For the first weekend in 2+ years, it had finally all lined up.My sister wanted to look after my (15mo) daughter for the weekend, and has been doing an overnight a week for months now. Which has taken a massive load off my shoulders. My fiancé wanted to play at a major card game tournament this weekend. With my sister babysitting, I gave my full blessing, and even cheered.A weekend to myself. To do pretty much anything I wanted to do! Oh, how long I’ve waited for this!Except my family really doesn’t seem to get this.My Nan keeps on throwing offers for me to come to my Mum’s for dinner one night. I’ve told her that I wanted to take the time to give the house a full spring clean, I wanted the weekend to be “just for me”. She keeps telling me “It’s only for a few hours, Sora20XX! You still have the rest of the day to yourself!”I’ve spent over 2 years, pretty much constantly having to appease some family member or another, with a baby in my uterus, to in my arms, to a toddler at my heels, being that primary parent, while my fiancé needs near-constant attention himself. My cup’s been fully drained for months, and half the “help” I receive from my family really isn’t help at all (I know they try, but their view of help and what I actually need are completely incompatible). I’ve been begging for time to myself for ages, and right on the cusp of getting it, my Nan seems adamant on taking it away, because for some reason, she can’t seem to grasp the concept of wanting to just be by yourself for a couple of days.Ugh, being an introverted parent sucks 😔. via /r/Parenting http://bit.ly/2LW2dOc
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