{"id":1068,"date":"2017-07-17T16:56:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T16:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mommabliss.com\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2017-10-19T05:37:01","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T05:37:01","slug":"parental-exhaustion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mommabliss.com\/2017\/07\/17\/parental-exhaustion\/","title":{"rendered":"Parental Exhaustion"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"momhappyexhausted\"Today I\u2019m completely exhausted as I write this post. \u00a0It\u2019s sort of therapeutic to write while your brain is on empty. \u00a0I spent the morning at a matinee watching the movie “Despicable Me 3,” then went to\u00a0the playground, followed by swim lessons, and then I took a trip to my favorite bakery\/caf\u00e9 to buy dinner and dessert.\u00a0 This left me completely out of energy for the evening, which fortunately for me, I could chill out at home the rest of the evening because my son\u00a0was away.<\/p>\n

I feel like as parents we are in a constant state of exhaustion either mentally or physically.\u00a0 When my son is away I spend a lot of time cleaning, resting, and attempting to do things I want to do like blogging\u00a0without distractions.\u00a0\u00a0I also do things I\u00a0cannot do because my son won\u2019t let me (by \u201clet\u201d I mean he makes the experience so miserable that\u00a0I don\u2019t want to do that activity with my kid around, like clothes shopping).\u00a0 I contemplate resting when my son isn\u2019t with me, but then everything just piles up and adds to my stress level.\u00a0 So, I feel like I\u2019m just constantly busy and moving all the time which makes me a bit tired by the end of the day.\u00a0 Then every so often, my body just won\u2019t do one more thing and I\u2019m forced to relax for an entire day.\u00a0 I find when I relax too much I feel worse, so I don’t rest for prolonged periods of time, not that I ever have that much free time anyway. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Since I had my son when I was over 35, I often think I might have more energy if I had my son when I was younger.\u00a0 However, parents that I know of all ages complain about exhaustion.\u00a0 Thus, I think the parental exhaustion issue is universal based on the conversations I\u2019ve had with other parents.<\/p>\n

So, you might be reading this to\u00a0get some great\u00a0advice\u00a0on coping with parental exhaustion and I will tell you what I do.\u00a0 I classify this information as survival tips<\/u><\/em><\/strong>,<\/em> because they aren\u2019t ideal for everyone but it\u2019s all I can offer.<\/p>\n

My short list of tips for\u00a0managing parental exhaustion:<\/p>\n

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  1. Let the house get dirty sometimes<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 You might do this already and won\u2019t admit it publicly, but if you want to get some rest time don\u2019t clean for a few weeks. Yes, it sounds bad but sometimes you should take a break.\u00a0 I\u2019m all about self-care and when I\u2019m at the end of my rope and the exhaustion is starting to take over, I let the house get messy and the laundry pile up.\u00a0 It does a world of good for building up my energy reservoir.<\/li>\n
  2. Take a couple vacation days and stay home<\/u><\/strong> – I did this a lot when my son was an infant. I dropped him off at daycare and went back home to sleep and relax.\u00a0 It was awesome.\u00a0 It was a great way to rejuvenate and get my happiness back.\u00a0 I don\u2019t do it as much as I should now.\u00a0 I usually do a modified version which I use my vacation day to get my hair done at a salon or go shopping in peace.\u00a0 Either way, we all need a day to do whatever we want for a few hours without children around, it makes us better parents.<\/li>\n
  3. Give your kid the iPad or turn on a movie<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Sometimes I\u2019m just tired.\u00a0 I\u2019ve had a horrible week at work or I\u2019m just irritated in general. It happens and I don\u2019t want to be frustrated with my son, because I\u2019m feeling moody so I find that getting him a new iPad\u00a0game\/app or letting him watch a movie is a great way for me to get an hour or so of much needed rest time.\u00a0 Typically, I will have good snacks around too so we can relax and eat for a bit.<\/li>\n
  4. Make the entire day a kid day<\/u><\/strong> – I do this one day\u00a0every weekend my son is with me.\u00a0 I make a whole day about him.\u00a0 We will go to the museum, to the park, and then out to eat or eat at home, making something together.\u00a0 This can be tiring on the physical end but it relieves a lot of stress for me mentally.\u00a0 Seeing my son enjoying himself and having a great day brings me an enormous amount of joy and happiness.\u00a0 Thus, a lot of life stress\u00a0issues can\u00a0easily be forgotten in those moments and it\u2019s absolutely amazing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I hope you are\u00a0reassured that you are not alone in this parental exhaustion struggle.\u00a0 All parents get tired and are tired.\u00a0 We are all\u00a0just pushing through, so don\u2019t feel bad about it.\u00a0 As parents, we just need some validation that we are not as bad as our parents \ud83d\ude09\u00a0and that we are not complete failures.\u00a0 So, I hope that you push through your exhaustion and figure out a way to manage it better.\u00a0 If you have some suggestions for coping with parental exhaustion, please leave them in the comments for this post.\u00a0 Thanks for reading!\"Tips<\/p>\n

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