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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And you haven't had the permanent loss of adult interaction, satisfaction, intellectual interest, maybe prestige that comes from work. And your DH hasn't gotten lazy and started treating you like a maid, secretary, and taskrabbit. Believe me, temporary PTO is nothing like the challenges of long term SAHM.
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Why so so many women believe that other women aren't adults? Raising a child doesnt mean being locked in a basement. [/quote]

Depends. I feel locked in a basement, and that comment deeply resonated with me. I have a very sensitive, difficult, high needs toddler who never ever ever sleeps (yes we’ve tried extremely hard and with help to fix her sleep). I’m so exhausted from the lack of sleep plus parenting a HARD kid during the needy years that I really have nothing in my life outside of my child. I have no energy whatsoever for anything else. She won’t even let her dad comfort her in the night or put her to bed so it’s all on me and I’m EXHAUSTED.

Parents who look down on moms for failing to “take care of themselves” just got lucky with easy kids and good sleepers who made it possible.[/quote]

This is all your CHOICE. You could go back to work and put her in childcare giving yourself a (much needed daytime break.) Also, a toddler doesn't get to choose who comforts her in the night or puts her to bed. If you decide Dad is doing it sometimes, then he is. Leave the house while he does it if you have to. These are CHOICES. [/quote]

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