Do you feel like you're slacking if DH is watching the kid(s)? - Page 2

[mary3mama]

Nope.

I am the hearth-keeper...cooking, cleaning, shopping, childcare, homeschooling. But I can't do it all alone, nor would I try.

The time my children spend with their papa is less about what time I need alone and more about them having a relationship with him. If he isn't responsible for their needs (when available) as well as having fun with them then they will grow up without that connection.

[elvispupy]

Originally Posted by honey-lilac

See, turn it around. My H "watches" the kids only if I have a doctor's appointment or something. Even though he's here the rest of the time, I am the one on-duty or on-call 100% of the time. It's not by explicit choice but it is what it is. When I am sick no one takes up the slack, either, so if I don't do the housecare, no one does. It will get filthy and he will complain about it but not actually fix it. I would be so happy if he "watched" the kids now and then so I could get some time off. Just a little time. A few hours in a month. I say be grateful that your H does. Not all do.

ditto. :/