This is something I have heard a few SAHM say to me on different occassions. We are college educated smart women who have chosen to put our careers aside to enjoy this precious, quickly passing time with our young children at home instead of working. Spending 13 hours a day doing play-doh, watching cartoons, changing diapers, playing dolls and doing housework day after day tends to turn our brains to mush. Although I would not trade this time for anything in the world. You sometimes feel like you could realy use some adult conversation about something besides sleeping schedules and something to challenge ourselves a little bit!
I think that is why so many moms are finding blogging and social networking so helpful! We can stay home with our kids while they are napping or playing and talk to other people. I often think of Facebook as the SAHM break room. We can check in see how each other's day is going and maybe vent a little about something we are going through that day, usually something to do with lack of sleep!
A friend of mine said that her New Years resolution was to watch one educational/political show a day to try and keep up with the world since we get lost in our everyday lives of mommyhood, that we sometimes feel like we don't know what is going on.
My daughter doesn't like watching the news nor do I really want her too, so I miss out on the latest (except what I hear from hot topics on the view) but I could definitely give you the line up of the new shows on nick jr! So what is my point in all this. My goal is to really work hard to do something challenging for myself. Read more books, and talk face to face to more people. The internet is great but I really feel like we miss that intimacy when we email each other or FB each other instead of picking up the phone and talking or meeting face to face. Being a mom can be lonely and I am going to make a huge effort to bring moms together. I encourage you to do the same.
I know one of the challenges is that its easier with feeding schedules and nap schedules and school to just keep to ourselves and get stuff done. But dont you always feel better after you go to a playdate with a friend, or get together for lunch and just visit with one another? I know I do!
p.s. as I am writing this I have a baby trying to push the buttons on my computer and my daughter squealing and playing on the bed next to me... so if I made typing errors or dont make total sense, that is why.
4 comments:
i hear ya. i only know what's going on because my husband is a news junkie lol. otherwise it's mickey mouse clubhouse lol
yeah i get most of my news from my hubby and like i said when i get to watch the view, sometimes its nice not knowing all the crap going on, but then what do you talk to people about? of course we can talk about our kids but not everybody wants to hear about our kids. haha (:
Oh, I so hear you. I've struggled with my brain turning to mush. I went from being a full time college student, working, and planning a wedding, to doing 'nothing' overnight. I always wanted to be a stay at home mom {and still do!}, but boy it can challenge you. I sometimes feel like my life has no purpose. Even though I know it does and my role is extremely important. My other problem, is that I definitely don't make the most of it. I need to be more dedicated and take the time to make my being a stay at home mom count.
o amber it definitely counts!! And you do a great job. But like any other job we can get lazy and need some encouragement to always do our best, like playing with our kids,making their days fun and teaching them all we can! You are the best person to be with your kids nobody else could do a better job than you! Remember that!
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