Thursday, 3 October 2019

Are we the only parents who are together but still sort of split the parenting??


When my son was born I (dad) was going nuts the first 1.5 years. I am just super uncomfortable with not knowing when I can relax and when I have to perform/am on call so to speak. We had no set rules or labor division (let's be real, young children are hard work) when it came to our son so we would just sit and be exhausted the both of us all day.Then we came up with a plan. Mom wakes up with him, gets him ready for daycare and wakes me up when that's done, my part is the walk to the daycare and dropping him off.We split the parenting so from 15-18 I am "on". That means if a diaper needs changing it's by default my job to change it, we go outside and play and all of this, then I make food and after dinner mom is "on". That means I get to kick it (although we are in the same room). If my son requires my attention or wants to play with me specifically I don't just hush him away, neither does mom in her off time but any chores related to parenting fall on the "on" parent. The "on" time can be changed depending on plans but the aim is to split it 50-50.We then get him ready for bed together around 20:30 and usually have a little date night at the end of the day with a movie or something the like.My life has completely changed and I went from being completely put off by the idea of a 2nd, to actually wanting one and his brother will be welcomed to this world in March. We both have much more energy to actually spend quality time with our son too.However, when talking with other parents and I tell them how we do things I get these strange eyes, and I get super embarrassed. I feel judged. Is there something wrong with this, in your eyes? What would you think if someone told you this post in person?Thank you!EDIT: I should add we do family activities usually on the weekends. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/35dlfFw

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