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To never be able to properly relax again

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Knackeredconverse · 10/01/2023 11:23

Once you’ve had kids?

I used to read a couple of books a week, sit and listen to music, sunbathe on a lounger for hours, sit and drink wine, looking at a sunset.
I have a 4 year old Dd now, so can’t do the above really..and that’s ok…but, if I ever do have a morning on my own etc, I can’t concentrate on reading, listening to music etc really. This summer I was speaking to my sister whose children are now teenagers and was saying how I envied her as she could sunbathe at the beach easily etc now, and she said she doesn’t as now gets bored quickly and feels she should be *Doing something.
Is this true? Can you ever truly relax in the same way as you used to, post kids?

OP posts:
Knackeredconverse · 10/01/2023 11:27

Too many *Etc’s there 😅

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Piccalino3 · 10/01/2023 11:29

I'd like to know the answer to this as I'm exactly the same. My eldest is 8 and youngest is 3, I'm always busy and I think when the last one goes to school I'll need a few months just to decompress!

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