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[quote=Anonymous]It gets better. Just hang in there. For the longest time, I had the exact same feeling and was so burnt out with the whole working mother with young children treadmill. Looking back, the first three years of both my kids lives were pretty hellish.  There were some wonderful moments, sure, but it was just so damn exhausting trying to keep up with life.  They are older now - both in elementary school - and I finally feel like I have a life again.  I can also truly say that I love being a mother now (not every single second of every day, but the vast majority of the time).  Parenting older children is very different from babies and toddlers - in my experience, it is far superior!  We also recently returned from a family vacation that was fun and relaxing.  I hated traveling when the kids were babies and toddlers - It just did not seem worth the stress, money, and change in routine.

As for tips with dealing with your feelings now, I agree with others that you should cut down on the social commitments.  I did for a very long time and did not feel guilty about it.  I was doing what I needed to do to stay above water.  I would also just step back a bit and realize that this too shall pass.  Be kind and patient with yourself. [/quote]

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