Dh works long hours and is away a lot. As a result he does nothing around the house but is great with the kids and they adore him. Our eldest is 6 and has autism. She struggles with sleep and often doesn't sleep until 10.30 p.m. I've been studying for a degree with a view to training to be a teacher which I've always wanted to do and generally study from 10.30 p.m. til 2 a.m. which is interspersed by dd and dd2 waking and then I'm up at 6.30 a.m.
We get ready and walk to school, dd2 and I get home at 9.30 a.m. I do housework and we play/read before her nap, I study while she sleeps. When she wakes we have a snack then collect dd1. She has activities three days per week and on those days we're not home until 6. On the other two days we play, eat, read and have a bath and have no time for anything else. I iron while they're in the bath, I'm not a clean-freak, I'd say I actually don't do enough housework.
I literally do not rest all day and still don't have enough time to do everything I need/want to do never mind to relax and have a bath or read a book. I just feel like I can't fit in a career as well, as much as I may want to. Aibu to admit defeat and give up on my career aspirations?
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PinkHardHat · 05/02/2014 12:46
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