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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wasn’t a mommy martyr I always had a full time job, but my waking hours were consumed by kid stuff until they were over, say 5. Sadly then it was the pandemic, but in the last year I have started to do so many *me* activities that I get were impossible before. So it may just be a matter of time. [/quote]

Same here. I think for me I was a bit of a mommy martyr on my "off" time to balance the guilt for sticking my kids in day care (to look at it negatively), and maximize my time with them when I could (to look at it positively).

My youngest is only 3, but I think I had a bit of an emotional "break" this summer when we canceled yet another family trip I was looking forward to due to day care illness, and realized my mental health was terrible after more than two years of being stuck at home. I went on my first work trip since youngest DS was born last month and...it was fantastic. I'm going on my first girls weekend EVER next week, and since the work trip was ok, I'm not so worried and guilty about it now. Being able to have a little more of an adult life also makes it easier for me to support my husband doing things on his own, which was really hard for me when I felt like I never got the chance (we live close to his best friend so he's had more opportunities, for me it's a bigger deal to plan).

So I'm spending a little less time with my kids...but also less time crying in front of them...and that is why self care is important. I also feel better when I get outside ans get active, so I'm spending more of my lunch breaks running when I WFH. [/quote]

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