to do.

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Probably the only reason I don't like Sundays us because work is the next day, but other than that, I clean, do laundry, and watch football.....awesome!

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OP hates fun and hates her family.

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Anonymous wrote:OP hates fun and hates her family.

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Anonymous wrote:OP hates fun and hates her family.

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So, if you're bored and on top of each other why don't you plan something like an outing, a day trip somewhere, etc. This place is teeming with opportunities of things to do. Take advantage of it.

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I have structured my life to make every day like your Sunday -- low-stress job, no kids, introverted DH. Ahhh, heavenly.

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Anonymous wrote:When I was single, I did not care for Sundays. All of the fun weekend events were over, I felt lonely, and all I had to look forward to was the work week ahead. Now that I am married and a parent, though, I really need Sundays to decompress and recoup. By Sundays, I always say, I feel like the house is finally clean again, the laundry is done and put away, the pantry is stocked. . and I can breathe for one second (but just a second!) before everything starts to fall apart again all week long, while we are at school and work, and chaos reigns again. . until next weekend, and next Sunday.

This is me as well. When my kids were really little, I did enjoy getting back to work on Mondays when I can take my time drinking coffee and going to the bathroom by myself. But now that my kids are in elementary school, Sundays are just awesome and we all enjoy hanging out in our pajamas all day long.

I like Sundays until about after dinner when we have to get everything ready for Monday.

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I hate weekends. Feel like I'm dragging my DH and DS though the weekend...miserable. Meals, plans, etc.. all still me. Asking DH to interact with DS. Miserable.

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We go to church then eat a big family meal together. The rest of the day we just enjoy hanging out with each other.

I am usually not snarky, but I'll say what a lot of us must be thinking. How can you work a full time, high pressure job and not crave time with your kids on the weekend? If I worked full time outside the home (I don't), I would LIVE for weekends with my babies.

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I dislike Sunday evenings especially in the winter. It is depressing to me as a teacher because I end up doing all of my lesson planning/grading on Sunday night. Yuk!

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I love any day that's not a work day.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't dislike Sundays, but Sunday nights can be despressing. I enjoy having fun with friends, having children over to our home, going out to lunch or dinner on a whim, watching movies. I like my job, but am looking forward to quitting one day. I feel like life is too short to work - DH loves his job and makes good $$$, so he can take over the lion's share of $$ as far as I'm concerned.

I hate to hijack the thread, but why do so many women feel this way. Like their jobs but would rather not work. Are women in general just bad lazier than men, have less ambition (if so, why), have lower expectations of themselves, don't enjoy challenging themselves (at work and at balancing work/life)?

Perhaps they aren't defined by their jobs and find great satisfaction and fulfillment in engaging with their families. For most mothers I know (many dads too) a great part-time job is like the holy grail, but it is an option for very few.

What I don't understand is people who go out of their way to cast aspersions on other people's well-considered life choices.

I'm not solely defined by my career but it is a piece of who I am. I'm also a mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend, school activity coordinator, coach, runner, crossfit trainer, on and on.... I'm just trying to understand the perspective of many women that don't feel the need that pull at work. Like pp described of her DH I get a high from my career and couldn't marine my life without it. Just like I can't imagine my life without my kids, DH, and family. I don't find it difficult but more of an exciting challenge to balance work life and I enjoy every minute of it. I'm just trying to figure out why this lifestyle choice is more prevalent in men. My neighborhood is mostly SAHMs and I get a few comments about how they can't figure out how I have the time to do all that I do, but it's really not that hard and I imagine I'd be bored to tears to stay home as most men would be. I'm wondering why you don't feel this drive.

Honestly, I would be disappointed if my DD became a SAHM and wasted her talents that could impact the community, country , or possibly the world as well as her family.

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Anonymous wrote:I have structured my life to make every day like your Sunday -- low-stress job, no kids, introverted DH. Ahhh, heavenly.

Eek! Boring!!