Argghhh full of a really bad cold, got a temperature and no real energy so admit might be feeling a bit sorry for myself and reacting irrationally.
But was wondering if working husbands of other SAHMs step up a bit more when you are sick and if you expect anything.
I've had yet another undisturbed nights sleep due to 3 year waking and coming in. Husband uses this as reason to slope off to the spare room where he then proceeds to sleep late in the mornings meaning he gets to work later than he'd like so obviously has to work later than he'd like.
He didn't offer to help this morning with lunch boxes, getting kids (3 and 6) moving to get dressed for school etc. I asked him to hold the fort whilst I had a shower (I admit I didn't tell him exactly what to do but assumed he knew that meant make sure they finish breakfast, hurry them up to clean teeth etc) well all he did was sit on sofa playing on his phone whilst they played the 'game' of pulling all the soft toys out onto the floor. Then proceeded to ask if he could go and I said yes if he must but I'm feeling rotten and he left. Fair enough he has to go to work I don't mind that so much.
The thing that bugs me is that he is probably going to have forgotten I wasn't feeling well, certainly won't give me a quick text or call to see how I'm feeling, offer to nip out and do the school run (he could do this if meetings allow) and I know full well he'll have a bit of time to check his phone, read news, play game during the working day. So surely he could just ask how I am.
He'll probably also have a bit of the hump when I haven't cooked dinner (will probably shove in a few fish fingers for kids earlier) and then sulk even more when he sees there is no bread for him to make himself something (I can't be bothered to muster up energy to go to the shop).
Argh I know as a SAHM I should suck it up but surely he could ring me on his way home (a train commute) ask if there is a plan for dinner and offer to pop into the shop which is right on his way home to get anything we might need. Not expecting too much of him am I? I mean normal people go to work and shop/cook/look after their kids as well. All I ever hear from him is that he goes to work and works hard.
OK feel better for a rant now, time to go up the school 🙄