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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a SAHM to a 3 year old and literally can not remember the last time I left the house with her just us during the week. we do a ton of activities during the day and crafts, projects, play time, dancing, etc but I do not like nor want to go anywhere with her. On the weekends my dh and I will take her out together to playground, activities, classes, stores, etc. I do all my shopping online and instacart my groceries. I'm a hermit but is anyone else? Is it horrible I don't do things outside of the house with my Lo?[/quote]

This was me, not to this extent. I would go take her out a few times a week, but there were definitely days when we stayed in. For me it was surely because of my depression and some days, all I could do was just engage with her at home rather than putting all my energy in getting out. You might be a hermit, but your kid is not, so maybe aim for 2 days a week, to begin with when you can take her out. Nothing big just trips to the playground, library or even grocery store/ mall.  Another thing you can look into is connecting with other SAHMs and meet them for coffee, so you get your low effort outing and the kid gets to meet other kids her age. You could also do playdates when it gets colder outside. Some days we just got out and walked on our street sidewalks. A 3-year-old can spend a good amount of time doing that, looking around and stopping ever so often. I also took her out on the trike, bike, scooter etc. Maybe look into enrolling her into some music/ dance class etc, this will force you to get a weekly outing and also help her in socializing with other kids.

I wouldn't say its horrible, but it isn't good for the kid either.

Lastly, you seem to put all your energy into taking care of the kid, please take care of yourself also. All the things that you mentioned that you do on weekends, can be done on weekdays and then you could spend the weekends getting some time off for yourself, a little trip for mani-pedi or haircut or getting a baby sitter and going on a date, or just relaxing at a coffee shop and reading. [/quote]

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