
My husband and I have a 12 mo old, and I went back to work about 6 months ago. He's been a SAHP since she was born, working remotely part-time.He's a super creative, loving and fun dad, but has never been great with "domestic" skills. When I was pregnant he was SO excited about being a SAHP - but I feel like all he focuses on is playtime, leaving all of the domestic work for me. I would also love to come home and play with our daughter, but every night it's a choice between spending time with my family or putting her in a play saucer in the kitchen while I do the day's worth of dishes and start dinner.I've always been tidier than him, but I still do the majority of household chores. I feel like if I don't specifically ask him to do something around the house, he won't do it - and when he does it's usually half-finished by the time I get home, so I take over because he needs a break.Before I went back to work we almost always went on some kind of outing every weekend (even if it was just to the park), but now every weekend he catches up on work while I keep an eye on our daughter while catching up on chores. I really want more quality time with my family, and just feel like I need some support around the house from him to have that.I feel like on the weekends I can manage keeping our daughter safe and entertained while taking care of things around the house and sneak some work in while she's napping - am I being totally unreasonable expecting the same from him while he's home with her during the week? I've had people tell me that I should just embrace the chaos - toys all over the floor I can live with, but we need groceries...we need clean clothes. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2v5zNIp
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