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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I felt this exact way so many times.

Yesterday almost did me in. My husband had food poisoning and was up all night. We have a 7.5 month old who is getting over double pink eye, an ear infection and a cold. He is on antibiotics that he doesn’t like the taste of and tries to spit them out when he’s not coughing so hard he’s throwing them up exorcist style. I had major events at work that I felt couldn’t be missed.

It was a really hard day. I worked a 13 hour day on 3 hours of sleep and got home to be right back “on”.

[b]Raising kids without the village is so tough[/b]. I found consolation in now knowing I can be this strong if I have to be but I also need to do my due diligence and plan ahead. I am a planner and usually it helps avoid all of the mess. That doesn’t replace the village.

Keep trudging ahead. You will find your people! [/quote]

Curious what you think the alternative is.  To have someone take care of your sick kid when you got home from work?   Like an aunt, grandparent, etc?  I think you’re clueless if you really think there were previous generations of women (or laughably men) willing to come over to take care of your kid with double pink eye and a cold.  No way.  The main difference is as an UMC woman, you wouldn’t have had a job.  [/quote]

NP. I don't know why you think the PP is 'clueless'. My mother worked when we were young, and she could depend on relatives/neighbors to help when necessary. Most families at that time could.[/quote]

I know in my own childhood my mom had friends she could call on to help when situations like this arose. Someone to watch us while she ran out to pick up medicine so we didn’t have to go out sick. I also vividly remember going with her as a teenager to our family friends houses to help out when things game up.  My mother worked full time and her village was a variety of neighbors, church friends and 1-2 work friends. .  Having a job outside the home and having a village are two very different things IMO. [/quote]

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