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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone as a parent ever feel cooped up in their home? Meaning, you bought a nice home to raise your family and everything is set up for family living but you often get this itchy feeling to get out freely like you did in your 20's. But instead you turn on Netflix and watch a documentary to stay home with your family.

If you have that feeling more than your partner, what did you do?[/quote]

Me!!! I have had this problem since before we had kids. DH was on 80% travel and just wanted to eat at home and relax inside on weekends. I felt jittery and cooped up all the time. I still feel that way, but it was at its worse when my child was toddler-early elementary age.

We recently moved into a larger house, in part because DH is partially WFH and DD needed more space to have friends over. Meanwhile, I'm looking around and wondering why I have to take care of this big house if I'm always at work or hoping to be somewhere more interesting. I'm happiest when we're on vacation in a major walkable city and I can just wake up early and wander while DH and DD sleep in or putter around.

My retirement will be spent in an apartment in NYC. [/quote]

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