I don't think I should cook every night

[LurkyLurkerMcLurkface]

I'm on maternity leave at the moment with 8 month DS. DH works full time and is out of the house 8am-6pm. Our evening routine is pretty set, he gets in and takes DS, I get food ready for DS. He'll then sit with DS while he eats. He then does books/bath and I do final feed and settle. I then come down and cook
Every. Fucking. Night
Last night I'd had enough and cooked for myself and left him to it. He's been sulking since.
AIBU to think this should be a shared job?

"OP said she had been cooking seven days a week. My husband empties the dishwasher seven days a week, if he didn't one day I'd probably ask him why, it doesn't mean I'd never do it myself if he got fed up of it being his job."

She also said they'd discussed this issue before and nothing had changed.

This is going round in circles. I'm hiding the thread now. Good luck OP.

It can seem monotonous and unfair at times (I was a stay at home Mum with two DS's) especially as by evening as you are all tired but it's not really.
I agree with batch cooking and easy quick meals but my lads were always ready to eat at tea time rather than dinner when they were small so they had their meal earlier then play/bath time and warm milk before bed. Worked for all of us and made for a relaxing dinner time. Shared cooking at weekends and take out sometimes too. Hope you get it sorted.

Lurky - 7 days a week is not reasonable no. Definitely not.

Have you possibly thought of batching your batch cooking into batches and then re batching for longevity?

Only I was following Jacquetta's lead on ignoring this thread as the hard of reading appear to be stuck in a slow cooker / batch cooking / 1950's throwback groundhog day, but I just wanted to point out that you could batch cook stir fries at the same time.

Thanks chipped I'll get cracking with those

Now I will attempt to act ones age

On this thread that would be being born in the 1850's!!!

M'lady

I'm missing something with all the low for slow cookers, I like my broths and stews but tbh I dont find them the quick easy meal that others seem to. Peeling and chopping the veg is where the work is, and by the time I've done that watching it cook in a pan or oven isn't too bad.

Plus, turnips are an utter cunt to peel and chop and the bowl bit of the slow cooker is a bastard to wash if it's dried on a bit.

Have you thought of batch cooking OP? Whilst balancing a slow cooker on your head.

In sexy lingerie so that your husband doesn't feel neglected.

I am in te same situation, my ds is 8 months, when my son sleeps during the day I prepare everything, cut all the veg, meat, and when husband comes home my son has eaten and bathed so I give him to dh and cook, that way I finish cooking early and still have time to rest while husband plays with son. He cook on the weekends. I think it's childish to cook only for you and leave him without food