I Need To Vent!!!!

  • June 7, 2007 at 5:24 PM by newmommie37
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Why is it so hard for my husband to understand that I need some me time!! I am a SAHM and he works shift work and gets to socialize with friends before, during and after work. I rarely go out, I am at home with the baby day and night all day everyday. Dont get me wrong ladies, I luv her to death. She is at that terrible two stage and I want to pull my hair out!! I appreciate the fact that I am able to stay at home with my baby.  I dont mind doing all the housework, taking care of the baby and paying some of the bills.  When he is at home, sometimes he barely helps. It seems as though I have 2 kids to take care of!!!!! When he is off,  I try to get out and be by myself. Now he wants me to stay home and be with him and the baby. I think he just doesnt want to be at home taking care of the baby by himself!!!!! He complains about the gas I use up and doing unneccessary running around!!! I feel like crying sometimes because I am so stressed. I dont know how this works, this is the first time I've been a mom, first time I have ever been off work!!! Do I have the right to demand me time, do I have the right to ask for more help, do I have the right to knock him over the head :) lol  just kidding!!!!!! I think I would feel different If I had my girlfriends around to talk to instead of holding it in and crying when I am by myself!!!!

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4mine...
Every mom needs me time.  Even if it is just for an hour in the afternoon when you lay your baby down for a nap.  My older kids had to go to there room for an hour when they were younger just so mom was sane the rest of the day.  Now that I have my step kids they have to do the exact same thing.  If your hubby won't find let you have me time by helping out, find a way to get it yourself, you deserve it!

4mine6his Jun. 7, 2007 at 5:27 PM

yellyell
I feel your pain!!! I am a full time student, but when I go to school I attend my classes and rush home to pick up the baby. I also have a stepson who is 10. I take care of both of the kids during the summer. I have a friend who hubby works security at the casino and she invites mo to go to the concerts that he works. I never get to go out. My dh will go to someones house to borrow a tool or something and come home hours later lit up. This doesn't happen all the time, but I don't get to do that. I started telling him I was going for a walk and he is keepin the kids. I will walk for at least an hour, but that is the only time I get for me. I would much rather be able to hang out with a friend or even go to a cafe and jsut sit ther and drink a glass of tea. I think that he should help you a little more. You should have some time to unwind and relax. Being a SAHM is not an easy job, I wish I would have taken summer school.

yellyell Jun. 7, 2007 at 5:32 PM

North...

I feel ya gurl....Im almost in the same boat as you....1st time mom.....1st time being out of work ( 2 yrs now arghhhhh) and i dont have ANY girlfriends around me to talk to, vent to, laugh with....its so so hard. My hubby works all day while i stay home with my little sunshine (8months) and when he comes home he is all about 'US' time as a family but im just ready to hand him the baby and have some well deserved ME time. So yes i completely understand where your coming from on this. Im sure you have tried explaining to ur hubby that its nothing personal and that you just need a break sometimes. He gets breaks at work right? Well so should you. Mommie work is FULL TIME...men need to recognise that. My hubb is good with giving me time off LOL....but i do need to sometimes sit him down and break it down....men forget things unless you drill it home every now and then!!!! Haha.

Dont stress sista, take some breathes and TRUST that things will get better. You are doing the MOST IMPORTANT job of ALL jobs....good things happen to good people, hang in there. Smooches.

Go read the footprints poem.x.

NorthStar Jun. 7, 2007 at 6:58 PM

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