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[quote=Anonymous]Thank you PPS, I went out and did some things by myself ( walked and went to hit some golf balls at the range).  Daughter went to friends house and then practice for her travel sport and son and I played piano and made dinner together when I got back.  That was nice and I’m feeling less stressed.  All of my friends and their children (who are a little bit younger still in early and elementary) will do everything together all the time, hence the guilt. Sometimes when I tell my friends that I’m heading out to the pool without the kids, they act shocked like it’s strange for me to be going by myself, so that’s why I was thinking maybe I need to force my kids to do some of these things but if they are happy, healthy and they engaged with friends and their activities or just staying at home watching TV or reading a book then I can be fine with that too.  My real issue is that I compare my parenting choices to those around me too often and always second-guess myself. My children are just different and don’t require as much hands-on. But I do miss spending the time and will find ways to make that happen without stressing myself or everyone else out in the process. Appreciate the helpful feedback. [/quote]

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