Reply to SAHMs of children entering school age

Forum Index » General Parenting Discussion

Reply to "SAHMs of children entering school age"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was working when my kids were in daycare... came home when they were all in school.  I found the demands of having school-age kids (homework, school closures, activities) to be more demanding and less out-source-able than the demands of having younger kids.  [/quote]

Serious question from someone with younger kids...how does that work.  Once they are at school 6-7 hours a day, how is that busier.  Isn't all that stuff concentrated into after school (late afternoon, evening, weekends)?  I was looking forward to having more energy, not less.[/quote]

DP.  It is easier when they are in school, but it’s harder to outsource the demands that are there.

I will warn you that you don’t end up with as much time as you think you will.  You don’t realize how much housework, errands, etc you do with kids when they are home.  I was surprised how much I really missed my youngest when he went to school.  Folding laundry whole chattering and playing play dough is a lot more fun than folding laundry alone.

On the plus side, the days my DH also had off when the kids were in school were the best.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics