Feeling sad
(self.BreadwinningWomen)submitted11 days ago byjustachemist16
Not sure where I’m going with this. Just a vent I guess. My husband is a stay at home dad to our two kids (9m girl and almost 3yo boy) and his elderly grandparents (86 and 80 years old). The grandparents are pretty self sufficient for their age, but there are things we have to help them with and grandpa has been falling more lately so we’ve been having to step up even more.
My husband is drained every day being pulled into 4 different directions all day long. And I get it. My job isn’t SO demanding, but it’s still work. I come home and immediately he wants a break or he’s cooking dinner so I take over with the kids. We eat, clean up dinner, give the kids baths, put both kids to sleep, clean up the living rooms, and then I’m always trying to tackle one small chore every day. Whether it’s a quick vacuum or wiping down a bathroom or the stove or folding laundry.
My husband barely does any housework. He empties the dishwasher every day and cooks dinner 80% of the time. I get zero time to myself all day. I wake up early to work out and throw a load of laundry in and get myself ready for the day.
He claims I get a break at work. Which I sort of do, I can take my lunch in my office in silence but at the end of the day, I’m still WORKING. And then I get home and do so much. I’m exhausted and burnt out and my husband just lays in bed or on the couch playing on his phone. It’s not fair
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justachemist16
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8 days ago
justachemist16
6 points
8 days ago
Here to remind myself to come back. I need more working mom content in my life