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@gordon63 Oof I relate to this so much. We have no village, good income, various hobbies (I.e long distance running, reading, domestic and international travel) and it’s been hard finding myself again. Independently and with my husband. I love being a mom. It’s one of my greatest joys. I think...

@hilltop Yes to all this. Ugh. You get it. 🫶 It is hard when it really does feel so much easier for others.

@erickem It’s so hard. And I keep hearing from various family members today you “just make it work”. Um. I’m sorry but I want to do simply more than struggling to just make it work. I want security and confidence in these decisions.

@tbvsthienloc2020 Yes to all of this!

@jordanbanks It was definitely a shock for me going back to work. Mostly it took us longer to get back into a routine when I went back to work. And then throw in illnesses on top of the day to day parenting and household demands…it was a lot. It for sure gets easier but it’s hard. Especially as...

@peter_p Thank you for your perspective. We also don’t have a village and parenting even one is complicated when you only have yourself and your partner. I’ve been seeing a lot of people recommend hiring help but that’s not realistic and comes with so much privilege. And zero judgment to those...

Reposting here as the mods over at r/oneanddone didn’t like my post 😅 My husband and I always assumed we’d have more than one kid. And still love the idea of having two kids. However my gut is telling me that being OAD is ultimately the right choice for us. We both have to work. It isn’t an...