to all the mothers, what do you say about it ?

i feel exactly the same i have a son whos 18 months old and i love him dearly but sometimes it would be nice to have a bit of me time or time to go out with friends and have some fun. im luckily enough to have parents who help out a lot but things are so different when you have children.

Oh yes! Parenting can be demanding at times. The best way to beat the stress is to take a couple of minutes break once in a while. You could just sit quietly at a place or involve in a group activity with your children. Better still, if you can make your kindergarten child to engage your younger child. This way the bonding between the children will be much better and you would also get time to concentrate on something else. Ultimately good parenting is all about perseverance. Good luck.

Yes, I think all mothers feel this way from time to time. Although sometimes it may make you feel guilty, it is natural to feel that you need a break. I would try to find someone to take the baby for a couple of hours while the older one is at school and do something by yourself. Whatever you like to do, read, shop, watch a movie, have lunch with a friend. Doing this will make you feel better and glad to return to your children. If you don't take some time for yourself once in a while, you may start to feel resentful, stressed and short of patience with your children.

At some point we all get tired of all the hard work we do on a daily basis that we tend to lean on the option of giving ourselves a rest day from everything. I feel that nowadays but it does not necessarily mean that you are gearing away responsibilities. It is just a mere fact of giving ourselves a pat at the back by doing something for ourselves once in a while.

By reading this I thought you are telling about me as I am also mother of two kids one is 4 years and younger is 1 year old....younger one is too naughty..my whole days passes by like this by running after my kids...dont get much time for myself. Sometimes I thought that working people get off for at least one day why we did not get leave for 1 day....everyday the same schedule with kids...really I also feel when I can get the break...so when my parents come to home ,then I get little relief.

Even I feel the same. But actually its better than 2 years back. From the time my second one is into school. I find some time for myself. I have my MIL and mother for help though. I can't spend time all to myself but. Once I had left both my kids with my parents to visit a mountain temple with my husband. That was the first time we were away from our kids. I felt releived at first to be free for 24 hours but at the same time I missed them very much. Even though they do lot of mischeif and take out our life, without them we are a big zero.

If you feel as though you need a break, you should take one! Try to find someone else to look after the kids (maybe your parents or partner) just to let you have one afternoon off a month or something, so that you can shopping to get some new clothes for yourself. It's important not to lose your personality when you have a child, as a lot of people I know who have had children lost contact with all of their friends and are now known as "Mum" and nothing else.

Yes, I often experienced anything like you. I sometimes want to be free of all duties, and indulge myself, doing what I love. But always there is no opportunity for that. I'm always stealing time for myself when my husband and my son was not home. Although the moment, at least make me relieved.