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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Once you have a kid, there is no such thing as "myself". [/quote]

This is just toxic. Of course there is. You are still a human, a woman, and a wife too. An 18 month old demands hands on care and a lot of attention but there is no reason his or her mom cannot still meet her own needs.[/quote]

I was just about to say exactly this. Seriously toxic thinking.[/quote]

I work in economics and I always say, [b]it's not that I don't have free time; it's just a scarce, higher-cost resource now.[/b] ;) And I'm totally willing to pay those higher costs for some sanity![/quote]

There you go!  I agree that once you have a kid, there is no such thing as "myself" for both parents.  This is the nature of the game.  But, you can certainly someone to free up your time by paying for domestic chores or childcare. My DH is an amazing husband and father (he is an economist too..), and the moment we had our first child, he had lined up people to help us.

His motto - [b]"Any problem that you can solve by money is not a problem, it is an expense!"[/b]

Yes, it costs us $$$ but sanity and joy is also important. You have to be able to delight in your children because this will end before you know it and then your kids stop needing you and leave the nest.  [/quote]

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