When my wife goes grocery shopping for something that I thought would take 20 mins, but is gone for over an hour, I tend to think “We’ll this is it. She’s left us. The kids were terrible and she’s gone and left.” Does this happen to anyone else? For context my wife is a stay-at-home mom and we have 5 kids (3 are in school).

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I have learned that the way I grocery shop, and the way my wife does, are very different.

That said, maybe she's just enjoying being alone for a bit

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Does which part happen? The part where you worry about her leaving or the part where she’s gone longer than expected? Your wife needs a break and she’s getting it by going to the grocery store (or wherever - mine goes to Target). Maybe she feels she can’t get away or can’t take a break without an excuse like running to the store without feeling guilty. My advice - Offer her more opportunities to do her own thing without needing to say it’s for an errand and let her know that you want her to take time for herself. Don’t make her feel guilty or bad for taking time so she doesn’t beat herself up either. And enjoy some time with your kids solo - have some fun!

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5 kids with stay at home mom; kudos to her. She might just need to take a break and have alone time; I like to do the same with 2 and I am not stay at home parent. Please cut her some slack versus being a little too self centered and worrying about she will leave you.

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