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On snow days for sure.

I don't think we ever really feel this way. We only have one kid, 22 months. Things definitely get harder when she's sick or tired at the end of a day at daycare and it's super rainy out or whatever, but things are still reasonably manageable. I think some kids are just harder than others. - I had a coworker come into my office recently to tell me (in a "hey there's a light at the end of the tunnel" kind of way) that she just had her first afternoon ever of feeling like she had things under control. Her only kid is about to turn 4. Impressive!

Every day. I have a 2 yr old and a 7 week old. The 7 week old is the trouble.

Daily, for a year, since A was born. She is a handful and demands a lot of attention, but we try really hard not to neglect D or let the TV babysit him. We're doing a lot of man-to-man defense right now, and that's hard.

About 50% of the time. I'm so so tired. My 3 year old spends hours screaming a few times a week and my almost two year old is mischievous, so my patience runs thin pretty quick

Approx 1 hour a day - the hour before bedtime Lol

@babypugs: Hugs. Those first few weeks of two kids about the same age is tough. Mine are now 4.5 years old and 20 months old. It's a different crazy circus than the first few months.

As for survival mode, I would say when the kids are sick at home or after 10 hours solo with one kid. I solo every Friday with our youngest for speech therapy. By the end of the day, we're tired and antsy because of the weather. Tomorrow will be nice, so I might take him out in the stroller for a bit in our longest stretch.

@Mama Bird: I found since being a working mom that leaving work at work has helped a lot. If it needs to be addressed, I'll look at it before the kids are up or after they go to sleep.

@pink elephant: i'm with you! the baby is WAY easier than the older two!! no talking...no moving...sleeps a lot....

we're still in survival mode most evenings, especially if DH is on-call or working late. and definitely if anyone is sick. but it's getting better!

With just one, when she is sick and/or one of us are sick. Right now with a 7 week old I've been in survival mode esp with the toddler sick!

With a 3 week old who has trouble breastfeeding and won't sleep anywhere but in my arms...all the time.

Looking forward to the day when I can be one of the people who says "rarely"!

Pretty much never because my DD is easy going most of the time. I know this will change once I have two LOs and that makes me nervous.

Almost always these days. I have a 2 month old and a 3 year old. I think things will improve when the baby sleeps through the night. That may be awhile though.

Pretty infrequently with my almost 2 year old. I credit this to working outside the home, and I'm a teacher so we are home early and my husband has the same hours as me. Lately it seems like he's actually doing more than me at home too which is a miracle that I'm not going to feel guilty about! I'm sure that tide will turn soon bc TTC this spring.

If I was a stay at home mom I think I'd be in survival mode about 95% of the time.

With 2 FT WOH parents with demanding jobs, no family help and a two-nager (it's a thing), about 90% of the time. When work is more like 40 hours a week, it's definitely easier to survive.