Ok this is going to be a long explanation. My DH has been a SAHD to our 2.11 DD for the last 15 months and at first everything was great. However just recently I am starting to feel like a single mum when i'm at home as he never wants to come out with me and DD. I work 4 days a week and on my day off I like to take DD out to give DH a break. However he has also stopped coming out with us at weekends saying he wants time to himself. Well wouldn't we all like time to ourselves!
When I get in from work he completely switches off from his parenting role and I am expected to entertain our DD for the 4 hours before she goes to bed including bathing and putting her to bed. He does nothing with her once I am home as he says he is knackered from entertaining her all day. Well I'm a bit knackered too!
AIBU to want him to share the workload when I get home? IMO we have both done a full day at work ad so should share when I'm home. I tried to explain this last night but he just ended up getting really angry and said that if wanted time to myself i shouldn't have had a baby. I kicked off because I had been out with DD all day only coming home for tea. DH started to fall asleep on the sofa as he does most days around 5:00pm cos he doesn't come to bed as he is on the computer until gone 2 in the morning.
I think he is being a dick but what do you all think and how best to broach the subject again do you think?
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AIBU to expect DH to continue to share parenting when I get home from work?
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petnik · 09/07/2009 10:41
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