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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, it seems like you are trying to fit yourself into a mold of what you think a mom should be, and it’s making you miserable (your husband isn’t helping). If you don’t like crafts and board games, don’t do it! There must be some things you like that your kids also like - they’re big enough to do some “grownup” things.

I am also a mom who doesn’t really enjoy doing crafts or pretend play. So I do other things instead. I read with the kids, we take lots of walks, we bake/cook together. My husband and I also each make sure to do one kid-free thing each week - he plays golf with his buddies, I go to see friends or go browse the thrift store or whatever else I want to do. It helps. A lot of parenthood can be a grind and it’s easy to start feeling ground down. [/quote]

I agree with PP, but let’s be real - my kids don't love the things I love. If I had my way, we would have gone to the movies every weekend and spent the summers at the pool, and we would lay around reading books all the time.  Instead there is SO MUCH SOCCER 😱 and an awful lot of video games, both of which I find tragically boring. Oh well, family means doing stuff you don’t like sometimes or taking an interest for the sake of togetherness. I’m not interested in everything some of my friends do either. [/quote]

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