Does anyone else feel that they have pretty boring life that is just totally routine????
I get up get dressed, sort little girl out for school, take her to school - go to work....
Finish work, get babe from school, go home, clean up, make tea, clean up, do some washing / drying.....put babe in bath, watch TV, help with homework, put babe to bed....go to bed myself about 10.30 knackered!!!
Same thing tomorrow - some days she has after school activities trampolining, football etc but other than this my days are like bloody groundhog day!
Anyone else the same???
2007-02-22 01:48:56 · 22 answers · asked by EMA 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
bringing kids up can be remarkably dull!! your not alone, and even though of course we all love our kids would die for them etc etc i have many many friends who feel the same..it is a monotonous and often thankless task. even if you get some me time or take them out all the other stuff still needs doing, and of course then theres less time to do it in. I am often at a loss at the mums who say they enjoy every minute of it, and a little jealous of them,i think maybe they are afriad to admit to the bad side of parenting.I supose you dont expect a miracle answer its just nice to know sometimes you are not the only one thinking that way and it doesnt make you a bad mum. good luck and keep plodding on.x
2007-02-22 02:22:49 · answer #1 · answered by slsvenus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know where you are coming from and you are not alone. perhaps you could do things different to break the monotony of the routine. That's what I've done before. maybe take your daughter for a walk or swimming instead. have tea out maybe one evening? Invite a friend round for tea?
i find if I have some positive things to look forward to then it makes going to work more worthwhile and not so boring. Such things as a weekend away, a meal out with husband one night or a holiday.
Maybe have some you time such as a soak in bath with some essential oils and a glass of wine? buy a good book and read before bed?
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2007-02-22 10:01:10 · answer #2 · answered by laplandfan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my life is a bit like that. Still working on the routine thing, but it's a bit heard with my 6 month old daughter. We're still working on it.
I can go and visit my friends, but they all have kids that bounce around all too, so it's just like being at home ( apart from that i have a dog bouncing around instead of kids). Might just stay at home then. And when I decide to go somewhere I always seem to spend money. Really bad.
After my husband told me off for spending so much I have spent so much time in front of the TV and the computer.
I have now told my husband to get a posting somewhere else. living in this stupid little town doesn't make it any better.
2007-02-22 19:27:57 · answer #3 · answered by carmen1509s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL groundhog day hahaha
I know what you mean tho... just today I thought to myself 'same sh*t, different day' as I walked in from lunch. It really could have been any other day.. nothing remarkable, nothing new. Sad really.
I do try and make my life exciting but there are so many responsibilities to fulfil, so little spare time and bills/fines to pay that it is all but impossible.
It seems that no matter how hard you try, life seems to become ultimately mundane sooner or later. I'm not being negative tho, I won't give up!
2007-02-22 10:01:08 · answer #4 · answered by Buck Flair 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your life does not have to be boring like that!! I am excited for the day that my son growns up so I can get him ready for school. Watching your child grow up should be a great thing. I don't know why you make it seem so boring. Do things in a different order or schedule an appt with Dr. Phil. The problem may be you. Good luck!
2007-02-22 09:53:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yip, except i try to squeeze a little more life into my day...
get up 7am, drink lots of good coffee (not nescafe, that's stuff's like drinking liquefied horse dung) sort little boy out, take him to school, go to work, leave work, pick hiom up from school, get home, make tea, put him in bath, put him to bed, play computer games, go surfing the net (or answering questions here), smoke a spliff at 5am, go bed 5.30ish, start again... weekend comes, he goes to his grandparents, or his mothers, i go out and party, crawl home at about lunch time on saturday, straight to bed, get up at about 8pm, go out, crawl back at about 2pm sunday, sleep sleep sleep (nothiing to do on a sunday anyway), get my little boy from school, monday afternoon...
I also try to do a lot of outdoor activities in when he's off school, swimming, days out, walks in the hills etc...not today though - i got a stinker of a migraine...
2007-02-22 10:03:17 · answer #6 · answered by Big Bad Ben 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean.. but can't you put aside 30 minutes a day for some project or hobby or qualification ? Even if you can only work on it a little each day.. its good seeing something you've worked on finally come together or get a result.
2007-02-22 09:53:54 · answer #7 · answered by Narky 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That rings a bell my life is similar exept my daughter doesnt have clubs to go to so its basically the same everyday. The highlight of my week has been getting the shopping delivered!
2007-02-22 12:10:39 · answer #8 · answered by sm80 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God yeah! I think what makes them all think this is was what we wanted from life. Like we are the linch pin of the family without us it would fall apart, but its not much fun for us mums. In my house if I try to go out the kids cry, if steve goes out they just say bye dad!
2007-02-22 09:59:03 · answer #9 · answered by babyshambles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a partner? If not, find a babysitter and get yourself out 1 night per week. Doesn't matter what you do or where you go, as long it interests/entertains you, and gets you out of the house. Do it!
2007-02-22 09:53:28 · answer #10 · answered by jet-set 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋