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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 161553" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>One thing that worked for me was to have my daughter makes things for me but I couldn't see them because then they wouldn't be surprises and, of course, she'd have to do her very best job because I would be showing it to everyone. One day, this actually kept her busy a whole hour! Another day, it was 10 minutes.</p><p> </p><p>It really is hard when they can't entertain themselves at all. At least TV would give me a break. It was one thing she didn't mind doing by herself, so long as I would look at it when she said look.</p><p> </p><p>Parenting our little ones, especially as single parents, is soooo hard. We don't get a break or, if we do, it is rarely enough of one. I think I went 4 years where the largest break I had was 2 hours in that entire period (ages 8-12) other than school and I was there 3 days a week. No one wanted to deal with her. You become so angry, so resentful. It is so hard to not take it out on your little one, even when you know your child is doing the best she can. It hurts.</p><p> </p><p>Many hugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 161553, member: 3626"] One thing that worked for me was to have my daughter makes things for me but I couldn't see them because then they wouldn't be surprises and, of course, she'd have to do her very best job because I would be showing it to everyone. One day, this actually kept her busy a whole hour! Another day, it was 10 minutes. It really is hard when they can't entertain themselves at all. At least TV would give me a break. It was one thing she didn't mind doing by herself, so long as I would look at it when she said look. Parenting our little ones, especially as single parents, is soooo hard. We don't get a break or, if we do, it is rarely enough of one. I think I went 4 years where the largest break I had was 2 hours in that entire period (ages 8-12) other than school and I was there 3 days a week. No one wanted to deal with her. You become so angry, so resentful. It is so hard to not take it out on your little one, even when you know your child is doing the best she can. It hurts. Many hugs. [/QUOTE]
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