Does this seem fair.

I'm on maternity leave with a 4 month old and have a 2 yr old toddler.
On Mondays I have no childcare so I'm looking after both all day.
Rest of the week my toddler is in nursery for half a day.

My partner goes to a social group every Tuesday evening for 4 hrs and on Saturdays for 3 hrs.

I've said I want to have free time 9-3 on a weekend to do whatever i want to do - shopping, baking, seeing friends, etc etc.

I said I can't have free time any other time during the week as there's no point - my partner is out from 7am to 6pm Mon-Fri.

Does this seem fair?

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You want the same amount of non work/child free leisure time as what he gets. Reasonable.

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I think problems start when you want things to be completely fair. In my opinion it might better you if work on who will have the children based on when you have activities. He has made sure he actually has things scheduled which you should do too if you want the same kind of free time otherwise it may feel like you’re just trying to be petty or just comparing yourself to him.
Also, take into consideration whether you’re breastfeeding and how you can overcome that if you’re leaving baby for 6 hours.

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