So we are on week 3 of working from home, we have two boys aged 4 and 6 and I’m
6 months pregnant with the third. During the week husband goes upstairs to office and is still working full time so just comes down for lunch and then finishes work about 5.30 and will have a play in garden for half an hour whilst I make dinner. He normally gets home 7ish so is seeing them more in the day but I’m doing majority of childcare /home schooling / maintaining house etc. All absolutely fine.
Obviously come the weekend it’s more split - well in my eyes it should be. But he’s really struggling being around the kids all the time (without being able to take them to soft play etc). He is just so grumpy and snappy with them. Yes they are playing up a bit but surely that’s to be expected? I always knew that patience wasn’t his strong point but I’m really so disappointed with him. I find myself sticking up for the kids and telling him he’s being over the top when telling them off for something silly. It’s a tough time for everyone- shouldn’t he be able to just suck it up and stop being so grumpy with everyone or am I asking too much? Maybe I’m just more used to being around them all the time as I only work part time (4 year old only does mornings at preschool). So am I being unreasonable expecting him to stop being such a grumpy arse with everyone??