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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been in the trenches as a SAHM.  The days when you sent your kids outside and told them to be back before dark while you stayed inside and tidied up and maybe baked a cake are long gone.

Kids are now in and out of the house all day long (sometimes with friends).  I could pull out my hair and follow them around picking up (or telling them to pick up) after themselves.  That isn't the way that I have chosen to spend my time. Instead, I used to get them out to parks, nature centers, story time at the library, the pool, the mall, wherever they could burn off energy. At home,  I picked up and made sure that the kitchen was neat, the table was cleaned up, bathrooms stayed reasonable. But the play room would get trashed, their rooms...often a wreck.

Now that they are older and can help out it's easier.  But when you've got an active family in/out of the house all day long your house isn't going to look like a museum.  You've got to pick your battles and enjoy the little things in life.  That's true whether you work or SAHM.

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NP here.  Why are the days of kids being outside long gone?  Is it the video games or is it that outside is "too dangerous" (lol)?  Genuinely curious because I don't see a lot of kids outside these days other than mine.
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Because it IS dangerous to let your 3 year old run around outside unsupervised for hours at a time.  People are sharing memories of their SAHMs from when they were in elementary school or older, not when they were babies and toddlers.  It isn't helpful.
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