I am being such a bad mom today...

[Anonymous]

Wait, now we’re supposed to feel guilty for letting our kids play together without us?? OP, you must think I’m an absolutely awful mother.

[Anonymous]

Yes OP. Thank you for this post. I’m a sahm that has loved staying home until now. My 4 year old literally screamed for 30 mins before bed tonight. I couldn’t go in. I just had it and let him cry. I’m over the crying, the hitting and non stop happy mom. And DH getting upset that I don’t love parenting. We have been getting 3 hours of tv and before we use to get nothing except 1 hour on the weekends. Feel guilty but this post made me feel better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you. I just fed them dinner out of a communal pasta bowl with 2 forks because I’m just that tired of doing dishes. I’ve hit a new low.
-OP

This is actually brilliant.

[Anonymous]

Kids deserve food, shelter, education and love.

Planning activities is NOT in the essentials.

Live your life without guilt, OP!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you. I just fed them dinner out of a communal pasta bowl with 2 forks because I’m just that tired of doing dishes. I’ve hit a new low.
-OP

OP - you need to try harder. Today I worked a full day advocating for human rights, homeschooled my kids including getting ahead on homework, helped them build a fort and bake muffins, made three healthy, veggie-filled meals, and greeted my essential worker spouse with a smile when he got home. It’s really easy to do it all when you lie.

You’ve got this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you. I just fed them dinner out of a communal pasta bowl with 2 forks because I’m just that tired of doing dishes. I’ve hit a new low.
-OP

OP - you need to try harder. Today I worked a full day advocating for human rights, homeschooled my kids including getting ahead on homework, helped them build a fort and bake muffins, made three healthy, veggie-filled meals, and greeted my essential worker spouse with a smile when he got home. It’s really easy to do it all when you lie.

You’ve got this.

[Anonymous]

This was me!!! Thank you for posting! Everyone still in pj’s all day and they just had a completely free day and I am normally so type A about them. But it’s like, if I don’t bother them does the world still turn?? They pulled out my boots and dressed like cowboys and played camping outside. It was actually fun for them! And they ate a full bag of cereal and left plenty on the floor. My DH got back from work though and “was seriously concerned about my mental health”. I felt like saying, surprise! Under this preened and perfect exterior is just your average shit show!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you. I just fed them dinner out of a communal pasta bowl with 2 forks because I’m just that tired of doing dishes. I’ve hit a new low.
-OP

Hmmmm know how my kid and husband are eating tomorrow. And I may be microwaving whatever that is. Chef is taking a day off

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes OP. Thank you for this post. I’m a sahm that has loved staying home until now. My 4 year old literally screamed for 30 mins before bed tonight. I couldn’t go in. I just had it and let him cry. I’m over the crying, the hitting and non stop happy mom. And DH getting upset that I don’t love parenting. We have been getting 3 hours of tv and before we use to get nothing except 1 hour on the weekends. Feel guilty but this post made me feel better.

3 hours? Your DH is mad because he knows he got a bad bargain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you. I just fed them dinner out of a communal pasta bowl with 2 forks because I’m just that tired of doing dishes. I’ve hit a new low.
-OP

OP - you need to try harder. Today I worked a full day advocating for human rights, homeschooled my kids including getting ahead on homework, helped them build a fort and bake muffins, made three healthy, veggie-filled meals, and greeted my essential worker spouse with a smile when he got home. It’s really easy to do it all when you lie.

You’ve got this.

Um, did you read the second to last sentence?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think I’ve ever fed my kids enthusiastically.

+1. That's a guaranteed "never happened" here.

Yup. Usually I’m like “wait, you need to be fed *again*?!” It’s freaking 3 times a day every day ... ugh.

+1...wish I could just serve them baby food pouches. Unfortunately, they're 4 and 6.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think I’ve ever fed my kids enthusiastically.

+1. That's a guaranteed "never happened" here.

Yup. Usually I’m like “wait, you need to be fed *again*?!” It’s freaking 3 times a day every day ... ugh.

+1...wish I could just serve them baby food pouches. Unfortunately, they're 4 and 6.

The perfect age to learn to use a microwave & pot holders to warm up some TV dinners on days that parents are too wiped out!

[Anonymous]

Thinking back to when I was a kid, my days not in school were like TV 9 to noon, then Subway for lunch, then TV from 1 to 4...once the older kid/adult programming started, it was my queue to get on the computer...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think I’ve ever fed my kids enthusiastically.

+1. That's a guaranteed "never happened" here.

Yup. Usually I’m like “wait, you need to be fed *again*?!” It’s freaking 3 times a day every day ... ugh.

+1...wish I could just serve them baby food pouches. Unfortunately, they're 4 and 6.

The perfect age to learn to use a microwave & pot holders to warm up some TV dinners on days that parents are too wiped out!

A 6 year old can manage a whole-wheat toaster waffle, if you remind them to double-check the setting so it doesn't burn. (Early on I bought a set of bamboo toast tongs, so they wouldn't burn or shock themselves getting stuff out of the toaster.) Add yogurt and a couple of easy-to-peel clementines.

"Breakfast for Dinner," done. Kids feel independent, Mom still on sofa. Success!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh wow, you feel like that today? I felt like that all month. I tell them I am doing work but I’m watching tik tok with my AirPods. Then they wonder how I can do the renegade.

To quote Ron Burgundy, I'm not even mad. That's amazing.