User post: Do You Ever Wish You Could Run Away?

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  Posted by wengski Mon Jul 6, 2009 6:34am PDT

  its in the mind...

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  Posted by simfelicity Mon Jul 6, 2009 6:36am PDT

  am i stressing u baby?i'm ryt here waiting...

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  Posted by Shannon Mon Jul 6, 2009 6:36am PDT

  Girl I hear ya!!!! I believe we all feel this way from time to time,my kids are 12,10, and 7, good luck on taking a bath in peace again, it doesnt do me no good to even try,I lock the door and they just knock and knock or find a way to unlock it, I told them dang what you think I'm gonna do slide down the drain you know my butt is too big to fit out the window.

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  Posted by Traezy Mon Jul 6, 2009 6:47am PDT

  Good morning Smiley! You are NOT ALONE wanting a break from everyone and everything. Unfortunately, the few times that I do have the opportunity to have time alone, it is rarely spent doing what I want to do. It is spent trying to get caught up on the housework, yardwork, paperwork, etc.

  My mom used to say that she was going to check herself into a mental hospital so she could get some sleep and have someone else cook and clean for her for a change.

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  Posted by Kendra Mon Jul 6, 2009 7:32am PDT

  I can relate, I feel that way sometimes. Like everything else, I suck it up and deal with it. Remember, LOCK the bathroom door! LOL!

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  Posted by JoKTM Mon Jul 6, 2009 9:02am PDT

  You can teach your daughter to put her clothes in the hamper. My friends daughter is 1 1/2 and she does it. The bf issue if he lives with you then he needs to help out around the house o cause you are not super woman. A good man would entertain your daughter while you bathe. The ex thing, they never go away.

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  Posted by Cheryl L. Mon Jul 6, 2009 6:04pm PDT

  I totally understand ! When I was single, I tooks bubble baths twice a week. It was my best ways to relax, and destress. However, when you have kids, it does seem impossible. But that is what the bf is for. Explain to him how important it is for you to have that time. And then you also need to explain it to your kids. They won't like it, but they'll get use to it. If need be, set up a special treat for them that they can only get, IF while your in the bath, they don't ask you questions, or knock on the door. Print up a sign and tape it to your door (at kids level) Also let them know that you won't even be able to hear them because you'll be wearing your MP3 Player. You need it, You know you need it. So grab the Bubble Batha and Mp3 and make it happen.

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  Posted by LuLuBee Tue Jul 7, 2009 9:20am PDT

  The best advice I have is to actually go away for a while. I mean, get a hotel for the night or something. It's kind of like running away from the stress because believe me the stress is right there waiting on you when you get back, but when you come back from spending an entire night alone and maybe some portion of or all of the next day by yourself, it can do wonders. You will come back refreshed and ready to deal with things with a sharper state of mind. Sometimes I go and stay the night with my grandmother and leave the boys with my husband and it is wonderful. And all I do is channel surf and sleep and eat!

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  Posted by Ging Tue Jul 7, 2009 11:58am PDT

  Oh YES!!!! Today I am feeling you... I have never had more of an urge to run away than I do today... I live for my kids and I adore them but lately I m not handling things the way I could Im sick of never getting anywhere with chores I have to do Im always bent over or cleaning somewhere and at the end of the day, I am still not getting anywhere.. I feel defeated......

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  Posted by Manic Motherhood™ Tue Jul 7, 2009 7:38pm PDT

  Yeah, I totally know how you feel. What is it with the hamper? I can put the hamper in the same room as my son and still the dang clothes end up on the floor. It drives me insane. As for a bubble bath, I vaguely remember them. The last bubble bath I had involved a toddler, Mr. Bubble...and I was fully dressed. Yeah. Good times.

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