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Controversial hot take, I know... but in certain cases, normalcy and routine is the desired state. After a long weekend of family events, too many kids (of which most are my own), too many pets (of which roughly half are my own), and the house being drafty with the entire in-law clan and then some for the past few days, things are now finally back to normal.

Kids are in school, SO at work, and I'm in my home "office" (I use my bedroom), arranging the coming week. I schedule most things to "ot today" because now it's MY time. When picking up some supplies this morning I even bought one single beer that is for my lunch, and beyond that my work day will mostly be centered around waiting for various balls that are in other people's courts.

Anyone else who usually welcome mondays when they arrive?

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[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 1 points 1 year ago

This is what I see, and it's what I don't want for my partner and I. They're pretty much in the same place, we see families running tired, they swear it's worth it, but then they never have the time or money to go on vacations, getting sitters is a rarity for them, and they just sit at home every day, week after week doing the same thing.

My partner and I are dinks, double income no kids. We just got back from our second vacation this year. I really have no interest in giving up that lifestyle for kids when the best I hear is "well they make the stress worth it". Mhm, I'm sure

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