Parents with more than 2 kids?

Question

How do you ever find time to yourself? For the first time in a month or so I am finally on Y!A...and that is only because the kids are out with grandma.

Answer 1

I guess that's just part of being a parent. :p

Answer 2

Have your hubby watch the children while you go in the shower or go to the hair salon to get a haircut.  If the children can walk and talk and go to the bathroom by themselves without making a mess maybe you can ask your sis and her bf if they can take them out to chuckee cheez, movie, bowling, park, etc. while you get whatever done.

Answer 3

I had to give myself "time outs" to get some time to myself.  It does get better when they get older.  My 9yr old is starting to hide in her room because we are embarrassing (her words) and my 7yr old is all of a sudden obsessed with reading!!!  Now I just have my 3yr old to contend with and he is still taking 2 hour naps.  I find myself not wanting as much me time now that the kids don't need me as much!

Answer 4

Time for myself, what is that?  Seriously, my time for myself is spent between the hours of 10 pm and 7 am...when I am asleep.  I need to get more.

Answer 5

I have 4 boys who are older now (13, 13, 11 and 8) but I remember when it was like that as well. All I can say is it does get easier as they get older :) Luckily my husband is a great dad and spends a lot of time with the kids. Just today he took them to the movies which gave me a few hours to myself.

Answer 6

I'm no parent but considering the age difference between my little sister and I, 5 years, I know pretty much what it feels like. She wakes up in the middle of the night screaming. She excretes a LOT and it smells, A LOT. It's stressing especially since I had to go to school like every morning.