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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The hours your kids are in preschool is your break.

So is the quiet time/nap

So is whatever amount of screen time they get.

And after everyone is tucked into bed.

FWIW, there were a few times when I woke up like 30 min early just to have an uninterrupted cup of coffee (and a brownie) and just sorta veg out.

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This. OP your issue is mental. No one is watching you — put the kids in a child proof room with a puzzle and some toys and veg on a couch. I mean NO ONE will know or care. Your kids will be fine. I do this all the time with my 2 year old, he’s quite good at puzzles now.

If you can’t figure out how to relax you might need therapy or meds. [/quote]

My three year old is watching his one tv show a day right now, and baby is alone in his room crawling around and playing with toys. I just took a shower and am reading DCUM while I drink coffee. You can get a break if you need, just do it. Fwiw, my DH deployed last year too, I was solo, no babysitter, for seven months, we did 6:30 bedtime, and my then two year old napped, those were my breaks. If you have kids in any sort of childcare while staying at home, you really shouldn’t be stressed, I mean, you know when your next break is coming. It’s not a competition, but good lord, watching your own kids shouldn’t break you lady.

PS I guess I did hire a babysitter twice, when I had the baby’s anatomy scan and I did my three hour gestational diabetes test. [/quote]

Deployed is worse than OPs case, where he was just traveling for work, and likely her DH makes far more money.

One advantage that a military family may have is that they foster community well, so Op should try to befriend other SAHMS and maybe even get a little baby sitting swap going (though for non-military SAHMs I suspect they are wealthy enough that trading favors maybe given side eye)[/quote]

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