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What is it? SAHD Burnout is when you have been watching your kids day in and day out and you sort of lose track of time and all sense of reality. Hey it happens to the best of us. Here are some symptoms of SAHD Burnout:
1) In the middle of making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich you begin singing the following lyrics “The more we get together, together, together… the more we get together the happier we’ll be” without thinking it odd.
2) The kids want casserole for dinner and you beg them for pizza.
3) You can’t remember the last time you talked to a person over the age 6.
4) You scream at the kids to shutup cause you can’t hear the movie Over the Hedge.
5) You get a huge adrenalin rush when somebody your age or older knocks at your front door.
6) You chastise your kids for not sharing their toys only to get a chance to take Batman away from your oldest so that you can get a turn without coming across as a bully.
7) When you turn on the vacuum cleaner you jump about a foot in the air and then suddenly realize you have been in a trance for 4 and a half days.
8) You start telling telemarketers about your personal problems and actually know them by name.
9) On the way to the store your kids beg you to turn down the radio station which is playing your favorite Veggie Tales soundtrack of Silly Songs With Larry.
10) You actually are proud of your minivan as you walk by and give it a nice gentle pat on the hood.
If you notice a combination of more than 4 of the above symptoms you are more than likely experiencing SAHD Burnout!!
1939 days ago
[...] – Two articles by Steve Remington of Inside Fatherhood on SAHD Burnout and how to overcome it. Good read even if you’re not a stay-at-home dad yet. Then you’ll know the issues that you might face and think of ways to overcome them. [...]
1977 days ago
[...] Two articles by Steve Remington of Inside Fatherhood on SAHD Burnout and how to overcome it. Good read even if you’re not a stay-at-home dad yet. Then you’ll know the issues that you might face and think of ways to overcome them. [...]
1980 days ago
[...] For an amusing take on avoiding parental burnout, check out this post from Inside Fatherhood. My favorite? You scream at the kids to shutup cause you can’t hear the movie Over the Hedge. LOL! [...]
1982 days ago
[...] Just recently I wrote about SAHD Burnout and what some of the symptoms are. Now I would like to list some things that I have experienced personally that help me avoid falling into this state. If you have any things you do that help please reply to this post and let us know. [...]
Hey! My minivan IS cool ;-)