I’ve copied this from the parenting forum for further opinions.
My DH has always wanted to have a dog, but being a chef has meant it’s never been feasible. In a few days we are swapping roles, and he’s going to be working PT and I’ll be working FT. He’s going to look after DS (29mo) 2 days a week.
This should be a massive improvement for our work life balance meaning we will get evenings and weekends as a family and DH won’t be so shattered all the time.
We were planning on getting a puppy at the end of January. We have just found out after a year of ttc that we are expecting our second child in September.
The more I’ve thought about all of this the more I’ve started to think it may be a terrible idea. If you have been in this situation how did you cope; any words of wisdom or advice? Is a family dog really worth the crazy puppy months? My DH has never asked me for anything and I think it would make him really happy but I really don’t think he appreciates how hard it will be and how it could affect our relationship.
My sister said it’s going to be a crazy year anyway so we may as well do it all at once! But her kids are older now.
The puppy is from a colleague and we’ve not paid yet as there were two pups left I said we were very interested.
Please help!