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[quote=Anonymous]I don’t feel mom guilt. I don’t agree to volunteer for things I don’t want to do. I do volunteer for things I enjoy and am good at. I don’t invent projects for myself like fancy cakes for BDs or homemade Halloween costumes unless my kids ask me to. I don’t do crap like Elf on the Shelf or things that make extra work for me. I think it’s ok for kids to be bored and figure out what to do about it.

I was an only child and my parents regularly had weeknight babysitters for me and took me to my grandparents one full weekend every month and 1-2 weeks in the summer. My parents had hobbies and friends and interesting lives separate from being parents - but still manages to chaperone field trips and attend all my sporting events. They were involved and loving - but also had time away from me. I aim for a similar balance with my kids.

Also I don’t care what other people do. I have a friend whose kids are in 2x as many activities and go on 2x as many vacations. That’s great for their family and I’m sure it’s fun, but it makes me exhausted just hearing about it. We run our own race. [/quote]

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