When I changed gears from being a full-time working mom to that of a stay-at-home mom, I was excited and enthusiastic about meeting other moms and catching up on the 2.5 years I had missed in their company. I was literally on mission "Play Date"! You know how it is to be like a child deprived of chocolate? I felt something similar and in my mind this was probably the only reason that I quit.
A week into the madness and I realised it's not me. I can't be available to chat on BBM and whatsapp all the time and be a slave to never-ending notifications. Parenting can be overwhelming because, it's a little unorganised out there no matter how organised you are. You need to fulfill demands of school-going kids, classes at home, friends, birthdays, time schedules gone haywir e and so much more. I felt like my brains were not wired for the hectic schedule parenting needs to adhere to.
After three weeks into it, I was suffocated. I was involved in conversations that made me feel regressive and confined. The problem was it consumed so much of me, that I had lost that part of myself which had helped be a mommy with a smile. That's when I realised that a little time-out of parenting is much needed each day. I didn’t want to be a victim of the ‘I Will Be Left Out’ (IWBLO) syndrome. Here is how you can save yourself:
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