Loneliness as a stay at home dad

1d ago·1 min read

Decided to stay home with the kids while my wife works. It's been 8 months and I'm really struggling with how isolating it is. Most of the other parents at school stuff are moms and I feel weird trying to make friends. My wife is exhausted when she gets home so we don't really connect. I love my kids but some days I feel like I'm losing it mentally. Anyone else been a stay at home dad? How do you deal with the isolation?

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MMarkRegularjust now

Eight months in sounds brutal. I do the co-parenting thing and even with my ex handling half the time, I still feel isolated some weeks. Have you tried connecting with any local dad groups? That helped me more than I expected.

MMiguel R.Regular23h ago

Have you talked to your wife about how you're feeling? Sometimes this needs to be a team effort to figure out how to get you some adult interaction and mental space.

AAntonioRegular1d ago

This hits hard. Being a stay at home parent is isolating in ways people don't talk about enough. Are you able to get out to any parent groups or even just coffee meetups during the day? I know it's different when the kids are home all day.

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DDerekRegularjust now

The loneliness is real. I work nights at the hospital and then have the kids during the day, so I get the isolation in a different way. But dude, 8 months is still early. It gets better once you find your people. There are definitely other stay at home dads out there dealing with the same thing.