Anybody else’s partner downplays being a stay at home mom. And I quote he said “I don’t do nothing all day but take care of our baby and that’s easy.” mind you this is a man that will wake me up if the baby is fussy for 2 hours because he’s overwhelmed and doesn’t know what to do. How do I make him see that taking care of the house having dinner ready and of course being the best mom I can is all overwhelming and a 24/7 job?
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I say you tell him you're taking a day. Take a day to yourself. Go to a cafe, go to a bookstore, just go window shopping.... Walk a park alone.... Or with friends if you have them ... Tell him to only call or message you if it's absolutely necessary.... He'll have to see how hard it is, to understand it. Or explain it to him from your point of view. Explain how hard it is, how you feel about it, how it makes you feel when he belittles your struggles....

I’m not gonna lie compared to working being at home seems luxurious I just started back Monday I’m more exhausted then anything it really made me appreciate him more it’s hard being a stay at home mom though men definitely wouldn’t be able to do it 🤣 I love mine he wouldn’t be able to do it it would be to hard for him frfr

How is his job harder than yours? He gets to leave after 8 hours. You can never leave being a mom. Don’t downplay it yourself. Being a mom and wife is so hard. If he doesn’t see that, then make him and take that day.

Honestly, my boyfriend does the same exact thing. But you also have to remind yourself that if you weren’t there and your kids weren’t there he would still be working. And that you’re taking a very big role and toll off of his shoulders taken care of your kids yourself and the house. Don’t ever let a man make you feel less than and I truly do mean that there are so much more than just being a stay at home mom so much more comes with that. And it really does take a toll on your body and your mental health. It is hard. You don’t need to try and make him see because no matter how much convincing he’s gonna have the same opinion I have tried and tried to convince mine that I actually do a lot and it’s just a circle every time it gets brought up.
You just need to do right by yourself your kids and your household. Because at the end of the day, we don’t get to just clock out.

Forget about what you want him to understand. You should understand that you’re the reason he’s able to work an 8 hour shift everyday, why he’s able to put in 35 to 40 hours, maybe even more. The house is clean and dinner ready all because of you.
Being a stay at home mom is both the best and the hardest job.
If it’s easy, tell him that it should be easy to spend money on daycare haha

Very immature on his end being a mom is not easy. Our job is 24 hours a day they get to have a break they get to be away from the kids when they’re fuzzy, etc. I think mom‘s aren’t given enough credit because yes we chose to have kids, but our mental stability is always on the crack of a line when the mom has to be doing everything for the child . Idk but you’re doing amazing. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise until that man knows what it feels like to be at home taking care of a baby that sometimes it’s not as easy as it looks because as a mom, it does get a little bit frustrating at times

Let his off days be your spa day! You need alone time anyway!