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| Has anyone else ever resented their husband just a little because he gets to go to work everyday? |
| Posted by Bree on 08/14/2008 09:40 AM
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Oh yeah!! I do get a tad jealous that he gets to have the adult interation that I lack during the day. A one and two year olds vocabulary isn't the most mentally stimulating =) I've actually said that to him, and he told me that he's jealous that I get to "play with the kids all day" And I'm thinking to myself,, "Excuse me? that's not what I do all day" but you know the grass is always greener on the other side, no matter which side you're on. So I just let him think that is what I do, because he puts in those 50 hour work weeks so that the kids can have a mom at home. So while playing all day, I take care of the house, cook, do laundry, snuggle, nurse boo boos, and disipline as necessary as my side job =)
So you're defintiely not alone!! Just remember your guy is fighting rush hour traffic, dealing with co-workers and trying to do his best so he can get his next pay raise to make sure his family is taken care of. |
| posted by Char on 08/14/2008 09:55 AM
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| I do get jealous that he gets to go to work everyday and not only leave the house but also have adult interaction. I also am resentful that he gets to go hang out with his friends child free while my friends and I have to lug our kids where ever we go. I am 5 months pregnant and obviously can't drink but he can and does. I feel like being a woman sucks sometimes and there's nothing that can be done about it. Even when I have alone time I still find myself doing things for the family and not for myself. |
| posted by Pam on 08/14/2008 12:15 PM
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| I figured it would be easier to work at night...less stress, less money spent on daycare. To me those were good reasons, however my husband does not feel that way. But I want to make money to bring home, not spend all of it on daycare. Plus I'll be happier getting to interact on an adult level. I swear I'm starting to talk to people like a child. |
| posted by Bree on 08/14/2008 02:24 PM
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I've done the same thing - hubby and I were out on a double date with some old friends and I said, Excuse me, I have to use the potty" and they all just stared at me - embarrassing but totally understandable.
If you'd like to work, why not suggest something Part time - I think your husband might think that he'll be working all day and then having to come home and feed the kids and get them to bed. Mine are asleep by 7 but to be honest, I'm tapped out by then and sleeping by 9,
Try looking for something at the local Y or recreation center during the day and they may have really reasonable childcare and you could work at those places.
Remember that you do have a job - being a mom is the roughest one out there =) |
| posted by Char on 08/14/2008 02:42 PM
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| There is some resentment, especially when the kids are on summer break from school! My husband says that I can go to work and he can stay home with the kids, but I think I prefer staying home with them. Anyway, I am working from home, so actually I have to jobs- I am a SAHM and a WAHM all in one! |
| posted by on 08/14/2008 08:01 PM
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