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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you have no family or friend support system while raising kids, what coping strategies do you use? DH and I have no local family or close friends and we are barely making it. Oh how I wish for some local grandparents who could let us have a weekend together without our kids.[/quote] Hi OP, we are in the same boat. No real coping strategies, you just do it. Our youngest is 2.5 now, so I think the worst is behind us. But, there are no weekend get-aways on the horizon for us. I had close (childless) friends before I had children. Some of them are still there, but it's not like I would leave my kids with them and have a date night. So, in that sense, they do not lighten the burden. However, I do cherish my old friendships, especially with those, who don't mind being around my children. Still, it is hard. I do wish my kids had grandparents or aunts/uncles nearby, but they don't. Good luck, OP! [/quote]
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