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@porven I work from home so don't really have adult interaction, but I would miss working. My work is fulfilling and very important to me. I don't find running a home fulfilling at all.

@pearleallay44 If I had freedom to do what I liked I wouldn't get bored, but with kids that's not really the case. You have to do a lot of boring stuff. Anyway my job is really interesting, more than housework or playing pretend for sure.

@worshipgod Yes, I would definitely work, I'd do it a bit differently for sure, I'm self employed so I'd only take the fun contracts. I can't think of anything worse than being a stay at home parent. In fact I'd consider not working if I was childless and single and could spend my life...

@quedee How do you find someone to come for an hour twice a month? I can't find anyone to come for less than three hours a week. My main tip is generally just try not to complicate things unnecessarily. It's ok to eat simple meals, it doesn't matter if their clothes don't match, they don't...

@mnike Understandable, lack of sleep is horrible. I'm sorry it's been so hard and I hope you manage to get some time to yourself soon.

@mnike Well no, I didn't have twins, and OP doesn't either. My daughter was a terrible sleeper, still isn't great at six, but of course it's not the same as having two. There's nothing to say OP's child has a sleep disorder, and she doesn't have two, she has one child who wakes early, not even...

@mksamas You can't just "find a way" to pay a full time salary if you don't earn enough. And many people don't get divorced because they can't afford it. Or they have to massively downgrade their lifestyle in one way or another. Anyway your comment didn't mention divorcing him.

@mnike OP only has one child though. Personally it would have made me feel even worse not to have a single moment to be awake and myself, that's all. Those couple of hours of time to myself did and do help me feel human.

@mksamas They might need his salary to pay bills. Most people don't have a whole salary spare.

@mnike An adult doesn't need to sleep from 6pm to get up at 4, maybe 8 or 9.

@sarahavian They know it needs done, they just don't think it's their job to do it.

@kokopuff Yeah, I'm self employed which is a massive benefit to him because I can always be flexible. And he complains that I have to work some weekends and holidays etc. Even though it's a few minutes on my computer wherever I am.

@joshanna I've always had a lot of time alone with my kid due to my partner's shifts and at times his caring for his parents. I find getting out of the house essential at weekends, whether the local park or exploring somewhere new like a child friendly museum. I get grocery delivery, and make...

@mickaela Because she's getting up early. You just need to keep her entertained for a few days.

@kennethkivumbi Plenty of kids learn languages starting from that age, but you'll have to be particularly dedicated.

@floydk This is exactly it. My daughter has never really spoken English to me, even though I've always spoken to her in English, until last year we went to visit my family and she wanted to play with her cousins.

@ophelias11garden Well I'm not in the US so it's obviously different but I wouldn't drive one because of parking. My partner has one but we never use it for local journeys unless we really have to or are transporting something big. It's much harder to find a big enough space as we park on the...

@gembeldolar I completely get you, my partner and I both come from similar backgrounds of making ends meet and our mothers doing domestic work. In our case the thing he particularly hates outsourcing is repairs and any kind of DIY or house maintenance, his dad was always the kind to do...

@kristyen No, not American, British. Oh yes, she was in daycare since she was a baby and is in her third year of school, but next year she moves into primària which is when they start with more serious work, homework, etc. I've never really wanted to pressure her with extra English classes until...

@shawnv Mine has a sister, but all he learned was that it was her job to do the indoor chores.