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My fiancé wasn’t around for our daughter she’s now 3.. we got back together when she was 18 months and I lived alone and raised our daughter on my own till then.
We just had another baby, he’s 2 months old, and my fiancé just went back to work after not working for a while, he usually praises me and is kind and loving.. although today out of nowhere he said I don’t do anything, I just sit at home and hold the baby… meanwhile I clean the house, do the laundry and feed both kids (breastfeed 2 month old) and I make sure dinner or at least a plan for dinner (whether that’s take out or homemade) is ready by the time he gets home, I bathe and put the kids to bed.. he does help on side things and getting them ready for bed too.. but doesn’t realize how hard it is to get things done during the day with a bag who always wants to be held or on the boob… I’m use to this because I know I raised our daughter on my own, and I just don’t think he knows what a baby is like… it’s frustrating trying to explain it because he doesn’t get it and just thinks I’m lazy and don’t do anything… but I can also get a lot more things done when he’s home and can help me hold him so I can clean up dinner or get our toddler ready for bed.. I don’t know what to do. Im feeling really shitty about myself

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The only people who have the ability to let you feel inferior are those you give power too. Don’t let some man who thinks child rearing is lazy make you feel less than. I’m sure if the roles were reversed and he was the stay at home parent he’d be singing a different tune.

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Breastfeeding alone is a full time job. Staying at home with kids is a full time job. Laundry and dinner are bonuses if you ask me

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