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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am 48. I don't have time for friends. I barely see the friends I have. Truly, I am too busy. This is probably most working women with children.[/quote]

I'm 46, work full time, and have two middle schoolers. We see our friends multiple times a week. Of course people have stuff like sports or work events but we have watched football together every weekend for the last several weeks and we often have a group dinner once a week at someone's house. Some activities involve kids, some don't. I understand being busy, but it's often a matter of what you prioritize. We love hanging out with our friends on the weekends and playing pickleball during the week when we can (our kids play time-consuming sport but we don't always take them). [/quote]

Are you overweight? Do your kids not do activities?

I don’t understand how a 46 year old with two kids has time to commute, work a full time job, be present for her spouse, workout daily and socialize multiple times a week. Oh and the kid activities. This doesn’t add up.

I’m privileged in that my role is hybrid and I can fit in workouts 3x a week during lunch. Also have a husband who does his fair share. I have weekly cleaners. Still struggle to find time to socialize. After working 8+ hours, working out, getting dinner on the table, driving kids to activities I’m exhausted.   [/quote]

What is the point of driving yourself to exhaustion? What kind of example are you setting for your kids? 
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Help me figure out what to cut out

My job
Commuting for the required office days to use Teams alone in an office

Exercising

One activity per child (3 nights a week of exercising)

Cooking dinner and eating it

Planning stuff like vacations and paying bills

Getting my hair colored so no gray hair

Doctors appointments

Really I’d love to slow down but don’t have any ideas of what to cut. [/quote]

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