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[quote=Anonymous]Hi OP. First off, welcome to the church!

I feel the same way many days now. I have been musing to myself about how much of a grind parenting is and how much it has cost me across many areas of my life. I think what could help you keep a basic level of sanity if some set alone time every weekend. A Saturday morning or afternoon where your husband can do whatever he wants with your son and you can do whatever you want. Even a couple of hours will make a huge difference.

Second, I echo what others have said about not being so child-centric. At 4, anything is fun to him if you say it in an exciting way. Take him to do errands, clean, organize laundry, meal prep. It will make all those things take longer and be messier but you are getting stuff done while babysitting your child. And you teach him to find joy and fun in everyday things so you don't have to keep upping the ante on entertaining him. What stresses me out is a whole weekend of kid centric stuff and then I am exhausted, Monday is around the corner, and I still have chores and shopping to do. If that's you too, then get him involved. Have your son fit into your life  instead of trying to fit your life around him.

Lastly, I get the chore of taking kids to mass. Hang in there. I hear it gets better... I wouldn't know. It is always a sh*tshow for us, and it really affects my spirituality because I loved going to mass before having kids. [/quote]

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