My husband likes to watch all kinds of sports. Football, rugby, America Football, golf, cricket, athletics, anything really. I find them all immensely boring but not really my point. I get annoyed on a weekend or school holiday when I'm busy with the children (2, 4 & 6) and he just takes himself away to put the telly on and watch whatever sport it is that is on with his feet up. The main reason I think it bothers me is because I would never do this. I never watch any telly I like during the daytime. The children wouldn't give me the peace to and I don't really think it's appropriate. (Like what I'm watching might not be suitable for their ages). I wouldn't expect him to solo parent as I wanted to watch a show. That's what our evenings are for in my opinion. Sometimes he watches sport in the evening but mostly we watch something together although he will often stay up later than me and watch American football after I've gone to bed. I work 3 days a week so on Monday and Friday I have our youngest all day, our middle for most of the day as he in only in morning nursery and all 3 of them come end of the school day. Not complaining about this just giving some background and I guess I just feel like it would be nice if he helped out more on weekends and when he is home over school holidays but he makes me feel like I am really unfair if I say anything about him watching his sports.
He took himself off to watch something earlier when all the children were still at the dinner table and went in a major strop when I asked him to come back to help.(He's still in a strop now really).
Just looking for some perspective I guess of which is reasonable/unreasonable. No nasty comments. Thanks.