Tag: boredom

Dear Mr. Dad: Help! I’m a new mom and I’m bored out of my mind. Everyone says how much fun it is to have a baby but sometimes I can’t think of anything to do with her. Do you have any suggestions?

Although simple things like pots and pans or trips to the grocery store have lost some of their charm for you, keep in mind that just about everything in the world is new to your child. This means there is literally no limit to the number of fun—and educational—things you can do with your baby.

Disengagement from life breeds boredom. The antidote? A couple needs to engage in life in order to avoid boredom with each other, by doing the following:

1. Stay interested in life and in your own personal growth. Read books, meet new people, get involved in a group. Don't ever think you're too old to keep learning and growing.  As long as you're on this planet there is room for growth.

2. Remember the purpose of your life. What are your gifts and how can you best use them?  Look into different spiritual practices so you can explore the meaning of life and your life in particular.

When you got married and said, "I Do," chances are you were thinking that you always would... "do it," I mean.

Totally taken by the idea of endless nights of unbridled passion during the honeymoon phase of your relationship, I’m sure that the thought of a gradually waning sex drive seemed like a very distant and unlikely possibility. After all, the powerful physical attraction for your spouse, along with those wonderful personality traits, was why you decided to get hitched in the first place. And of course you had already heard all of the possible downsides of marriage but things like the "four-year itch," bedroom-boredom, falling out of love and the distinct probability of your spouse growing on your nerves, seemed pretty far-fetched to you. This was stuff that happened to other people, who were not as in love as you and your partner are.

Dear Mr. Dad: Help! I’m a new mom and I’m bored out of my mind. Everyone says how much fun it is to have a baby, but sometimes I can’t think of anything to do with her. Do you have any suggestions?

Although simple things like pots and pans or trips to the grocery store have lost some of their charm for you, keep in mind that just about everything in the world is new to your child. This means that there is literally no limit to the number of fun—and educational—things you can do with your baby.