Annoying husband or ungrateful wife🤷♀️
For context, we decided to wait until our LO is about 2 before enrolling him in a nursery, that’ll be 2027 so I stay home with him. It’s not been easy but I think I manage fine. But somedays I’m tired and need me-time.
When my husband gets home from work, he goes out with the LO for a walk so I get to have a few minutes to get myself sorted out so I have a quick shower, eat and have a lie down. But once he’s back everything is back to mummy.
Most days I don’t mind but right now I’m on my period and I’m fatigued.
So husband needed me to help with something and I say oh can I help you now because I’m tired and want to go to bed early. He stays dragging his feet so I repeat “I’m tired, my eyes are heavy already, let’s get it done now so I can sleep” (mind you, time is about 10pm so it’s not even early) then he laughs and says “What’s making you tired? You’re home all day, I had a long day at the office, I still went on a walk with LO so you could rest so I’m the one supposed to be tired not you”. I told him off though and I do not feel bad one bit.
And this isn’t the 1st, 2nd or 3rd time he’s made statements like this and it pisses me off soo much because he can’t handle our LO home alone for 10 minutes without turning on the TV. I spend all day with him active playing, little to no screen time, he’s still nursing so boob on demand, I still have to sort laundry, make sure we have dinner all this while on my period with the worst back pain and yet I’m home all day apparently doing nothing.
He has since apologised and I apologised too for going off and I still help with what he needed help with and eventually went to bed at about 11pm.
So would you say I’m ungrateful or he’s annoying? I know my answer 😂
Spoiler Alert: Toy Story 5
I just wanted to post this somewhere without spoiling it for anybody who hasn't seen it yet.
There's a part in the movie where Jessie gets sent back to her first kids home. I got a bit ahead of myself and assume the story was going somewhere it wasn't, so I ended up a little disappointed 😅
When I saw the scene with her and the giant horse, I thought ohhh it's gonna bring her kid as a grown woman into it and show how all that cowgirl play shaped who she became as an adult. I got emotional thinking about it 😂 because I was like, this is what kids with limitless screens are missing. They grow up to be adults addicted to screens instead of something really aspirational and exciting, or creative or thrilling , ya know the things that make life worth living and give us a healthy sense of self and belonging.
Anyway, it turned out it wasn't and in the end the devices are portrayed as not so bad since they want to help their kids too 🙄 I know it's a kids movie and all but I'm curious what others thoughts were on that "conclusion"? I sort of respect it, I mean in reality we have to accept this is the world we live in now and they have their place in it, I just feel like they could have done a better job showing the benefits of kids who grow up playing with toys vs being so sedentary and lacking social skills.
Did you feel disappointed in the message or lack of one in the conclusion of the movie?
SAHM Comments From Family
Some aunts on my husband’s side have been making comments seemingly bitter that I am a stay at home mom. For example, this weekend we were with them for 4th of July. One couple is expecting and asked me if I thought the age my daughter is (1 year) is hard. My answer was, “I actually really enjoy this age. I’ve found it to be really fun”. Which is just the truth of how I feel. Husband’s aunt chimes in “well it’s fun if you don’t have a job. If you work, it’s hard”. Seems like just a jab at me for being a sahm. Look, i’m not saying it’s the easiest thing, but I also don’t believe in complaining about my kids right in front of them. And I genuinely do just truly enjoy my daughter and this age. Anyways comments like these from his aunts are starting to get under my skin. How would you react?
