Anonymous wrote:Oh wow, you feel like that today? I felt like that all month. I tell them I am doing work but I’m watching tik tok with my AirPods. Then they wonder how I can do the renegade.

To quote Ron Burgundy, I'm not even mad. That's amazing.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think I’ve ever fed my kids enthusiastically.

+1. That's a guaranteed "never happened" here.

Yup. Usually I’m like “wait, you need to be fed *again*?!” It’s freaking 3 times a day every day ... ugh.

+1...wish I could just serve them baby food pouches. Unfortunately, they're 4 and 6.

The perfect age to learn to use a microwave & pot holders to warm up some TV dinners on days that parents are too wiped out!

A 6 year old can manage a whole-wheat toaster waffle, if you remind them to double-check the setting so it doesn't burn. (Early on I bought a set of bamboo toast tongs, so they wouldn't burn or shock themselves getting stuff out of the toaster.) Add yogurt and a couple of easy-to-peel clementines.

"Breakfast for Dinner," done. Kids feel independent, Mom still on sofa. Success!

Thinking back to when I was a kid, my days not in school were like TV 9 to noon, then Subway for lunch, then TV from 1 to 4...once the older kid/adult programming started, it was my queue to get on the computer...

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think I’ve ever fed my kids enthusiastically.

+1. That's a guaranteed "never happened" here.

Yup. Usually I’m like “wait, you need to be fed *again*?!” It’s freaking 3 times a day every day ... ugh.

+1...wish I could just serve them baby food pouches. Unfortunately, they're 4 and 6.

The perfect age to learn to use a microwave & pot holders to warm up some TV dinners on days that parents are too wiped out!

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think I’ve ever fed my kids enthusiastically.

+1. That's a guaranteed "never happened" here.

Yup. Usually I’m like “wait, you need to be fed *again*?!” It’s freaking 3 times a day every day ... ugh.

+1...wish I could just serve them baby food pouches. Unfortunately, they're 4 and 6.

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Anonymous wrote:Thank you. I just fed them dinner out of a communal pasta bowl with 2 forks because I’m just that tired of doing dishes. I’ve hit a new low.
-OP

OP - you need to try harder. Today I worked a full day advocating for human rights, homeschooled my kids including getting ahead on homework, helped them build a fort and bake muffins, made three healthy, veggie-filled meals, and greeted my essential worker spouse with a smile when he got home. It’s really easy to do it all when you lie.

You’ve got this.

Um, did you read the second to last sentence?

Anonymous wrote:Yes OP. Thank you for this post. I’m a sahm that has loved staying home until now. My 4 year old literally screamed for 30 mins before bed tonight. I couldn’t go in. I just had it and let him cry. I’m over the crying, the hitting and non stop happy mom. And DH getting upset that I don’t love parenting. We have been getting 3 hours of tv and before we use to get nothing except 1 hour on the weekends. Feel guilty but this post made me feel better.

3 hours? Your DH is mad because he knows he got a bad bargain.

Anonymous wrote:Thank you. I just fed them dinner out of a communal pasta bowl with 2 forks because I’m just that tired of doing dishes. I’ve hit a new low.
-OP

Hmmmm know how my kid and husband are eating tomorrow. And I may be microwaving whatever that is. Chef is taking a day off

This was me!!! Thank you for posting! Everyone still in pj’s all day and they just had a completely free day and I am normally so type A about them. But it’s like, if I don’t bother them does the world still turn?? They pulled out my boots and dressed like cowboys and played camping outside. It was actually fun for them! And they ate a full bag of cereal and left plenty on the floor. My DH got back from work though and “was seriously concerned about my mental health”. I felt like saying, surprise! Under this preened and perfect exterior is just your average shit show!

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Anonymous wrote:Thank you. I just fed them dinner out of a communal pasta bowl with 2 forks because I’m just that tired of doing dishes. I’ve hit a new low.
-OP

OP - you need to try harder. Today I worked a full day advocating for human rights, homeschooled my kids including getting ahead on homework, helped them build a fort and bake muffins, made three healthy, veggie-filled meals, and greeted my essential worker spouse with a smile when he got home. It’s really easy to do it all when you lie.

You’ve got this.

Anonymous wrote:Thank you. I just fed them dinner out of a communal pasta bowl with 2 forks because I’m just that tired of doing dishes. I’ve hit a new low.
-OP

OP - you need to try harder. Today I worked a full day advocating for human rights, homeschooled my kids including getting ahead on homework, helped them build a fort and bake muffins, made three healthy, veggie-filled meals, and greeted my essential worker spouse with a smile when he got home. It’s really easy to do it all when you lie.

You’ve got this.

Kids deserve food, shelter, education and love.

Planning activities is NOT in the essentials.

Live your life without guilt, OP!

Anonymous wrote:Thank you. I just fed them dinner out of a communal pasta bowl with 2 forks because I’m just that tired of doing dishes. I’ve hit a new low.
-OP

This is actually brilliant.

Yes OP. Thank you for this post. I’m a sahm that has loved staying home until now. My 4 year old literally screamed for 30 mins before bed tonight. I couldn’t go in. I just had it and let him cry. I’m over the crying, the hitting and non stop happy mom. And DH getting upset that I don’t love parenting. We have been getting 3 hours of tv and before we use to get nothing except 1 hour on the weekends. Feel guilty but this post made me feel better.

Wait, now we’re supposed to feel guilty for letting our kids play together without us?? OP, you must think I’m an absolutely awful mother.