If you didn't have kids (pandemic edition)
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Anonymous
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When my toddler and newborn simultaneously are melting down, my current calming exercise is to imagine how I would be spending my time if I were quarantined with my husband before kids:
1000 piece crossword puzzles Elaborate baking projects So much booze All the R-rated movies Long baths |
Anonymous
| If we didn’t have kids, I’d be sleeping a LOT more. And taking Xanax more freely. |
Anonymous
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My house would be clean. I’d take long walks with the dogs each day. I’d be trying new recipes, binge watching Netflix, and reading books—so many books.
Reality is a messy house, chicken nuggets, and Pokémon all day. |
Anonymous
| Lolz, sorry OP. I've got one 4 year old and we did puzzles together, then I had a glass of wine and went to bed early. She baked bread and oatmeal cookies with DH yesterday. The only child life is pretty sweet these days! |
Anonymous
Sooo many books! Fresh baked bread and elaborate recipes Super early hikes in RCP |
Anonymous
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My kids are teens so they are not much of a factor in how I spend my free time. But here's what I'm finding. I thought I would do so many projects - I have lots of hobbies and never have enough free time in real life. So being stuck at home is usually something I love. But, the stress of the pandemic is getting to me and I waste so much time. I've done stuff like deep cleaning my house and organizing closets. But that's stress activity, not the kind of stuff you dream about doing during your free time.
So, the reality may not be as great as the dreams. |
Anonymous
| I used this tactic when my kids were little, too! I imagined how easy it would be to get to work and go shopping, etc. |
Anonymous
| If I were trapped in the house with my husband in our early honeymoon years, I think it would have been absolute bliss. |
Anonymous
| The people I know who don't have kids are feeling very isolated and lonely. |
Anonymous
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Organized closets!
All kinds of home projects and spring cleaning I’d finally finish the embroidery project I started 5 years ago |
Anonymous
| Ohhhh man. So many board games, sleeping in, sex, Netflix, reading, probably some new hobbies. He’d make homemade pasta, I’d paint. Plus we’d come up with creative Zoom activities with friends. It’d be sooooo nice. |
Anonymous
Yes, but deep cleaning and organized closets are better than my reality! I have ransacked our pile of household items intended for donation to find things the kids can play with. Haven’t used that infant bathtub in a while and now we’re using it to wash rocks and play with soap. Plus I now have a couple boxes in the basement dedicated to collecting trash (milk cartons, yogurt tubs) that we might be able to use for art projects. |
Anonymous
+1 I am actually glad I have little kids because jt forces me to pretend this is normal and not focus on worry/news. |
Anonymous
| DH and I were joking that the baby boom 9 months from now will consist entirely of first-born children. |
Anonymous
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Sleeping until noon
Fancy dinners romantic walks in the middle of the street reading books (too tired and frazzled to be able to read books now) Netflix and chill until late at night Cleaning and organizing my house My childless friends are on House party until late at night drinking and socializing. I'd feel like hell in the morning if I had to wake up at 7am after that. Thanks toddlers! |