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[quote=Anonymous]Okay. Almost-four is an only child & extrovert, so he is draining me and his father as we are his only social interaction.

He says he loves staying home, but he’s also more sensitive than usual, and sometimes says he’s sad and lonely when DH and I are not actively playing with him.

He gets to eat snacks, watch TV, and basically do whatever he wants during the day, so he loves that. He has gotten a surprise from someone at least once or twice a week so far, so he’s loving that and the UPS man is a real treat.

The weather has been nice... we go for neighborhood walks and he waves at his friends in their yards, or says hi from a distance—two months ago, he would have run right to them.

He said he wished his whole family could go to the grocery store together. And that he was pretty sure he couldn’t have a birthday party because of the thing with the germs.

So we have ups & downs. His mental health will preserved if DH & I —both with anxiety and depression—can stay steady & reliable. We are doing our best, but I do find myself yelling more than usual, which I dislike. I have realized what a much better mother I am with good child care. I wasn’t designed to have a 40# non-stop-talker physically attached to my body for 8 hours a day. [/quote]

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