Feeling like a hermit
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Feeling like a hermit
| Sat, 01-20-2007 - 2:28pm |
Ok I am a stay at home mom, and I do love it. I couldn't be blessed with a better husband or children. However, lately I feel like I am a prisoner in my own home. What do you do when you feel as though you are going to go insane if you don't get some time for yourself?
I would love for us to just go out for dinner or a movie, but by the time my husband gets home from work he just wants to sit and rest. How should I approach this? Thanks!

I highly recommend girls only activities like taking a cooking class once a week or joining a book club.
I've been in the same boat as you lately... we only have one car, and my dh works 25-30 minutes away. Taking him to work and keeping the car is a chore. Lately it's been so cold and rainy that it's been hard to do anything enjoyable anyway.
I think tonight I'm going to let him watch the kids while I go soak in the tub for an hour and hide from everyone lol.
Thanks you all for replying. They were all great suggestions. As soon as I read them, I went online to look for some classes. I am seriously thinking about signing up for a pottery class.
I worry sometimes that my need to be out is a selfish one. I know that my husband works hard to provide for our family, but honestly sometimes it seems that a stay at home mom's job is a thankless one. Lol, I honestly feel that it is one of the hardest jobs out there, and we need to be on a payroll!
It is not selfish to realize there is a need that has to be fulfilled in your life.