Sunday, 25 September 2016

Wife thinks I'm not a "family man" because I still miss my old life.


Hello. The other night my wife and I started talking about how I get stressed easily in taking care of our daughter. I mean, it's true. I feel myself stressing out over stuff that didn't really stress me as much. Shes 15 months old and her crying has started to get to me. I realize it's her teething and what not, so I basically just roll with it. I think what stresses me out the most is that we still co-sleep. I've been asking my wife to consider getting her into her own bed so that we can start being a couple again. I miss spontaneous night sex, or just cuddling. As long as we co-sleep, this doesn't happen.So last night she brought up that she feels I'm not a family man because I'm getting stressed out by our daughters almost non stop crying. I told my wife I miss my former life of playing video games every now and then. I used to be a HUGE gamer in high school and throughout most of my adult life. I realize that I can no longer be a gamer and have significantly scaled that hobby out of my life. It is now near non existent. I still own a gaming laptop and a PlayStation 4, but honestly cannot remember the last time I played it. When my daughter was born, I played once or twice a week, usually early in the mornings before they woke up. Now though, sleep has gotten more scarce. Usually getting somewhere between 5-7 hours of always interrupted sleep so I'm no longer given the option of missing out on an hour or two of sleep. My wife feels though, that I need to talk to a counselor about my missing my old lifestyle and not being able to turn on "dedicated father mode" (my words, not hers). I told her that I love being a father but also miss playing the occasional video game.I mean, why do I have to destroy my former life? I miss the occasional video game. Big whoop. But I guess I need counseling because I do. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2cYtjnj

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