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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How old are your kids if you are saying you have done 8 years of this? They seem quite capable to help. They can pack their own backpacks (my k kid does it), they get fill up their own water bottles (my k kid does it), they can feed the dog (pretty simple) and you can fix their lunch the night before so that all you need to do is zap it in the microwave the morning of. [/quote]

OP - kids are 8, 6 and 3. Dog is still a puppy.  By doing this for 8 years I mean some variation. At one point I was breastfeeding before I would drop off to daycare and getting pumped bottles together.  Now its lunches and breakfast. Dog is too young for kids to help (beyond putting food in a bowl).  They can't walk dog at all. [/quote]

Um, whose idea was it to get the puppy?

I'm sorry for piling on, but surely, OP, you know a lot of your stress was self-inflicted, right?[/quote]

Not OP, but nothing wrong with getting a puppy. The feeding could possibly be passed off to the 8yo. Or the older kids could do more of their own stuff while OP feeds the 3yo and puppy. [/quote]

It is bad to get a puppy when your day is exhausting by 7:30 am. I feel bad for the puppy. No way is she getting what she needs in terms of care, attention, exercise and training. Then everyone is gonna be pissed at the dog because it had no training. [/quote]

Op here - this I take exception to. The puppy is well taken care of and goes on 3-4 walks a day. We have already done training and will do extensive training in the month to come (needs to be 6 months old for the course). She is a puppy - of course we get frustrated but I know it’s not the puppy’s fault. [/quote]

OP - how does your dog get 3-4 walks a day? My husband and I both work from home so I know how our dogs get that kind of treatment but I assume since you and your husband both work out of the house you are paying someone to walk the dog? If so, think about other areas you can outsource.

Also, why doesn't your husband do anything in the mornings? How early do you guys get up? I get it, mornings can be crazy, but it sounds like he does NOTHING, in which case you need some help around the house morning or evening (and you better be able to afford it or he needs to find another job!).

You can make scrambled eggs ahead of time and reheat them. You can also make breakfast burritos or bagel egg sandwiches ahead of time and reheat in the morning. My kids know if they want eggs in the morning we have to plan ahead the night before and I will make time for that but generally speaking breakfast is something that can be microwaved or toasted or eaten cold. I'm huge on filling breakfasts and protein, and I eat eggs a lot, but I make my breakfast after the kids get on the bus. Simplify until you're less exhausted. [/quote]

OP - I walk the dog before I leave, dog walker walks the dog mid day and then I walk the dog again at night. I work from home a few days a week so then we do long mid day walks as well.

DH is the slowest person in the world getting ready.  He gets up at 6:00am and then leaves around 7:00am.  It takes him an hour to get ready every morning.  I get ready in about 15-20 minutes so I can get downstairs to do all the above mentioned things.  I think having a very filling protein filled breakfast helps my kids during the day at school so I really try and push healthy big breakfasts, [b]knowing that it might be the best meal they have until dinner.[/b]

I do need to do more meal prep during the weekend - but we are swamped on the weekends too with sports and church and kid activities (birthday parties, playdates, etc) but I need to make more of an effort. [/quote]

Wait what? But you're also making their lunches, right?[/quote]

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