I'm not opposed to the pop-in, providing the one doing the popping is a close friend or relative. That happens all the time- if my kids need corralling while Im up to my eyeballs in someone else's crisis, a good friend will indeed rope them in, maybe even leave me a note saying they've taken the kids to the park or something. God Bless my friends.

This woman is not a good friend. Merely a foul acquantance and annoyance. I would love to dump her, and did dump *on* her when she called me again a few hours later (I was working up til bedtime last night)

Here's the prob- because I work at home, the stay at home mom's think I'm one of them- available 24/7 to chat and do lunch. They dont get that I have a job and when I work, I work hard. Even when I point blank tell them. Maybe they can lounge around in their la dee dah lives while their husbands support them, but guess what? No freakin hubby here. I'm it. I dont work, we dont eat.

Im frickin sick and tired of the balancing act. Sick of doing it all. Home, work, kids....holding it all together without so much as a thank you. I need a damn vacation- from my blasted wonderful life. God, I'm in a pissy mood.

Yeah, it would help, but I would never take your money.
I'll get by. I always do.
It's all good.

Meltdown over. Back to status quo.

Thanks!