If you’re a parent, have you ever sat and pondered why you never have as much time as other people? The answer could be staring you in the face just like one mum who discovered
When you become a parent it’s a well-known fact that your life is not your own anymore. Keeping your child fed, watered, happy, and well, alive is no mean feat and it shouldn’t come as a surprise that there is minimal time left over for you.
However, one mum has shared her startling realisation about parenthood and having time for herself and it seems other mothers and fathers can completely relate. Sharing her situation on social media, she told followers that due to circumstances she was a full-time stay-at-home mum caring for her daughter with no family besides her husband to help.
She wrote: “My kid gets one hour of screen time a week. I make all her meals from scratch. I have no village. This weekend, my husband went out of town on a boy’s trip. My mom called and asked how I was doing with the ‘extra work’ and I’ve come to find that with my husband gone, my day is actually easier.
“The only difference is that my kid doesn’t have someone to play with during the 45 minutes while I make dinner. That’s literally it. I also have to cook one less meal because kiddo and I eat the same thing, but my husband always requests something different. So without him, the only difference is that I save time by only making one dish for dinner.
“Last night he mentioned that he’s been watching our kid ‘extra’ the last two weekends so I could have time for myself (as a ‘special treat’ for Mother’s Day and my birthday). I told him, ‘Buddy, that’s not doing anything extra. That’s being a parent. And 45 minutes of playtime a day does not a parent make’.
“I used to think I was wildly unhappy because of the constant demands from motherhood but it turns out, I’m much happier doing this by myself. I thought my child was the reason I was struggling, but turns out, it’s my husband. Mind blown.”
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Other mums and dads reading the Reddit post rushed to share their thoughts and encouraged her to make changes. One person replied: “So proud of you! He’s a grown man, he can fend for himself. My husband always just has a bowl of cereal if I make something he doesn’t want or like. Easy!”
And someone else bluntly added: “Your husband sounds like a lazy dad and a bit of a loser. I’m sorry you and your daughter have to deal with that.” While another user penned: “I raised 2 kids like this and realized wow I actually love being a mom and I’m damn good at it without him making me feel like I’m crazy. Being a mom is amazing. Being his wife was stressful af.”
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