stay-at-home parents

My wife is impossible. I’m sick. I do all the stay at home tasks with the kids and the household. My wife creates giant problems. She wanted to drive to this nature center and make s’mores this afternoon. Only she books a play date for our 5 y/o after 3:00 pm. I have to get our 7 y/o from school...

I’m going to be a SAHM when my baby is born in a few weeks and a few survey of the posts here are that a lot of women are married to abusive men. I guess I’m asking for positive stories of wonderful functioning family units because some of the stories on here have me scared that my husband is...

Does anyone else feel like they’ve lost who they are as a person? If so, how do you cope? Personally, I feel as though have nothing left of who I was before children. I do try to have some “me time,” but in reality that really only ends up being a couple of hours a week. I keep finding myself...

Even though I don’t have a job and am a SAHM to a 1 year old and 3 year old, I get frustrated and down when I think of all the things I wish my husband would be more willing to do. Not sure if my thoughts are unreasonable so feel free to tell me what you think. I’m the only one who feeds my 12...

Sorry I feel like I’m going to explode and this is sub makes me feel like I have a community. My husbands attitude toward me last night was such a slap in the face and I’m having a hard time talking myself down. He’s been working 14 hr days most of this week and yesterday he informed me he...

We recently got a family membership to the local YMCA and childcare is from 8 to 11 am and 5-7 pm. I guess I’m wondering what kind of workout routines are being done? I’ve also already checked out r/fitness for beginner tips but I’d like insight from y’all

I'm looking into preschool for my now 2.5 year old, but even sending him part time would be a financial challenge. Did anyone wait until their child was 4 to start Preschool?

I was a pro musician and then music teacher until I took family leave in 2018 when NY introduced the FMLA - 8 weeks off from work when having a new child. My boss didn’t renew my contract. I haven’t played a gig in years. Today as I was pushing my 9 month old in the stroller after picking up...

This is a question especially for SAHP who put much time and effort into education (degrees, certifications) and/or building their careers (dedicated years and gained lots of skills and work experience). My husband and I have discussed it at length even before the birth of our child (now 2...

I have one kid in preschool and the other is at home with me full time. When am I supposed to see a dentist or doctor for a regular checkup? I could use a visit to both as I recently moved and need to establish care. My husband works M-F 8am-5pm and we don’t have any family in town to help with...

I feel like I am failing. I’m doing everything. Kids to school, 2 y/o with me all day, errands, household, everything. Pick kids up, 5 went to an art class, picked up 7 at end of after school club. Tried to do everything I could to have them enjoy their day. Went home. They wanted to go to the...

Either that or broken cognition. I’m the SAHD and I handle almost every single household task and I am frequently cleaning the kitchen or doing dishes. My wife has often questioned this, asking me point blank: “Why are you always in the kitchen??” I’m not always in the kitchen, but we have a 7...

We have some not too great weather coming up so the usual walk to the park play in the park and come home isn't going to be feasible. YouTube is preferred. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

SAHD of 4 years here, looking at some pre-K options for our daughter to go to a couple days a week (with plans to get to 5 days before Kindergarten) and we have a tour scheduled for tomorrow and I need to think of some questions to ask. So far I have: Is lunch included? How is decipline...

I’ve been sahd for 5 years. Oldest is in 1st grade, my middle guy just turned 4 and is in pre-K 4 days a week…and there’s 18 month old twin boys. Love them all to death, but I’m kind of happy/sad to be sending my little guy to school. He likes it a lot and has adjusted really well. I took the...

Random silly complaint. I enjoy cooking. Unless my husband pisses me off. lol But ever since baby, all my dinner is whatever is the fastest. What can I whip up within 30min-1hr(maybe). LO goes to bed between 6:30-7:30. Which is around dinner time. And I like putting her to bed and doing the...

I love my husband, he’s a great help with the kids, we have a healthy relationship, we have equal workloads, blah blah. Wanted to get that out of the way. We’ve been together about ten years. We’ve had two kids in the past 2.5 years, and I finally made the leap to SAHP earlier this month. It’s...

Second time posting (sorry!) really conflicted about two pre-k options for our 2.5 year old, before a new baby arrives. She currently goes to a day-care 2 days week 8-5 ($1160) and we feel like more days and less hours would be better overall. Not to mention something a little lower budget...

I’ve been watching a friends 2 yo for a week (12:30-7:30) M-F and idk how people do it! I’m a SAHM with a 1yo (chill little boy) & a 3 yo (chill little girl) and I’m exhausted. I’m grateful that the weeks over and I’m done (was just an emergency favor) but damn…how do people with three kids do...

Hi everyone - Looking for advice. I’m a stay home mom to daughter that just turned three, with a new baby on the way in a few months. Right now three year old is in a program we love two mornings a week (8:30-12:00). Next year it would be three mornings a week. It’s pretty inexpensive for...