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[quote=Anonymous]How old are your kids, OP?

And there's a lot of wisdom in this.....

[quote=Anonymous][b]Teach your kids to help in all areas of the house[/b] if they are old enough. As I get older, I'm glad I taught my son how to do everything. I'm a single parent and a teacher. He started doing his laundry when he was 8 which helped a lot. I also never really made dinner from scratch. It was easy crockpot recipes or heating stuff up like frozen lasagna, making spaghetti, breakfast for dinner, etc. Dinner on Friday night was whatever we had. Soup and sandwiches or waffles. I never had any money for cleaning or anything else so my house is never clean all at once. Oh well. [/quote]
While I'm not a single parent, I have two good friends who are and I see them often. One, even with a lot of help from local family, still doesn't quite have it down. The other, with two boys in early ES, has a "plan" and it revolves around time limitations/management. [b]I have so-many-minutes to do [chore/activity] on [this] day.[/b] And she says the word 'NO' a lot to her boys and, sadly, to herself.

As for a specific routine, a lot depends on what you [i]have[/i] to get done. Do you drive your kids to school or do/can they ride the bus? How long is your commute and are there any opportunities to have a WFH element? And, what can you spend just 5-10 minutes on tonight that will make tomorrow go smoother (lay out clothes, pack lunch, shower!)?

Finally, if your child's other parent/parent family is not or cannot or should not be involved with your kids, try to find another similarly situated household and trade off a Friday night sleepover. What's one (or two more kids), esp when they "should" be sleeping for much of the time?

Hang in there. It will (eventually) get better.[/quote]

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