Working mom feeling unsupported
I went back to work about 6months ago and it’s been very hard. I leave the house at 8am and get home 7pm and during the week get very few hours with my baby.
My husband has a job he works from home so right now he’s working and watching her because at the moment we can’t afford anything else. I give him so much credit, I know how hard this is for him!
This being said my daughter’s schedule is so off because she waits for me to get home and stays up late to spend time with me late into the night. So when I get home, I go into mommy mode until bed and then all day Saturday and Sunday she is glued to me. I wouldn’t have it any other way because I lover her so much and this is just what we have to do right now.
What upsets me is that when I talk about being exhausted he often makes comments downplaying what I do vs what he has to do all week. I know he’s tired but he makes me feel like it’s some kind of a competition on who’s more tired. I’m just looking for support as well.
I know he’s frustrated and wishes he was working out of the house and I was at home and I also wish it was the other way around, so I do feel like there is some life resentment on both sides there but we are both working on plans to try to change things we are just in the thick of it and it’s so hard right now…. So sorry just had to vent somewhere because I just don’t think that my husband is ever going to understand how exhausted working, being a mom and carrying the mental load of everything can be.
Well when u get home cooking cleaning and childcare should be 50/50. Sometimes it will be different obviously but the rule should be that it’s team work when everyone is home. So if he is not helping u when u get home or on ur days off that’s not fair . Everyone should be getting time to rest . Order food or get a babysitter it’s worth paying if it makes ur life easier ,