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so in 16 days there is a symposium i want to go to. it is five hours away, but around my home town so i get to see folks to. it is cheap and exactly the type of info i need right now.
sooo, i don't like leaving my kids. they ( the oldest two ) have only had an overnighter once, the baby has barely been away, maybe three times for a few hours.
so if i leave them with my husband, who really wants to stay, i will (gasp) be five hours away and will have the baby, whom i would worry terribly to leave with my dad while i was gone all day...she hasn't been away from me for that long, and pops isn't baby versed really......
if i bring my kids to visit the fam (met three times before) they will have to stay while i go to the lectures and might feel scared in a new place with barely known fam, ya know?
any one have any tips if i have to bring the baby to the lectures? she has to move...she is trying to walk and is so active
i am now considering not going, but that would suck and it would feel like a missed opportunity
any other advice? my head is spinning
i can tell my husband i really need him, but the thought of him with my family alone with our ravenous swarm....well, i would feel for him.
i don't know what to do.....
are these my only choices? he suffers--not really, really--or i miss out, and suffer
anyone please
sooo, i don't like leaving my kids. they ( the oldest two ) have only had an overnighter once, the baby has barely been away, maybe three times for a few hours.
so if i leave them with my husband, who really wants to stay, i will (gasp) be five hours away and will have the baby, whom i would worry terribly to leave with my dad while i was gone all day...she hasn't been away from me for that long, and pops isn't baby versed really......
if i bring my kids to visit the fam (met three times before) they will have to stay while i go to the lectures and might feel scared in a new place with barely known fam, ya know?
any one have any tips if i have to bring the baby to the lectures? she has to move...she is trying to walk and is so active
i am now considering not going, but that would suck and it would feel like a missed opportunity
any other advice? my head is spinning
i can tell my husband i really need him, but the thought of him with my family alone with our ravenous swarm....well, i would feel for him.
i don't know what to do.....
are these my only choices? he suffers--not really, really--or i miss out, and suffer
anyone please
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Re: really need something here
Fri, February 22, 2008 - 12:24 PMI wonder if you feel confused and frustrated. My sympathies to you.
Is it that you need to care for your kids, your husband, your dad and yourself all at once?
Is it that you want to figure this out on your own and not solicit the help of your husband, your dad and your family?
I'm sensing that you are projecting your fears onto other people, and perhaps that you feel responsible for the adults around you. It's natural to be responsible for your kids since they are not capable of taking care of themselves, but the adults should be able to hold their own, and you need to take care of your needs and value them just as much as those around you.
I wonder if your are fearing the worse in the situation, and not considering this as opportunities for enriching the life of your husband, your father and your family.
I suggest that you consider not overeaching in feeling responsible for others..specially how they would feel since you will never ever control their emotional reactions and it will lead you to infinite frustrations because you will simply not control their emotions.
There are many possiblities for a solution. I would offer you my attention if you wish to send me a message, we can discuss them in detail.
As the primary solution, I would listen to your needs your feelings, and requests. Then engage with the adults around you about your needs, your feelings and request and solicit communication as to how they feel, what their needs are and their request.. with some back and forth, creative thinking.. I am sure everyone needs can be met and this can even become a life-enriching opportunity..
I hope this helps a tiny bit.. cheers -
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Re: really need something here
Sat, February 23, 2008 - 4:32 AMthanks...something to thnk about.
i often do feel responsible for the adults....in this case, my husband would be putting off work to do this for me, and that is no big deal....i just know he would rather do something else....but he is the dad and i do need him, despite his not liking it very much.
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Re: really need something here
Sat, February 23, 2008 - 10:18 AMi think it's pretty common to feel that our partners are not quite as into being parents as we are. sometimes i feel like my dh views kid-stuff as my territory, while he would probably spend every waking minute working on his motorcycles. and i think that we do this to ourselves, also. moms have a tendancy to put so much on our own shoulders, martyring ourselves for the sake of our children, neglecting our own needs. but the fact is that you do so much for your family, you deserve some time away to pursue your interests. and your dh deserves to spend some time with his kids & your kids deserve to practice being away from you & spending time with their dad. ask him what ideas he has for activities while you're gone. -
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Re: really need something here
Sat, February 23, 2008 - 1:12 PMi have my choice with the babes or to be shoveling chicken poo, chopping wood, etc etc.....i chose the kids! nursing anyway...
so we very much take on our 'roles'. it isn't really martyring....we just have so much work on the farm...thnk goodness the kids are getting bigger!...and my husband works full-time too
this symposium is for the farm...learning the business side, so it is important.....he just complains! but he knows it is important
we will all go....dog too....visiting, learning.....i will still be 40 minutes away from the nursing baby.....ALL day....boo.
i have 16 days to get over the concern :)
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Re: really need something here
Sat, February 23, 2008 - 3:27 PMHey, if you're not ready to be away from your baby for too long, you're not ready!
What about hiring a friendly homeschooled teenager to come along and walk around with your baby during the meetings?
So they can be nearby, but you have some hope of focusing on what's happening there?
Hope your existing solution will be okay, but I wanted to help validate the bond you have with your kids, especially your littlest one.
My youngest is 32 months, and I haven't been away from him for more than five hours (the length of the shift I work twice per month).
He does fine with my husband or my mother, but starts to need me toward the end. I miss him for most of the time we're apart, even though we spend 24 hours a day together and some days are maddening and exhausting. They're only little for so long...
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Re: really need something here
Sun, February 24, 2008 - 11:57 AM"in this case, my husband would be putting off work to do this for me, and that is no big deal....i just know he would rather do something else...."
As a working dad, I sometimes groan at having to put aside work or scarce free time to take over childcare while my wife does something else. But in the end, I'm usually grateful for the time spent with the kids. Maybe your husband will enjoy that part of it too. Just because we gripe doesn't mean it's bad for us ;-) -
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Re: really need something here
Sun, February 24, 2008 - 12:37 PMI'd like to second what both Chris and Fixit said.....
My husband is a SAHD and i am constantly touched by how loving my son is with his dad. Until we switched places and he stayed home and i left the house, well, of course they loved each other but you didn't see that close bond that grows from spending more time with each other.
It's also true tho that if you're not ready to leave baby, seriously- don't. You'll feel horrible and so will they. My mom used to bring one of us older children with her to conferences, and we'd walk and play with the baby while she was in seminars. If you don't have a sibling that's old enough babysit, maybe you can arrange for a paid teen sitter. That way you have the freedom to attend lectures and still see your baby in between.
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