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@mrscott1026 Do all the kids at the school go home for lunch? Depending on their maturity and how busy the neighborhood is, I’d probably start with a test run of meeting them at a halfway point.

@ajewelinhiscrown Your share of the mental load is too high. Your wife needs to do more than just work, she needs to take responsibility for some of the household things too. Also a calendar is great but I find phone alarms very helpful too for regular things like weekly swim lessons. I just...

@ahead Sorry to hear you're struggling. I feel it's easier to SAHM from when the kids are born because then that's all the kids know. It can be hard for kids to adjust to changes in their routine. You are in the tough ages too. I found age 2 is still too young to play well with an older sibling...

@mikeytosh I love to do art. I find it very therapeutic. Currently I’m focused on watercolors. Before that I did a lot of card making and stamping. I have also dabbled in calligraphy and art journaling.

@dixiegospel From your post the on pro of staying is having a lot of land. The pros of moving are a better city for everyone and better job options for your husband. Based on that I’d move.

@afolabi1024 My third child started preschool at 4 due to the pandemic. It worked out fine. My older kids started at 2.5 and 3.

@oddduck123 I was 32.5 when I quit to become a SAHM (shortly before my oldest was born), so just a little younger than you. A few things that made the mental transition easier for me were: I had climbed the corporate ladder far enough to know I didn’t enjoy it. I studied hard in high school and...