Some say that moms who have husbands who work 2nd shift are "married, single moms." When J first started working a second shift job I figured it would give us MORE time together because he would start work at 3 P.M. and be home around when I go to bed. We'd have day time to spend with each other, and I'd just tackle dinner and bedtime with M by myself. Sadly, I was wrong. Working second shift greatly throws off a person's sleep schedule. Unfortunately there are days when we really only see J awake for a couple of hours due to his wacky sleep schedule.
This is difficult on our family and our marriage. I stay-at-home with M so I spend nearly my entire day with him and taking care of him. I really love it, but that doesn't mean there aren't days where I feel like I'm losing my mind. Some days I find myself speaking like the mom from Daniel Tiger and saying "aga maga." I'm so used to the lack of adult or alone time that I talk to myself in the grocery store thinking M is sitting in the cart the few times I'm alone. Anyways, due to nearly opposite schedules it can be really difficult to communicate first of all or get any quality time together. We use Facetime more than I ever imagined so that M can have some Dad time. It's been a total hit because he also likes looking at himself in the selfie camera. LOL-- Who would've thought? This is one challenge we've faced in our rather new marriage. It's difficult. We don't have family dinner obviously so we try to substitute for family lunch. I use those leftovers for J's lunch/dinner at work and usually eat some for dinner myself. It can be pretty difficult and rather lonely. In the end, we are making it work the best we can for our family. We are still learning and adjusting as we work out the kinks in our schedules.
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Megan is a stay-at-home mom to a stubborn and charming toddler and adorable baby girl. She is a freelance writer who hasn't slept in way too long.. She survives off of the pot of coffee her wonderful husband makes her FRESH each morning and any snack she can grab while keeping up with her little ones. Archives
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