You love your children but you've been with them all day and if you hear Mommy just one more time you'll hit the roof. What do you do when you're the one crawling the walls?
2007-03-24 14:54:35 · 17 answers · asked by Sharon M 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Turn on the TV. Eat some chocolate. Lock yourself in your room with ear plugs. Put them to bed early and do something just for you.
Or, do something fun with them, this helps keep everyone happy.
2007-03-24 15:02:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol....i have 3 year old twins. i get frustrated all the time. i just go outside and calm down ..let them throw their lil tantrums and fits. Also I my husband and I do switching on a off. I will get a few hours to myself either shopping alone or getting my hair and nails done a few times outta the week while he sits at home and takes care of them. Even though you are a mom now doesnt mean you have to spend every second with your kids. Alone time without kids/husband/pets is good for you. Go drink some coffee with a friend or just go to a park and relax.
2007-03-24 21:59:11 · answer #2 · answered by PinkFloydRules 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell them you need some MOMMY time for yourself and go soak in the bathtub with the door locked and a good book. This is assuming they are old enough to be left in front of the TV with a movie to entertain them for 1/2 hour. Or tell them they have to go and play in their room and stay in there until you tell them it is time to come out because you need some alone time for yourself.
2007-03-24 22:00:01 · answer #3 · answered by justme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a break... find a babysitter, a relative, someone you trust to take care of your kids for a couple of hours and exit the environment immediately! Go for a walk, a quiet dinner somewhere, a movie...anywhere by yourself. You have to re-energize yourself or you will end up blowing the roof off your house. Kids are wonderful but they will drive you crazy. Take it from me.. a break will help you cope (I know, I've dealt with six growing boys!
2007-03-24 22:00:27 · answer #4 · answered by MAMA 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well i have 3 kids 31/2 9 and 15 so when i feel like i could explode i take a minute and lock my self in the bedroom and take a break usually read a chapter in a book by the time i finish the chapter every one is usually doing something else
2007-03-24 22:00:10 · answer #5 · answered by TRXCEE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just remember no one is perfect, everyone gets stressed. The women that were once little girls and carried around baby dolls and could only think of growing up and having their own precious babies, get JUST as stressed as normal people who just kind of happened to have kids.
I keep my stress levels down (with a 2 year old -ugh terrible 2s, and a 6month old) by every once in a while, just letting them scream. If you know that they do not necessarily NEED anything, it cant hurt, but pay attention to their cries. If they get too worked up that isnt good for them.
2007-03-24 22:00:09 · answer #6 · answered by Kristin E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-24 22:00:16 · answer #7 · answered by A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I put them in their cribs, and take a bath and drink a couple beers. Of course I change their diapers and give them a snack and a sippy cup before I do all that. An hour later I'm a refreshed mom and we get on with life as normal.
2007-03-24 21:57:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate to brag but I am sooooo beyond that stage now. My kids are now full time school age and I have about 35 hours a week all to myself. But, before that I used to love nap time.
2007-03-24 22:48:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put their favorite movie on and go outside to smoke a cigarette. Glad to know I'm not the only one to feel like this sometimes.
2007-03-24 23:16:58 · answer #10 · answered by pchiz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋