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[quote=Anonymous]The comments about all the other stressors and responsibilities of life that we've heaped on women in addition to mothering and caregiving made me realize something key about getting "touched out."

I find myself getting touched out primarily when I'm under a lot of other stress-- work, parents, volunteering, stuff with the house. It's not my kids' desire for closeness I struggle with. It's feeling overwhelmed in other areas and not being able to feel present for the snuggles and gentle pats and holding hands.

I've SAHMed and been a working mom and the best thing about being a SAHM to me is being able to feel present with my kids, like "yup, this is where I'm supposed to be." I very rarely felt touched out as a SAHM, and that was when my kids were little and were all over me all the time.

I work because I need to, we couldn't afford for me to SAHM more than a couple years. I do work part-time these days, which helps. But when I think of times when my kids have wanted connection and I've kind of had to force myself to do it, and the issue was never my kids. It was me feeling overwhelmed and pulled in too many directions, unable to relax into that time with them because I knew the minute it was over, I was already behind in something else. [/quote]

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