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Nice day vs. Mom guilt

kjrkjr
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So I dropped Alex off at the sitter today and went to run a few errands.  I planned on picking him up early.

Dh wanted to take my car to work and get me an oil change.  He said he would just pick Alex up after work around 5. 

So I have been here all alone.  I went and had lunch with a neighbor.  I took a bubble bath and read a magazine and now I am cleaning and puttering around the house.

It has been kind of nice, but I also feel super guilty for leaving him there all day.  Silly, right?  When does the mom guilt end??

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Re: Nice day vs. Mom guilt

  • darvadarva

    It doesn't. :( 

    I feel the same way still with both kids.  But you also have to realize that you DO deserve time to yourself occasionally, especially now with another one so close to being here!  A happy well rested mommy = happy kiddos! 

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  • savannah11savannah11
    I don't think it's silly. ?I still feel loads of mom guilt when I don't put all my energy into Orion, even if he's still in the same room as me. ? You deserve the day alone. ?Sometimes DH and I will take a half day at work, or even take the whole day off and still take Orion to daycare. ?It's nice to have some time to recharge.
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  • melissa0312melissa0312

    i got off work a lot earlier than normal, so i ran a few errands and intended to get a manicure.

    instead i ended up forgoing the manicure and picking up dd. i felt guilty because i wasn't at work and she was still at daycare. 

    silly or not i'm with you.

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  • M&M614M&M614

    I'm not sure it ever does.  Annoying, eh?

    Sounds fabulous, though!  I'd love a day like that.  Your sitter want to drive down to BFE to help me out.  haha

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  • rayskit10rayskit10 member
    it never truly ends, but it can be eliviated by remembering that a happy, content and well rested mom is a better mom and has happy, contented kiddos. i also help with guilt by reminding myself that baby#2 deserves some peace in utero like Turtle had.
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  • NannerNanner

    I guess I'm in the minority, but I feel absolutely no guilt when I have a "me" day!  Yes, I feel strange when we're separated on a non-school day, but it's certainly not a guilty feeling.

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  • rayskit10rayskit10 member
    imageNanner:

    I guess I'm in the minority, but I feel absolutely no guilt when I have a "me" day!  Yes, I feel strange when we're separated on a non-school day, but it's certainly not a guilty feeling.

    i strive for this and am getting closer everyday... i think i feel some of the guilt b/c i don't work and still pay someone to watch my kid, if that makes sense. it's a fiscal guilt as well as normal mom guilt. my mom guilt, while it exists, is still a lot less than most people feel i think.

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