My wife and I have a great relationship and marriage but she's not very happy being a stay home mom?
With our 2 girls one 10 and the other 18 months. She has always been very social and have a lot of friends and now she has lost them cause she has no time for them. I want her to be happy. what should i do? any nice woman out there with kids want to be friends with my wife? she is a really fun and interesting and good person.
2006-09-11 09:16:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
I live in Chicago.
2006-09-11 09:33:27 · update #1
MY wife is also a stay home Mom with 3 kids at home. It is very difficult for her to find time and energy to have a social life. Recently she has taken an interest in dance. Ballet, tap, and modern. Whatever that is. Anyway, she reverted to something that she enjoyed immensely before kids. Ask her what she wants out of life other than raising kids. The best thing to do is let her know that you are concerned and will support her by giving her time to do other things. After all staying home with kids is undoubtedly the most difficult job around. She deserves your support. P.S. trying to find friends for her won't work well. Finding friends is an intimate process that belongs to her. If something goes wrong, she can't blame you for it.
2006-09-11 09:32:26 · answer #1 · answered by dewiggs 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband and I recently went through this. I'm a stay at home mom, and had a hard time going from social butterfly to asking my three year old what to do about the "crazy drivers" on the road. It's really a hard switch, after talking it over my husband and I decided that I'd get a part-time job. I found a job that wasn't very demanding ( so that I wouldn't get stressed out) and I work maybe 20 hours a week. It's great!!
2006-09-11 16:23:39 · answer #2 · answered by browneyedbabe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start swinging. Share your wife with other men and have her watch you with other women. Trust me after she's been run through by some hairy beast and you've been with a few sex goddesses she'll feel lucky as hell that you are with her and not leaving. She'll stay at home gladly and raise your children as a respectful woman. Just be sure to take her to the doctor for a STD checkup.
Just kidding - don't do that!
Take her on a weekend vacation. Take the kids along, but have places where you can leave them and watch the sunset, sit next to a lake where she can swim and you can watch the kids at the same time. Bring some wine, and light a camp fire. Also, don't feel like you are abandoning the kids if you skip off to have some quality time with her, how do you think you got those two anyway. But above all, make it feel like she's getting away from it all. I had to do this with my wife of 7 years and it helped a lot. It's like a mini-vacation for her and it keeps me sane.
2006-09-11 16:23:18 · answer #3 · answered by TexasLSUTiger 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe she should consider being a part time job. Im a partylite consultant and I think that it would be something that would be perfect for your wife. It gives her the opportunity to be her own boss and work with a schedule that fits her needs. What I do is go to the homes of my close friends and family a promote the partylite product, which is candles. What women doesnt like candles. Its really fun and I think that its something she might be interested in. Talk it over with her and if she thinks it sounds interesting tell her to email me at jonluc15@hotmail.com.
2006-09-11 18:00:04 · answer #4 · answered by collegegyrl06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a stay at home mom now, and I love being with the kids, but I hate the being here by myself. it does get lonely, and sometimes you wish that you could have an adult conversation. I know that the dogs think that I am crazy, I have even started to talk to them now...
2006-09-11 16:25:18 · answer #5 · answered by Just Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have been a stay home mom and wife for 32 yrs enjoyed all time of it now i work kids are grown wish i had those days back again you ll miss it when ya get older that's for sure.sure ill be a friend
2006-09-11 16:22:15 · answer #6 · answered by fancey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if she is not working maybe she needs to start. That would help. Staying at home with 2 kids all day can make a monkey go crazy
2006-09-11 16:20:20 · answer #7 · answered by FRECKLES 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take them out and do things together. Give your wife the opportunity to socialise with other people, particularly women so that she can engage in girl talk and share experiences.
2006-09-11 16:23:30 · answer #8 · answered by john b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont see the problem she can do both the times when she is out with her girls u can babysit ,encourage her to do things she likes to do.
2006-09-11 16:23:15 · answer #9 · answered by nitenurse 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋