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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So maybe Saturdays y'all switch of afternoon gym time and on Sundays one of you can do some shopping or chores while the other one does evening church. Or get a babysitter for church. [/quote]

I mean I'm just getting the sense that people on this board don't really go to church religiously. Which is ok, it is just answering the question of how everyone seems to have so much more time than me on the weekends. Church is at 11am. I can't change that time and create evening church? I've never gone to a church with an evening service; maybe that is just my denomination. I would never get a babysitter for church because the kids go to church and the older one goes to Sunday school. [/quote]

No, I don’t go to church, but if I did, I would set up the rest of my weekend to be more kid-centered.

OP, you’re so reluctant to accept any advice (including the many other bolded ideas I shared below), but focus on reasons why you can’t change what you’re doing. So what do you want? A pat on the back? Here you go... pat, pat, parenting is hard.

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[b]Have you been screened for PPD or just regular depression?[/b] Honestly, the fact that your day is "basically over" after lunch / nap is weird. I mean, yeah, when you've got kids under 4, you have to split weekend days into two segments.

[b]My suggestion to you is to stop trying to do the grown-up stuff (gym, church) at the time when the kids are fully rested and ready to go. You fit in the KID activities early in the morning when they have energy[/b] (7-noon is prime kid activity time... go out for early breakfast, visit parks, museums, the pool, the zoo, etc.), THEN home for lunch / nap.

[b]PM is when you hang out around the house and grown-ups switch off so one can get things done while the other is on kid duty.[/b] And that doesn't mean one's on kid duty while the other cooks dinner. It means that the person on kid duty cooks dinner. And simplify your dinners. We mostly eat large breakfasts and lunches or brunches on the weekend and dinner is something simple and easy (pizza delivery, something frozen, etc.). So maybe Saturdays y'all switch of afternoon gym time and on Sundays one of you can do some shopping or chores while the other one does evening church. Or get a babysitter for church.

[b]Honestly, I try to fit in all my errands and chores on weekdays so I don't have to spend my weekends working. [/b]Except for Lowe's. Kids love Lowe's. [/quote]

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