Do you ever feel like you have no social contact outside of your children. Caleb is working a ton. For 4 days in a row he has not even seen the kids awake or me coherent for that matter. I find that I get consumed by just living. I actually have a hard time interacting with adults. Even at Church I am always running out and down the hall to collect the kids or take them potty. I never get to really talk to anyone with out some one yanking on my arm and interrupting me a 100 times. I have found it really difficult to actually connect with people and make friends. Not because people haven't reached out but because I am always to distracted by all my balls that I need to keep juggling. I really miss my Vermont circle. We were all in the same boat and spent most days talking to each other while our kids ran around and played with each other. I think I am ready to go back up to Santa Barbara and take another vacation. It is the only place where I get that again. My kids are entertained all day by Elizabeths' kids and I get to have real adult conversations. It gives me a little taste of freedom. I adore my children and being a mom at home with them, but every once in a while we all need to be able to step back and catch our breathe. Since I know every mother has felt this way and with mother days coming up I want to remind all of you to catch your breathe and recharge. When I do I can be the mom I really want to be, not the tired haggard mom that I feel like I am most the time.
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Kathryn, I read this awhile ago and didn't have time to comment. I still don't have much time to say something eloquent... so this will have to suffice - YES!!! You are not alone in these feelings.
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