I know a lot of you mommy's have DH's that work long hours or travel a lot, so you're doing the brunt of parenthood on your own. DH can't pick up LO for 4-6 weeks, and he's not feeling his best because he's recovering from surgery, so it's all me. It's only been 2 weeks and I'm going crazy- I'm soooooo tired. How do you do it?
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I don't know.... but I REALLLLLY respect "single" and single moms. Now that I know how hard it is to raise a child, I can't even imagine doing it by myself! I'm glad my husband doesn't travel much cause I can't imagine doing it all. My best friend is divorced and a single mom of 2 and I always tell her how amazing she is to raise her 2 kids by herself.
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I mostly moan and groan to myself and think of those women who are full time single moms who have it much harder. I bow down to them.
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@banana: @Andrea: Seriously! It really makes me apprecaite my husband so much. Excited to get him a good father's day present this year
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I just got used to it! When you have no choice... you just make it work.
I can't imagine being a real single mom. I would die! -
I want to know some! I am due August 31 and my husband LIVES and WORKS 80 miles away during the week. I am praying things will be okay with being home alone with baby all week while I am on maternity leave...and things going even worse when I go back to work six weeks later--then working and alone with a baby at night. Granted it will be a "single mom during the week" but I am still worried about it.
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I don't really know how I do it. DH is gone from 7 AM until 7:30 PM every day... so basically all of the hours that DD is awake. It's really tough, and I ended up getting treatment for postpartum depression partly b/c it is SO incredibly difficult to be a "single" mom. It's getting easier, but I feel bad a lot of the time b/c I stick DD on her playmat or in her crib so I can get things done when I should be playing with her.
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I just deal with because there isn't anything that can be done. I feel sad sometimes, and lonely, but I manage.
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You just kind of manage because if you don't do things no one will. It sure makes me appreciate when DH is home, that's for sure.
Major props to single moms, though, I can't imagine how exhausted they must always be.
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