4/5/2023 0 Comments Mom thinking homeDespite this I have times as a stay at home mom where I miss my previous life. I have always been a shy, introverted and home body person. I think it’s pretty normal to have moments where we miss our old life, even though we enjoy being a stay at home parent. How old are your kids? The reason I’m asking is because when kids are young we can feel so tied down to their routines and structure and this can make us miss our old life a lot more. Do you ever miss some things from the past? I don’t think there is anything else I can do logically but I guess those thoughts aren’t logical. I try to see my friends for play dates with my child, we get together without kids once in a while for special occasions and I try to do date nights with my husband once a month. Does anyone have any of their own stories like this? Anyone have good advice? Logically I know there isn’t much I can do. I don’t have a strong friend group but I do have friends. Am I the only one who thinks about stuff like this? I sometimes just miss being young and having a social life. I grew apart from those people and it’s so difficult to see my friends without having kids involved these days. I know I sound crazy or dumb but it just made me so sad thinking wow I’ll never have friends like that or free time like that again. I’ll never have anyone invite me over like that in a group and I won’t just have fun with friends. I don’t even like lord of the rings that much but I just thought wow those days are over. We stopped the movie half way through for snacks and chatted. It didn’t cost any money and it was just simple. A bunch of friends were there and it was just a great time. One of my friends invited me over his house to watch lord of the rings with a group of friends and we all watched it outside on the projector. There is one instance in the past that keeps coming up in my head. I’ve been trying to work on my weight and being proactive about getting out but it’s difficult. Now I feel old, fat, ugly and no social life. I feel like back then I was young, free, pretty, skinny and had a lot of friends and social interaction. It would be rare for me to even go with anyone else because my friends would have to get babysitters. There would be pressure to come back asap and it’s just not the same type of event. However now if I were to go to the movies I would have to get a babysitter and it would have to be perfectly timed out. I was constantly invited out to social gatherings at peoples houses, the movies wherever. However I just feel like I had so much freedom and I could just go to a Friday night or Saturday night movie with friends or go to the local beach all day with friends. I know I may be looking at it with rose colored glasses. I just keep thinking back to when I was in high school and college age. I used to work full time but I definitely like being a SAHM it just has its challenges. I think it’s the lack of seeing other adults on a daily basis. Since I’ve become a SAHM I’ve found myself reminiscing about the past.
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