My husband works a lot and I really appreciate him for it and everything he does for the family . But the man doesn’t do anything in the house - sometimes he’ll feed our 11m old but only if I ask or play with her and our 4year old but other than that doesn’t do anything. I’m kinda lucky because I prayed for my 2nd child to sleep through the night and that’s exactly what has happened. She’s 11m now and has hardly woken up a handful of times in those 11months and my husband has woken up and put her back to sleep which hardly takes 10 mins but why does the man act like he does everything? With my first he never helped not for anything- she was breastfed and up all odd hours of the night and he would sleep through it all and for me to have a child now who sleeps through the night I feel like I’ve won but why does it man always have to say oh you should be lucky she’s sleeping through the night? Why does this man act like he’s the one that used to wake up and breastfeed out first girl for 3years when he barely even helped change diapers . I’ve barely gotten 1 break in 5 years and that also I had to rush n be back home - this man thinks just cause he doesn’t get breaks or time for himself I’m deemed to go through the same? And everytime I say I’m sick or I’m tired - all behold it’s turned into a competition as to who is more tired or who is more sick - I sometimes think I barely fall sick ever since meeting this man is because he would never take care of me - even when I gave birth to our 2nd child , he just continued going for his side hustles jobs , I mean I understand we need the money? But is money always going to be more important than your wife’s health?
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Hey sis, Idk about normal but this definitely isn't right or fair. Have an honest conversation with him and set expectations of him realistically pitching-in in ways that actually help you. Be sure to tell him how burnt out exhausted you are and that you cannot maintain this long term so he either gets you help or helps you himself. Best of luck 🙌🏽

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