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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I decided to take a year off work ( b/c of health reasons) and am home with my 3 yr old DD. REcently I've started to see signs in myself that I am not proud of...I am pretty sure dperession ( I went thru a lot healthwise and I feel like my body cannot take stress literally and children are stressful). I love DD so much, but to be honest the screaming, not listening, not sleeping at night, and DH working extremely long hours that he doesn't get to see her during the day at all most weeks is too much for my sanitiy. I get NO time alone, to take care of myself, to take a break, to get away. I feel like cutting back at work has made us 'tight' so I can't hire help etc. I know what would help me is if DH cut back hours or tried to come home sometimes a little earlier. Or, on the weekends, took more time to help out. I feel like I do everything from the cooking, cleaning, childcare, EVERYTHING. I know for me my trigger is noise, and lack of sleep. I can't handle it. I never used to yell at DD, but now if she doesn't listen I do. Depression is hard. Work on getting your wife on the right meds and alleviating what you can to take away some of her triggers. I think it's amazing that you are recognizing she needs help and want to do something for your familie's sake. Good luck![/quote]

PP, do you have any middle school aged girls in your neighborhood that might work as a mother's helper?  That's what I did, for about 4 or 5 dollars an hour.  Cheap enough to afford on our tight budget, and a relief to have someone play with DS while I got stuff done around the house or just took some time to myself.  One girl, in particular, had just taken a babysitting course but was still too young and inexperienced to be left alone, so it was good training for her, too.[/quote]

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