The argument comes in with him thinking I don't do enough. I feel like I'm a WOHM trying to explain to a SAHM that what I do isn't easy...that work isn't a vacation from the baby. He had a huge temper tantrum because the dishes weren't done. Nevermind the fact that I had started to do them yesterday until he had a temper tantrum because I was making "too much noise". Thus I stopped cleaning because he was being an ass. And then today he freaked out on me because nothing was cleaned. So I started crying...at a total loss as to what he wanted out of me...so then he freaked out and said he couldn't talk to me because I was crying. Umm...I can still have a conversation while crying...although there isn't much conversing going on when a person is screaming and banging shit around. So I took Lil G and went and finished the laundry he did, but never finished (and then bitched about it not being done) as well as doing more. Finally put Lil G to sleep and went to have a cigarette.
I have since cleaned up the living room a bit more and done 8 loads of laundry (or something like that). I will finish dishes in the morning...whether he's sleeping or not and whether it makes noise or not. If he pitches a fit, I will take the baby and not come back. I will call in to work, if I have to. I am tired of him thinking that I have it easy. I also really really want to be able to stay home so I can clean like I want to.
I love him, but right now, he's driving me crazy. He needs to work, I need to stay home...before we kill each other.
I'm sorry, B. I wish he could see how much your heart hurts to leave your baby, let alone how impossible it is to work, keep house, AND be a mom. It does seem like the workload is distributed unevenly. I may be biased but in this case, I don't think so.
ReplyDeleteI do think it's a waste of resources to have to put your kiddo in daycare for two weeks. Not sure I understand the logic there.
I agre with Kat about daycare for two weeks...would they even take her for 2 weeks? He's the SAHD right now so all the laundry and dishes should be his job!
ReplyDeleteI hope it gets better with him working and yo ustaying at home. Will both of you be covered under his insurance?