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[quote=Anonymous]I am in a very similar situation with a DH that works long hours and from a low payin field I have no interest in returning to. I never seriously considered returning to work because it wouldn't have made practical sense for our family, but I felt the same way. I hope the mothers helper and volunteer work help. Find a babysitter and schedule nights out with your old friends for when your DH travels so you have something to look forward to and can take a day off from the dinner and bedtime routine.  I also had a hard time meeting SAH parent friends when I lived in DC, most went back to work eventually. We moved to a suburb and I have made more friends here. I also made a couple of friends through music classes and that sort of thing, but it's hit or miss. I was in the class for 2 sessions and only made one friend, but that was worth it.  You could also look into a moms day out type preschool program one morning a week, and eventually build up to more often. DS is in 2 mornings a week preschool and it is great for both of us.

I will say you are in what I found the be the most difficult stage. It was hard to go anywhere because DS wanted to crawl on dirty floors and hated to be confined to the stroller. Once he started walking things got much better. Playgrounds became more fun, we went to a lot of museums during the day and he could toddle around. Now he's 2.5 and it is so much better, he has interests and we can do a lot more fun things. There are still days that are long and lonely, but in balance I enjoy it much more now.[/quote]

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