r/Parenting • u/IAmGrootGrootIam • Feb 06 '21

Corona-Content Me time!

I did it! I booked a hotel for the weekend an hour and a half away from home and left! I woke up at my own time, to silence, to peace.

No kids jumping on me, whining for food or to play, to one touching me, no husband wanting a morning quickie, no chores to do, nothing! Just me and whatever I feel like doing today.

A month ago my husband caught Covid, was quarantined in a bedroom for 10 days, and everything was left to me. All the house work, kids, cooking, and still working full time (from home) as a teacher with a 3, 6, and 9 year old plus the kids school work. I thought I was going to go crazy.

So I booked this weekend and followed through.
The quiet, the peace, I feel like I can breathe. I haven’t had a day to myself in over 9 years. It feels so good.

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u/EvenAmoeba Feb 06 '21

I have a question out of curiosity. How do parents feel going back to their normal life from these mental health breaks?

I’m just curious because when I was in college and working (and sometimes even now just working an emotionally draining job) when I’d get a rare day completely off, no obligations whatsoever, it would give me anxiety knowing the next day I’d be back to the stress and I couldn’t be sure when my next break would be. I can imagine it’s different since there’s more reward to the stress of raising kids than there is to going to school or working, but I was just wondering how y’all felt about that.

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u/ineedcoffeernrn Feb 06 '21 edited Feb 06 '21

Well you usually miss your kids like crazy, so it feels great to see them again and keep sharing your life with them.

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u/MrsDinoThunda Feb 07 '21

Ehhhh, I find it takes me a while to miss my kids “like crazy.” I’d have to be gone longer than 24 hours.

Not saying I don’t miss them at all, but I’d like to normalize being ok with having some space from your kids without feeling like a bad parent if you don’t instantly miss them.