Getting ready for a bit of a roasting on this one but...
I've been with dh 10 years. We have ds, 1. Since the start of the relationship I have been the breadwinner.. dh had some issues with debt which I paid off and I have fully paid for all our houses rent etc. And mortgage since.
Dh and I have always agreed that I have more earning potential so I should have support to focus on my career - so when I had ds the plan was for dh to take on childcare and be house husband when I went back to work. My dh is a great dad no question.
I also wanted ds to get the experience of other children and other things so he's also in nursery three mornings a week.
I work in a challenging job and am exhausted when I come home.
The thing that's bugging me is twofold. One is that when I walk through the door dh nearly throws ds at me to look after - i feel like ds is always only seeing one of us at a time esp in the evenings. On the weekend we take it in turn to get up early but again it's one on one with Ds. I then do dinner and bedtime then usually fall asleep on the sofa. This happens at weekends too - when I have a shower I have to do it with ds or have him in his cot nearby with the door open.
The other thing is that the house is a disaster. The toilets always seem to be disgusting and so I find myself doing a bunch of cleaning at the weekend too. Dh does all the washing which is great but only puts his and ds stuff away and leaves mine out for me to do.
I just feel exhausted and weary. Am I being unreasonable to just want a bit of a break? I feel like all my spare time (when ds is asleep) is taken up by sleeping myself to catch up. I've spoken to dh about doing something to get a bit of my identity back and he said he'd be happy for me to do something of an evening for example after ds has gone to sleep.
I'm worried this is going to drive a wedge between us as I'm starting to feel grumpy that he gets three mornings a week to himself while I'm at work and the house is still a tip. I feel like I'm just existing and although I love my baby to bits I feel like a bad mum because I'm so tired i can feel myself zoning out and relying on the tele too much to distract him.
To top it all off dh is now talking about getting a dog.
Thoughts please??