Reply #3: I'm sure most of us have felt that desire from time to time,

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however fleeting it may be.

I once asked my mother - who raised five children, two dogs, and several litters of puppies - how she managed on some of the craziest days. She told me that most of the time she just went with the flow and didn't sweat the noise or the mess, but she also admitted that a couple of times she fantasized about "running away" and getting her own apartment.

I think in times of high stress, it's normal to fantasize about "running away" and having something to yourself - time, space, quiet, whatever - but that most people leave it at the fleeting fantasy and don't actually do anything about it.