I want to be bored-214

loll i should say i have a lot of experience in that particular situation!!! my advice to u is make a list to do 2 things in 2 hours(it doesnt have to be 1 thing an hour) then finish these 2 things and then u wont have anything to do and then youll be bored!! lol

Torah613 – I can so relate. Being bored almost sounds like a luxury at my stage in life. I was actually excited when I got the flu this year because I knew I had “permission” to sit in bed and do nothing. I didn’t get bored but I did feel bad for my husband.

214 will never be boring in Dallas TX, because simply dialling area code 214, will invoke a ringing telephone in Dallas TX.

Torah613Torah – i’d love to be bored in that way – i’m bored because i’m stuck at home babysitting my kids, not able to do anything productive because my baby is unpredictable and kvetchy and as soon as i start doing anything productive he wants to be held and entertained….so yes here’s some ideas..have a baby who just wants to be held all day and then you can entertain yourself by holding him and playing games and posting crazy topics on yeshiva world while he sits on your lap 🙂

yes that’s very rational of u frummie 🙂

So if i’m holding the baby i could daven but he takes the siddur away from me, i don’t watch movies, i cant do exercise if i’m holding him..i could try play with him but he just kvetches and sorry i’m just not really the type to write poetry (and that would be if i could hold a pen without him taking it away).

So yes my boredom is not really leading to anything destructive because i’m not doing anything essentially wrong, but it’s really not constructive at all for lack of choices and lack of energy to be bothered doing much…which was why i started the thread referred to above..

If you like being bored, ignore this website. Ignore the news. Ignore the internet. Probably skip learning Torah (especially if you are a Ben Torah).

Remember that it is a curse to wish someone to “live in interesting times”

You’ve almost got it right syag! u read in between the lines and you picked up on some very good points. Don’t get me wrong, i love my kids and i wouldnt swap them for anything, and bh they are gorgeous really happy kids (once they get older) but for many reasons, which i cant be bothered going into in a public forum, it’s difficult to switch shift, number one reason i’m up to three years of lack of sleep (I havent had a normal night’s sleep for three years now) and I just don’t see too straight when i’m so tired. There’s a lot more that i could say on this topic but at the moment just thanks for the chizuk and i could probably use some more of that sort of chizuk 🙂

I am so glad you understood that it was chizuk! I never doubted your love for them and I get the sleepless thing. My kids are awesome but lousy sleepers and I don’t think I slept through the night more than two or three consecutive days for 19 years. (Yes, I really do mean that)

I am sorry I can’t offer more without giving away all my trade secrets (No, I really do not mean that).

I went through a period like that and I worked hard to change my view because I felt like I was always frustrated at the wrong people and I knew they could sense it. It took work but brought me such tremendous menucha. It has been 20 years and I generally feel like the rest of life interferes with my time with my kids, as opposed to the other way around.

Here’s my own personal chizuk that I made up for myself. The reason it is sooo hard to be with your kids all day and feel useful is because it is such a TREMENDOUSLY HUGE mitzvah and tafkid that the yetzer horah works triple overtime to make you miserable. See, that’s how important you are, and that’s what you are up against! You are awesome, so kiss those pudgy cheeks and thank Gd it’s all temporary.