I have an almost 1y and a just 2y.
My husband works a lot he’s gone from 9:30am to 10pm. Just 2weeks ago, he was wfh. And now it just feel so much easier with him gone bc it’s a mouth less to feed so less cooking less cleaning, less drama with my 1st shouting at the door of the room for his dad to come. Also less stress about the noise.
So I realized, I’m just alone, he isn’t helping. More than that every morning before he leaves we spent a bit of time, and I feel like I fight everyday to make him respect our routine. I have to ask several times everything and I end up doing it all alone.
Our 2nd is difficult, she shout a lot for nothing, she’s a sensible baby I would say. It’s hard it’s overwhelming and my husband keeps saying I’m super wrong to not let her cry and make her learn. Well sometimes I do but it’s my last last option. She’s a baby who can only express herself with crying so yes I’m a « slave to her » but I’m just a mom doing the best I can
We argued, and I told my husband that I’m fed up with the critized of my parenting while I’m doing alone and I fucking feel so alone. I have no help zero. My husband doesn’t understand that doing a few dishes here a there isn’t helping.
Then he told me how bless I am and I should be as we live with the sea & swimming pool in front of our house, no financial worry and a cleaner coming 3x a week.
I do feel very very blessed but I just want to have a supporting partner who tells me how hard I try to do the best for my kids, and to listen to me. He took it as a personal attack that I told him he was not helping while he works a lot to give us this life. I just feel so alone and misunderstood but I hurted him
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I would refrain it to him that if he had a work colleague who he was working on a huge project with, who always criticised the way he worked and did things how would he feel. Would he like that his work partner was forever critiquing him and would it make him feel like he didn't like his job even though it keeps him financially secure.

It sounds like you are a little overwhelmed and want to feel appreciated. I think that's valid, but maybe consider that he is also overwhelmed and doesnt feel appreciated? That is a very long work day away from his family, especially transitioning from working from home. He has a right to express ways he wants his kids parented, but it would probably be better to sit down together and discuss how to handle certain situations regarding parenting.

Sounds like you both want to be appreciated for your efforts.
Gratitude on both ends would go along way.