sahm stuff

hey guys, 24, ftm to a 16m old

how do you keep from going stir crazy? how do you keep yourself happy. what do you do on the 5 thousandth day of doing the same thing in the same place with barely any actual breaks.

& by that I mean my mom is taking my 2 nieces and nephew the WHOLE summer. (They r 5, 7 and 4) so potty trained. Which is the reason mine can’t go he’s too young not potty trained. That doesn’t help it not suck. & she just keeps saying in a few years, that feels so far away right now it just pisses me off more.

If I had a child free summer I’d get a job, make some extra freaking money that we actually do need these days. And try to remember what it felt like to be a normal 24 year old girl. What’s r my sisters doing with their kid free summers, auditioning to be bottle girls at clubs and vacationing with their current boyfriends.

Anyways, today I’m just pissed and tired of the same freaking crap. i have highly considered putting him in a 2 day a week daycare and using the money from my savings to get some semblance of a break this summer. But i have very bad anxiety about him being in others care and everything else there is to worry about.

My dad was gonna have him for a week but declined after i said no screen time or letting him watch tv.. which i guess id decline too, hands on 24/7 entertainment gets FREAKING OLD. I GET NO BREAK. not “sit down and watch some Arthur honey, mom is gonna do XYZ”

I am sorry to complain, ik many have it so much worse and more kids to juggle. I just kind of need advice or pointers on what you do as a SAHM to stay sane or actually feel happy.

Posted Jun 8, 2026, 4:41 PM UTC

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