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A good friend of mine is quitting her job.. to stay home wiht her kids.. 2,- 17 years.. (her hubby finally makes enough money for her to stay home) Anyone have advice for her??? I was home for 2 years when my kids were babies and I thought it was very very hard.. the social isolation was very hard for me. I dont have experience staying home with older kids..
Woo Hoo! These will be the best years of your life!!!!!!!!!!
She needs to schedule/plan a daily routine and a daily outing. This will help her with her social life and to keep from getting overwhelmed when all the days start to run together.
Wish her well and let her EASE into the new roll. If she's raised a 17 year old, she doesn't need additional instructions....just a lunch or brunch date now and then. I'm happy for her....and BLESS her husband for being able to do this for his family.
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HOW WONDERFUL FOR HER!!!
Tell her to set a schedule to get stuff done. Play with the kids....
Play groups for the young ones are essential to keeping the "social isolation" at bay.
It will be soo much fun! Attitude is everything!
I say, if she doesn't have to work, that's great!! Tell her to make sure that she stays active or she will be pulling her hair out!! Lol. I personally have been home almost 2 years and I'm am DYING to go back to work. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my kids, but I really miss working. I'm going on interviews and will hopefully land something soon. Tell her enjoy and embrace them.
I have experience in all areas...I was a stay at home mom when my kids were really little. This did not seem so hard because I got together with a lot of my friends with kids plus I started a kind of craft business where I was able to get out. When oldest started kindergarten, I went back to work FT...the hardest time for me. After 4 years I quit my job, but now with my kids both in school and I am home all day....I thought I was going to lose it. Luckily I built a business while working FT so I was able to still get out and talk to adults and keep my sanity. I don't know what I would do without it. She definitly needs to either do things during the day with the little one, or be able to get out and volunteer, start a home business, or do mega crafts. Good luck!!! She will love it!
