Overwhelmed, Overworked and Need Some Help/Advice

[Suzy]

I feel like I am completely losing control over my life. We just had
another child about two months ago and I just cant seem to balance anymore.
we have two other children 9 and 3. Now, I just feel overwhelmed and I feel
guilty because I often feel that we should have never had another child. I
love my baby girl but I just cant get everything done anymore, shopping,
cleaning, feeding the baby, watching the kids, driving my kids to school
and so on. This is the first 30 minutes that I have had to myself since the
baby was born. My husband has the day off and took everyone out for ice
cream. Ugh, is this normal?
Suzy

[BRANDI]

It sounds like you need a helping hand. Do you have a mother or MIL that
can help out, or your husband might be able to every night so you can at
least get a 30 minute breather each day.
I wouldn't worry too much about the house being clean, when you have
kids you ain't gonna have a clean house, period. You need to accept
that. Although, I got two handy gifts for Mother's Day this year that I
would recommend, the Roomba vacuum and Scooba robot mopper. Total time
savers.
As for shopping, maybe you can have your hubby pick up things before
coming home to work. And you can also car pool if that is an option. I
wouldn't feel guilty about feeling overwhelmed, I have four kids and I
often tell my friends that I would be happier without them. I do it to
vent my frustration, not because I don't love and appreciate them.
Just give yourself some time out and ask for help and you should be
fine.
Hang in there girl.

~~Brandie~~

[R. Steve Walz]

Post by Suzy
I feel like I am completely losing control over my life. We just had
another child about two months ago and I just cant seem to balance anymore.
we have two other children 9 and 3. Now, I just feel overwhelmed and I feel
guilty because I often feel that we should have never had another child. I
love my baby girl but I just cant get everything done anymore, shopping,
cleaning, feeding the baby, watching the kids, driving my kids to school
and so on. This is the first 30 minutes that I have had to myself since the
baby was born. My husband has the day off and took everyone out for ice
cream. Ugh, is this normal?
Suzy

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First, get your hormones checked, this sounds like post-partum
depression.

And No. Normal is children being raised by a whole tribe, but your
society ignorantly believes in monogamy, which falls apart whenever
you get close enough to a bunch of other people to do that.

Tell your husband to help you or you'll get a divorce and you'll
abandon all the kids to HIM. That's the secret fear of that kind
of husband.
Steve