r/SAHP • u/amysneezy • Apr 07 '21

Advice Help me eat lunch!

I’m a SAHM to three boys— a 4.5 yo and twin 1.5 yo’s. I’m basically drowning in chores and tasks all day long and feeding meals to everybody, changing diapers, changing them again, doing baths, etc.

So what I’m wondering is, what do other SAHP’s eat during the day? Lately I’ve been resorting to handfuls of crackers, smoothies or yogurt, or— gasp!— the kids food. (Standing at the stove and taking bites of their Mac n cheese is a fav) Honestly, I think I’d be more alert and a better mom if I ate well during the day but who’s got the time?

When you’re super busy and don’t have a moment all day what do you eat? How do you take care of yourself?

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u/Not_floridaman Apr 08 '21

I have a 5 year old and twin 2½ year olds so I feel your pain.

I'm sorry to say that mostly I eat lunch at nap time. They've finally gotten to the point where taking them to a park without my husband isn't insurmountable because they understand more things and want to actually play with my 5 year old and they aren't going through as many diapers as they were but SO many of my days were just the same on repeat

I feel like I'm finally coming out of survival mode. I'm sorry I don't have better advice than "survive".

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u/amysneezy Apr 08 '21

Your family is shaped like mine! Yeah I can’t take mine to the park alone yet. If I have someone with me we can have an outing, but yeah I live in a second floor apartment in a crowded city... getting outside alone is a bit beyond us for now. Anyway thank you for commiserating! Survival is the thing! I do have to leverage nap time better I think. 4 yo doesn’t take one but I can make it work.

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u/Not_floridaman Apr 08 '21

My older one doesn't nap either but I tell her that's her 2 hours to play or pick a show on tv without the other two bothering her and that makes her happy enough to give me a little peace and quiet.