Hello.
On the way home at long last. Our laptop has died, so I only have access via my phone and I find the MN app a bit painful, often freezes and needs to be reinstalled.
So many wise posts here today, and with so much honesty.
fritzi don't be so hard on yourself. Only you know the pressures and strains that you have in your life, and sometimes it's important to acknowledge that they can be hard to deal with. I really thought family life was going to be very different for me too. DS is fairly high maintenance, needs lots of attention and can never just 'be'. Sometimes when I am leaving work I crave for my single life, going out and answering to no one, spending my money as I choose with zero guilt etc.
My relationship with DH Is difficult too at times. Since I am back at work we have bickered so much, and some dreadful things have been said in the heat of the moment.
The pressures of parenthood on women, are so different to that of men. DH's life has not changed that much really, yet I am struggling with keeping on top of my career, trying to juggle work and family and try and be a credible professional.
So after all that waffling, I am saying it's ok to feel disappointed with how things are and to acknowledge life doesn't look how you thought it would. We are all here to lend an ear though.
ollie glad you are having a good time, sounds like a great holiday. Don't worry about cheese-gate. Enjoy!!
Nothing of any wise or avidness to report from here, although am feeling so bloated and I am sure I look 6 months pregnant already.
Thanks for all your suggestions for my days off, cinema sounds good as does uninterrupted lunch somewhere.
Have decided not to buy a dress for DH's birthday evening. Seems a little unwise seeing as I probably would not wear it again for at least a year! Hopefully we will go somewhere relaxed and so jeans and heels will suffice.