Alaina Frederick (@alainafrederick on Twitter) of Dinker and Giggles is a wife and mom of three. She is facing a situation that could easily be any one of us. Her husband is in need of back surgery which will prevent him from returning to his work in an industrial supply warehouse for up to a year. She earns a part-time income from her work as a blog content manager but was facing an immediate financial crisis.

The WAHM community has banded together and as of early Friday morning, has raised over a thousand dollars to help Alaina and her family. What a beautiful act of generosity!

This was posted today by a reader – can you help her out with some advice by leaving her a comment?

Hello. I am a stay home mom who is almost at the end of her leash. I only have one 3-yr old child, but she likes to be busy all the time. I gave up a nice career to stay home with her, but I am feeling incredibly bored and depressed lately.

I am doing this for the best interest of my family, but am not sure how to keep myself intact during the process. I exercise regularly (but counteract it by eating out of boredom), have my child in lots of activities and playdates, have a couple of hobbies, and also have some relatively close friends and family… but quite frankly, they are too busy with their own lives to empathize.

I am not a “blogger” but I am honestly not sure who to talk to or what to do anymore. Any suggestions out there??!!

I am sure that I can’t be the only mom in this position?! Thanks a lot, your feedback would be much appreciated.

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