TIME OFF for mothers,is it possible?

Since you brought this up, if you can send me your email address, I'll send you a "Parent: Job Description" I'm sure it will make you smile, and it will make you realize that upon entering parenthood, you really don't have time off. (Except when the kids go to sleep) And even then, you're probably going to be cleaning the house, or doing the dishes. I saw in a comic strip where are mother with 2 kids was trying to buy a watch. The saleslady comes up to her and offers her a Mother's watch saying, "This watch is especially meant for mothers. Instead of the usual 24 hours in a day, you get 25 hours!" *sigh*

I've been a mom for 34 years, and have ten children, even adopting three after I was 50 years old. What I've learned over the years is to take that time off in little bits, and usually NOT by leaving home. Always have something that you enjoy doing - in my case, I love to crochet really unusual or beautiful things. We live on some acreage, so I can have the animals I always wanted as a child. I like to have a really good book I can look forward to reading. In other words, once in a while, get the kids busy and let your mind escape into something you really enjoy. Sleeping the day away is overrated anyway, and you can always have sandwiches for supper once in a while, or even popcorn and cookies!

I'm 52 years old now, and my son is 24. I had been saying to my son, that when he gets his degree, "its time for me to take a long holiday...and don't call me, I'll call you..ha ha." But he's got his degree, and still needs me as his mom. So there goes all my plans for the great holiday. I guess we can never stop being a mom to our children. I've talked to other moms whose children are all grown up, some are married with babies. And no..they said, they will always come back to you...if you'll let them. Different season, different problems and needs. So what I did was I told him I'm bored, so I took a week vacation alone with my friends, and had fun. I just told him I need a vacation, and he agreed. So I did that last december, and it was fun.

hi mylot friends Thank you my brother how beautiful we remind parents preferred, especially the mother in terms of the rest I do not think so because they have evolved their bid to the motherland so believe me, can not always change tire for her family I want to draw your attention to nothing but notice that when the mother gives birth to boy or girl The first child any less interest in her husband it's only natural because her son ever emerged from the meat so it is that you want to hit it and does not affect her children and advise any person that has parents alive, good sponsors, said that whatever we did we fall short and I wish happiness to any mother in this world because it is the first school us. Good luck

yes mothers could have,well my mom do everything for us and she really care for us but she allot time for resting and when i do nothing i spend my time to her some sort of bonding cause most of the time she is alone at home cause my father work and i go to school well the fact that she also go outside i make sure that we have our bonding moments

Well, I'm not a mother yet, but I do have a nephew (he's four years old) and I've come to mother him a bit when he comes to visit. I can relate a bit with full-time moms since I always take care of him when he is with us. It's an exhausting, funny, heart warming, self-fulfilling job being a mom. You have to think about what to cook, clean the house, send the kids to school, and so many others. I think it's a full-time job and one can never escape from it once you have your own kids. It's kind of stressful sometimes. I think a bit timeoff is what you need when you're feeling this. You can ask someone to babysit for awhile (daycare/your brothers or sisters/trusted neighbor) so that you can have a bit of downtime. Even an hour or two of downtime might work because it's very unhealthy emotionally and physically if you're always stressed out especially if you're a full-time mom and always on the watch for your kids. I think the time will come when you can really have a time for yourself...That's when the kids are all grownups and don't need much mothering and supervision. That's only the time that you can really almost forget about housework and really indulge yourself with time in your hands... Hope this helps a bit.

I agree with you. i often think about it. since i became a mum i seem to be immeresed in endless responsibilities and i seem to be regulated by other people's necessities not mine. I am proud and happy to be a mum and a wife, but i do feel that i need a break sometimes. I have to sleep and wake up at the time that my kid stipulates :) and outings are regulated by that too to a certain extent. It is a bit stressful i agree with you.