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Morning routine

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AM26 · 31/01/2024 18:59

Just looking to see what everyone else does as I'm starting to feel a bit of resentment. We have 2 primary age children and both work 5 days per week.
I get up every morning, get breakfast, get them ready and do lunch boxes etc. Dh will stay in bed until I leave for work on days he is doing school run so until around 8:30-8:45 and then get up to take them to school for 9. On days I am doing school runs he just stays in bed until after we've gone.
Is this common or do both parents get up together ? Just feels a bit like I start every day on my own stressing. 😄 Thanks.

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effoffwind · 31/01/2024 19:03

Does he balance this out at other times of the day ?
Do you get a relaxing evening bath for example while he routinely does reading or homework time ?

Em94 · 31/01/2024 19:05

My DH isn’t regularly at home for school mornings but on the off chance he is I expect him to get up and help! Or I would be asking that on your days of no school run you get to stay in bed and he does it by himself x

JeremiahJohnson · 31/01/2024 19:13

Both get up at 7am. Youngest are primary aged so don’t require much “work”, but we are both around to make sure routine goes smoothly. No resentment, just good teamwork. All leave house at 8.40.

Watchkeys · 31/01/2024 20:07

Have you told him it's bothering you? If so, what did he say? If not, what stops you?

What other people do doesn't matter, unless you're considering accepting your own discomfort because everyone else is happy with what you're unhappy with. Which would be a bit like me eating broccoli when I hate broccoli, because Mumsnet told me everyone does it.

lolomoon · 31/01/2024 20:11

We take it in turns. Not particularly planned but whoever has the most energy when DS wakes up gets up with him and lets the other sleep. For us, (DS is 3) and the past 3 years have been somewhat sleep deprived so getting that time in the morning is much needed.

mindutopia · 31/01/2024 21:02

I assume he doesn't do the after school hours 3-5pm while you have a nap? If not, then no I'd expect him to be up to help get everything done unless he is unwell or had a late night of work or something similar.

Dh and I both up roughly 7-7:30am unless one of us needs to leave for work early, and then we're up, say, 6am and go before anyone else is awake. We each have a coffee, dh sometimes starts work, I often relax on the sofa with one of the dc and my coffee, then one of us gets breakfast for dc, sorts school uniform, and packs bags, then we leave for school at 8:30 and whoever isn't doing school run starts work. I'd be pretty annoyed if dh was still in bed when I left on the school run because I'd expect him to be up and getting things done with me so I don't have to do it on my own.

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