Today, whenever I leave my husband alone with the kids, he still refers to it as "babysitting", especially when he’s complaining about it to his brothers as the reason he never has fun anymore. I always assumed dads were parents too, not unpaid babysitters who get to whine about it. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I'm sick of my wife’s attitude. Apparently, when she has the kids by herself it’s "parenting", but when I have the kids it’s “babysitting” or “helping out” or my new favourite “the least you can do, you lazy asshole.” When added up, I parent the kids by myself more hours than she does. FML
Today, my husband complained that the kids are more attached to me than they are to him. Let’s see: I do all the housework, school activities, doctor and dentist appointments, extracurriculars, and cook dinner every night. What does he do? He works so he thinks we should all exalt him. FML
Today, I'm solely responsible for my kids, entirely, while my husband goes to the gym, his office, goes running, and plays with his buddies. He wanted kids; I didn't. FML
Today, my son-in-law's parents were saying it was a shame our kids were so busy working that they have to babysit all day, four days a week. Me and my wife babysit three days a week, which is when we realised our kids have basically tricked us four grandparents into raising their baby all week, including weekends. FML
Today, I was attending a spa weekend that my husband got me, while he watches the kids. He'd swore he’d only call me in emergencies. So far he’s called me 18 times with questions on basic parenting like, "Where are the nappies?" and, "Can babies eat yoghurt?" Emergencies, sure. FML
Today, when my husband told me years ago he wanted to parent just like his dad used to, I had no idea that meant helping with practical stuff like cooking and nappy changing, but otherwise ignoring our kid's emotional well-being and telling them to buzz off when they try to talk to him. FML
Today, after presenting my husband with a more than fair request to pay me an hourly wage for being a stay-at-home mom, he laughed his ass off and told me if I want money so badly, I could get a job. He'd rather strangers in daycare raise our babies than pay me what I'm worth. FML
Today, my husband volunteered to babysit our friends' kids while they go on their honeymoon. The problem is I hate kids, especially the younger ones who are noisy and require a lot of attention, and yet I know as the woman I’ll be expected to do most of the work looking after them. FML
Today, I’m tired of being blamed that my kids don’t want anything to do with their dad. He somehow forgot that they saw him cheat on me while I was in the hospital, got another woman pregnant while we were still married, and put her kids above them. He made his bed, so why am I the bad guy? FML
Today, I had an argument with my husband. I’m a stay at home mom with a six, three, and one year-old. He insisted that we homeschool, so I literally never get a break. When I told him I need people to talk to, he replied, "Why? You talk to the kids all day!” God forbid I should interact with other adults. FML
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Top comments
IHaveThePower 18
If you don't nip this in the bud soon, your kids are gonna hear it and think their dad doesn't love them. Kick his ass up and down the street if you need to, but he's gonna end up screwing your kids up big time.
BurnInDemonFire 39
You don't have a husband, you have a post-pubescent child.
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Comments (5)
Chazzster 32
Some people will complain at any personal inconvenience regardless of the situation. But having said that - Did your husband want children or was it mostly you who wanted them? If your husband was not in favor of having children then what you see is what you get under the circumstances. It’s very important to discuss expectations about parenting well before having children.
RichardPencil 32
Why can't he be both? Are you suddenly dumping the kids on him, or is there some planning involved? Why can't the kids tag along when he has fun with his brothers? They need to learn about "don't tell Mom" culture.
IHaveThePower 18
If you don't nip this in the bud soon, your kids are gonna hear it and think their dad doesn't love them. Kick his ass up and down the street if you need to, but he's gonna end up screwing your kids up big time.
BurnInDemonFire 39
You don't have a husband, you have a post-pubescent child.
Hangryko 32
Divorce the manchild. Let's hear his tune when he is court mandated to spend every weekend with them on his own.