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Momma2AsiaNXander 6/26/2007 4:56 pm	Fair?? Me and my husband have 2 children a very rambunctious 2 1/2 year old and a 4 mo old. im a stay at home mom and hubby works full time at his job. am i selfish to think that he should have to help out with some of the childcare when he gets off work? he usually comes home showers i put dinner on the table clean up and make his lunch but he thinks that in the midst of all of this i should be taking care of the kids while he sits there with his feet up watching t.v. i dont agree with this staying at home is like 2 fulltime jobs and he thinks its easy hes driving me nuts on the weekend its always this is my 2 days off i work 50 hrs a week like i dont?! he doesnt seem to understand that i need a break from cooking cleaning breastfeeding and pottytraining sometime because i get to sit down all day and he doesnt, but to be honest im working just as hard as he is just a different kind of environment. am i being unfair/ selfish to think this. what should i do?
Armin Brott 6/26/2007 8:15 pm	Re: Fair?? The short answer to your question is that you’re not being selfish at all. You should realistically expect a heck of a lot more help from your husband. Sounds like you're doing as much as you can. So now it's time for your husband to step up to the plate. The two of you need to sit down and talk over your various roles and the expectations you have for each other. If he's working full time, it's reasonable—to a point--for you to do most of the child-related things. But not all, if for no other reason than he's missing out on having any kind of relationship with his kids. Are you able to afford to hire someone to help you out part-time? At the very least, you might be able to hire someone to co.... Read More
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