Husband moans and is in a grump about lack of free time.

Currently, each week my husband will play golf one evening after work, watches his home football matches and plays cricket one afternoon on the weekend. He works 4 full days and 2 half days. I have not been out once on my own/ without our baby since he was born nearly 12 months ago.

Currently Friday afternoon and Sunday are family time.

My husband was due to play golf this evening but I have told him he’s not playing as my friends have invited me over for a well deserved pamper evening.

He has been in a grump about this for the past few days and has asked to play golf on Friday afternoon instead. I explained that this is our promised family time and that I never have any time to myself. If I wanted an equal amount of free time then we would have no family time.

I just want to have a few hours to myself and be me again. Am I being unreasonable?

I am a SAHM and realise he needs a break from work but I just wanted to do one thing for just me that doesn’t impact family time.

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U are definitely not being unreasonable u need u time aswell he is out working then out all the time he can have time away from u and baby so u can have time away from baby and he can watch his child for once go out enjoy urself relax dont worry about him he will have to realise that he can't keep goin out and u stay in all the time u need time for urself weather he likes it or not

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I think some people don't see SAHMs as having more than a full time job. You're 'working hours' are 12+ hours a day, plus whatever else needs to be done after baby goes to sleep. Its not unreasonable for you to need time off and it shouldn't be unreasonable for your partner to compromise for that.

Maybe not this week, if tensions are high. But I would print a weekly calendar view with hourly splits and highlight his protected time and yours in different colours. Men are visual, he should see the imbalance. Then work together to make a more even split

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Was this unethical? Therapist edition lol

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Hear me out… tell me what you will do if you were me!!

You and your our husband both have a child before getting together and two together. The first child’s mother doesn’t want him to be involved in the child life because he has other kids from his wive and cause he got married and not to her. The child has been to the house only when it convenient for the mama. And only been around the other siblings about 3 times. As the wives I’ve tried to be the bigger person and help her as best as I could and not be nasty towards her. However, she has called DCF multiple times saying all kinds of nasty things. The child had choked our youngest child and beat on the other with different objects. The child is told he don’t have to listen to me or eat anything I cook. His dad with feed him and etc. he has broken my children game systems, ruined shoes and clothes, toys everything then tell his mom he’s being mistreated over here. When he get the same a my kids. The only thing is my kids have iPhones/ iPads and he has android and that’s bc I brought them not dad. Btw I can’t discipline him or he don’t have to follow house rules cause his mom say say so. The kids ages as follows oldest to youngest…. 11(mines), 8(his), 6(ours) and 5(ours). Hubby tries to play middle man and keep the peace but it’s becoming too much. On top of that the kids had graduation and prom on the same day different schools. 11 has graduation, 5 prom and 8 graduation all the same day. She wants him to come but not me and our kids. But want the gifts for him. I said if I can’t go I’m not giving anything or doing anything.. advice please mamas….

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I need support… 😭

I’m running on empty. I’ve been a SAHM for 41/2 years straight now. I have a 6 year old, 2 year old and a 1 year old.

I’m absolutely exhausted.

My older two fight constantly, even though they’re having fun together half the time, it only lasts so long though. My 1 year old is clingy. My husband works 10-12 hour days.

I feel like I get nothing done most of the time and then panic and stay up too late catching up.

I’m over tired, over weight, unhappy and feel like a bad mom because I’m over everything.

I’ve resorted to yelling at my children throughout the day which I feel bad about but I’m literally on my last straw and even that is half broken. My oldest is undiagnosed but I’m pretty sure has autism or adhd(I’m diagnosed).

My sex drive is non existent these days, I don’t want anyone to touch me anymore, I have very few friends and honestly just feel like crying.

I really need someone to validate my feelings and tell me that this season is not going to last forever. That everything will be okay. And any tips on making siblings get along would be great too!

Thank you for listening to my Ted talk 😅😭🥹

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