What do you think a mom/housewife should be? Are you putting unreasonable demands on yourself? Are the kids' tummies full and them clean? If so you are done :) A new little one makes even the super moms stressed, tired, and not so super mommy. Don't forget that. Dinners may not be cooked, laundry could probably use washing, toys need picking up... All normal with the new little ones, especially if you have PTSD. Hee hee my baby is about to be 4 in a couple weeks and it is still like that around here. It is hard for me to swallow some days but I am getting better at it. I used to be super mom almost 10 years ago, it just ain't happening now!

Insurance and medical bills; remember do your best to understand and accept what you can control and not control. Oh, it is hard no doubt.

The thing that is the neat thing about kids, Christmas can still be done as they do not look at price tags and they want one of everything. You can get the cheap stuff, they will still be happy. I do not buy for adults as to me this is really for the kids so I do not have that extra headache. I think we are going to try to find something for inlaws this year as were taking off guard last year being so close to them they loaded us down in gifts... I don't want to but don't want to feel like a heel again either. I won't be doing the shopping though.

Who says Christmas is happy LOL? I am always happy it is over, it is like great I can resume life again! Life is not what is on the outside of a hallmark card portrays. Christmas is crunching numbers, juggling bills, staying up too late trying to make sure the kids think it was Santa and not you who ate the cookies... And hopefully the kids know what the true meaning behind Christmas some where along the way.

What ever you decide good luck with it and I hope you feel better soon. But I think it would be pretty normal with what you have going right now to want to stay in bed, at least until the holidays are over ;)