I work while my husband stays home with our kids. Recently, my husband needed to help out with his family’s business. So I took the day off to stay home with the kids. It 100% never occurred to me that being home on a weekday would be any different than being home in the evenings or on weekends.
The day I stayed home there were 3 homemade meals on the table. I got my son off to school and back again. I kept the laundry and dishes caught up. My kids got the recommended daily amount of physical activity, unstructured play with classical music playing in the background, and were read to. I even squeezed in a workout and shower for myself. . . .
This is my latest piece on the Oklahoma City Moms Blog. You can read the rest by clicking here.
It interesting that different look at each others day for one day. It’s also interesting that your husband found his change as tiring as you did 🙂
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I thought that was interesting too. I guess we really do adjust and can have new normals.
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I think so, it’s not what we do as such just what we’re used to.
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And thanks for reading it 🙂
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Pleasure ☺️
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Funny Lacey– I was starting to read this post and I thought–This would be good for the Oklahoma Mom’s Blog– and then it already was!! You’re right that it’s a a good thing to try out someone else’s place– see what they do… Your’e an amazing Mom, no matter how you fill the day! and– good puzzle photo!!
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Great article, thanks for sharing! I wrote about my top tips for stay-at-home parents: https://mymasheduplife.com/2018/03/28/5-ways-to-be-a-great-stay-at-home-parent/
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Thanks! I’ll share it with my husband.
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