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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 452091" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>I have a life... a pretty great one. I am busy constantly, and I love it. But as others have said, I worked hard to get here. When my kids were younger, everything revolved around them (although they would probably disagree with that). Oh I managed to find social time for myself when I could, because it's an absolute necessity for me (a social life is like food for my extroverted self .. I need it to sustain myself). It was all so exhausting, though, the balancing act. At one point I was dealing with the girls' issues as well as my ailing parents' issues; it was overwhelming. There were days I didn't think I'd survive or ever have a life for myself. But, I finally got there. </p><p></p><p>I still get sucked back into the madness of my girls sometimes (a lot of times)... that will probably never end. But I counteract it by throwing myself into the things I love: music, friends, travel. My needs come first now, for the most part. I've become quite the selfish b ;-) </p><p></p><p>For those of you with younger kids, I urge you to carve out something that's just for you on a regular basis, if at all possible. A book club, a movie night, something. Those rare occasions where you can focus on yourself, even if only for a few hours, or even if only once a month, really do help get you through.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 452091, member: 1157"] I have a life... a pretty great one. I am busy constantly, and I love it. But as others have said, I worked hard to get here. When my kids were younger, everything revolved around them (although they would probably disagree with that). Oh I managed to find social time for myself when I could, because it's an absolute necessity for me (a social life is like food for my extroverted self .. I need it to sustain myself). It was all so exhausting, though, the balancing act. At one point I was dealing with the girls' issues as well as my ailing parents' issues; it was overwhelming. There were days I didn't think I'd survive or ever have a life for myself. But, I finally got there. I still get sucked back into the madness of my girls sometimes (a lot of times)... that will probably never end. But I counteract it by throwing myself into the things I love: music, friends, travel. My needs come first now, for the most part. I've become quite the selfish b ;-) For those of you with younger kids, I urge you to carve out something that's just for you on a regular basis, if at all possible. A book club, a movie night, something. Those rare occasions where you can focus on yourself, even if only for a few hours, or even if only once a month, really do help get you through. [/QUOTE]
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