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Well I'm a SAHM, do all aspects of housework. What does he do..... Work, go to the gym and sleep. There's no input with the family life at home. DS is now at the age where he is asking for DH to do things with him but DHis always tired or wants to go the gym. He isn't involved in any way at home, apart from his clothes in the wardrobe, you wouldnt think there was a man in the house. I feel like a single parent. Part of me wishes i can leave the house and just have to answer to myself but I have DS to entertain. AIBU?

Say 'here's DS. Bye'.

And leave for the day.

YANBU.

Have you tried to tell him how you feel? What does he say if you ask him to help?

Well whilst having PND a few years back I did Tee

Do it again.

Wanna be- he says what do I expect. He says is he not entitled to any rest?? I dont think he realises but the spotless house/ laundry/ cooking/ shopping doesn't happen itself

Oh, did I forget to mention,his one liner is often. " you don't realise how lucky you are!"

So say back 'well, am I not entitled to any rest? What do you think I do all day? Sit on my ass and watch soaps? No. I keep this house in order and deserve a rest also.'

Or stop doing it for him and just take care of you and your child.

"What do I expect? I expect that I get as much free time as you do. You go to the gym three nights a week; I want to go out three nights a week to pursue my hobby. Glad we cleared that up. Here's DS".

Well he can rest for some of the weekend and so can you - you need to tag team - he is not working as a team with you - he needs to address it - it either needs full frank discussion or bringing to a head another way else it will continue.

Well I didn't make his breakfast today and he was Very huffy about it. Well I'm not making his dinner either, I'm taking Ds out. I always make him 4 meals a day. Two of which he takes to work, well I can't becassed anymore. We eat very different to him, he's very into his fitness and I have to cook protein based super healthy meals which Ds and I don't eat

Date I ask but otherwise how is your relationship? Is this the issue thats bugging or is it Highlighting more?

Well he sounds lovely.

You need to point out everything you do. Every single thing.

Then you need to tell him you are going out for the day on a sat and leave him with DS. Let him see how hard it is and the state the house is in after.

Do you have access to money ok or is that his?

Yes to stopping cooking for him. If he insists on eating different to you then he should cook it himself. You arent running a restaurant.

What's a typical day in your house?
Here's ours - DH get up first, will give kids breakfast if any of them get up, he goes to work just as I am getting up, I get kids ready and take to school, I then spend day with 2 year old ds2 so toddler groups, shopping, cleaning, preparing tea, park, meeting friends, playing etc. pick up kids, various after school activities, cook tea ad DH comes home at 6pm so we all eat together. DH then baths kids while I clean up kitchen and lounge. Kids then watch a bit of tv then one of us (normally DH) puts e to ed with a story. We then normally watch tv together and bed. Weekends DH spends with us. We do day trips out etc or he entertains kid while I get on with some sorting or deep cleaning or baking etc. I work fri ad sat night so he looks after kids but its only really putting to bed like normal anyway.

I do the majority of the cleaning, all the washing, deal with all the kids stuff and school etc. I do most of the cooking. We share childcare when we are both here. Even though I am responsible for most of the Jose and child stuff I feel we have a fair arrangement. I wouldn't expect DH to come home from work and clean the bathroom but I would expect him to play with kids or throw the Hoover around.

I tend to find that the men who tell their SAH wives that they're lucky, are the same men who would literally die before taking on that role themselves.

I think we r becoming a burden on DH. The only full day DH gets of in summer, he spends it playing sports with his friends. There goes our one family day out. Ds is 5 now and I'm already dreading planning things myself during summer holidays.

Do you not have a family holiday?

Dolly, you get my first ever "leave the bastard."

What do you get out of this relationship?

Make breakfast for an adult??

Good grief!!

Have to cook different meals?-sorry, I don´t understand that!

You´re not a skivvy-you´re looking after the child that I assume you both wanted-and doing whatever else that allows time for!

My husband´s "me" time was often the commute home-if the children wanted him when he got in-well that was that-they got him!(unless he already had plans, of course.)

It was probably only a couple of hrs before bedtime anyway-compared to the 12 I´d already had!

He sounds utterly selfish. Horrible to ds as well as you. You need to have a serious think about whether you'd actually be better off without him.

Our set up is like jojane's. I'm not a sahm, but work part-time. I've increased my hours recently, and DH has stepped up and we split household stuff more 50/50 now. We are a team. And both enjoy life. Yanbu. He is.

God, how charmless in inconsiderate he is Dolly .

When is the last time you did something as a family?

And as for him telling you how lucky you are words fail me!

He sounds twattish to me.

You and your ds deserve far far better.

That's not much of a marriage - you're more like his mum. Does he think he lives in the Hilton or something?

Does he really think a partnership involves treating your wife like a skivvy and just doing what the hell you like? Was it always like this?

Why does he only get 1 day off is he self employed? Otherwise I think you'll find no holidays is illegal.

Just stop doing it for 2 days. When ds goes to school you go to the gym/shopping/go read a book whatever.
Get ds you a pizza at home time.

Do no cleaning, no cooking, no washing nothing. Then when he gets huffy say "well I deserve a rest".

Then kick him out he sounds horrible.