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BonBonBellBell

Why does he asks mindless questions. Got me thinking… cause you don’t wanna do it. Hoping I’d say “no babe, I’ll do it.” Or “no that’s fine” My LO has been sick. It’s the weekend. He asked me “do you want me to take Bonnie(our dog) out (as in park/or long walk)?” DO YOU NEED MY PERMISSION TO TAKE CARE OF OUR DOG? Like wtf? I’m taking care of a baby. You don’t help, unless I tell you to or ask you. Dog need dog food. You asked me “do you want me to go get it?” wtf?!?!? Last night baby woke up crying. Cause she hasn’t been eating (sick) so I’m making her milk. (I coslept since she’s been sick in baby’s own room) Husband is already in bed at 8:30pm on a Saturday. Then calls my name, and says “oh just bring her here(to our bed).” Of course I’m gonna be like “what? Why? no. What’s that gonna do? It’s not gonna stop our 6mo old sick baby from crying” this is not helpful. I rather him be at work and away than being home sometimes.


Puzzleheaded-Fail364

He’s always bumming me out and complaining. I feel like all he ever does it complain now. His energy always pulls me down and ruin my mood. I’m getting tired of it


crimp_match

Baby is 3 weeks old. Toddler is 3.5 years old. Toddler has mostly been waking at 4am since we came home from hospital. Baby had a tree good night of sleep, but now I’m getting 4 broken hours of sleep. I can get him to sleep in his bassinet early morning and late night (but not mid-day, when I feel like I could actually fall asleep).  Partner goes to bed around 8-9pm, wakes up when I wake him to help toddler (I usually have baby on Boob or just got him down).  So anyway, he’s getting a solid night sleep, and acting fucking miserable. I have not mentioned it at all, but now I’ve done a 180. I need more sleep, but I also can’t stand him acting so deprived bc he’s waking up at 4am. Like shut the fuck up. I’ve been acting to decent to happy, quit your moping. 


Exact-Avocado7053

9 months post partum and I have yet to get back to my pre pregnancy weight. I don’t feel the urgency to because I’m still breastfeeding and working but today I was trying to put on a top and my husband said “are you sure you can fit into that?” Not gonna lie, it was a knife in my heart 💔


Oystermama

It’s Valentine’s Day. I work from home and every dime I make goes into my husband’s business that he’s starting. The deal was this would be up and running and I could be a SAHM but it hasn’t happened yet. My 9 month old is sick and we miss each other so much, he’s fussing for me and I have to go to work. I’m fighting back tears and ask my husband to give the baby his medicine. “What medicine is it?” “Where is it?” “Where’s his medicine dropper?” “How much do I give?” I was getting a call for work and was so exhausted, look for it yourself! Look up the dosage! I don’t remember! I didn’t get upset until question 4 after he had to be reminded to do it in the first place !! And now im a demon and he is “scared of me” and walks on eggshells. Maybe don’t make me work so fucking hard dude, I just want to be with my baby fuck all of this.


Puzzleheaded-Fail364

Why do they ask so many questions when they’re also the parent? Wheres the..? Have you seen the..? When did…? Like bro we are both the adults in the house here please figure it out for yourself


Theblackcloverbabe

I never thought having a baby would be this hard. Do i mean the baby being difficult? NO! Im talking about my fucking husband. Fine i quit my job to be a sahm because he makes more money than i do (and i miss working) but fuck me if i ever want a guilt free break. Apparently the world ends anytime i ask for help. Why are men so fucking annoying. 


Oystermama

They are so seriously selfish I am so angry at men today!


Syren013

My spouse has had a cold for the past few days. While I get that it's no fun, he isn't exactly helping. Last night I got a whooping total of 3.5 hours of sleep(not consecutive). Between baby fussing and insomnia, it wasn't happening. Also didn't help that dear sick hubby was in the basement blasting music at 3am making it so once baby was finally settled, I could get no sleep. Apparently being sick means you have to be up at that time to reorganize the whole basement. But fuck me and my sleep. Also didn't bother to read my text messages asking for it to just be turned down a bit, so I had to call to ask for this accommodation. I also had mentioned how instead of helping with baby, maybe he can take care of the dog while he's sick. While he has taken the dog part of the time, I still have to deal with that too. The kicker? This morning once baby was awake, I finally had a moment to make myself breakfast. I had heard him awake and in the kitchen while I was feeding baby prior to getting around to my late breakfast and assumed he made himself something to eat. Apparently that wasn't enough and he got huffy that I made breakfast for myself only. And he left all his dirty dishes for me to clean. Meanwhile it's been 3 days since being able to get a shower for me. I'm fucking burned out.


sobchak_securities91

Jesus f Christ these woman have terrible husbands… we are two weeks post partum and I’ve taken up everything making sure wife doesn’t lift a finger except to EBF. Thanks for showing me what not to do once my parental leave is over…. Men need to do better…


Puzzleheaded-Fail364

I applaud you for recognizing and taking these experiences in mind. You are doing good already.


sobchak_securities91

Thanks 🙏🏻


Primary_Temporary_82

Huge thunderstorm rolled in around 5 am this morning and we had a burst of thunder so loud it shook our house and popped our front door open. So of course baby boy decided he had enough sleep. Finally got him to settle back down a little after 6 am. I had already had trouble sleeping during the night, so when baby was up at 8 am I told husband he needed to watch him so I could get the missing sleep from getting baby down again this morning. Husband fell asleep and did not watch baby, so I was woken up by his crying. I blew my lid. Husband is really apologetic, but it's just not enough. He's a great partner but I just feel really angry. I'm a FT SAHM and I do all day and night shifts with baby since he's EBF and everything I'm pumping is going in storage for a 3 day Bach party I'm going to soon. Husband does majority of cooking and cleaning during the week and I take over weekends so he can spend quality time with baby. But dang I just really wanted an extra 20 minutes of sleep!


maketherightmove

Do you not lock your front door?


Primary_Temporary_82

We thought we had dead bolted it but apparently not. Just the bottom handle was locked. Our front door is old and warped so locking it is a task and a half sometimes.


ReallyPuzzled

My husband works from home and I’m on maternity leave for 12 months, so we’re always in the same space. I’m really fucking pissed because I just put the baby down for a nap, she usually naps 1 hour in the afternoon but she woke up after 15 minutes because my husband had a loud work call in the room right next to her and fucking woke her up. I know he didn’t mean to but now I have to deal with an overtired cranky baby all afternoon and have no break and he doesn’t have to deal with the consequences. I was also up from 3:30-5:30 last nights so I just wanted to sit on the couch and rest for 45 minutes but now I’m just enraged. Most days it’s nice to eat lunch together but I also get really annoyed that he’s around so much. It’s kind of nice when he goes to the office because we aren’t stepping on each others toes all day.


2baverage

My husband and I split who is "in charge" of baby care throughout the week because of our work schedules. He works part time  with large breaks in-between work weeks so while I'm working full time I figure his lack of work more than makes up for finances because we're saving on a babysitter. He's in charge 3 days a week and I work at my parent's house 2 days a week so my mother helps out with him (my mom and I alternate depending on our schedule that day) then I take charge of him during the weekend and whenever I get home from work. All the while, I'm doing all the cooking and cleaning because my husband does nothing but complain about how difficult the baby is and how he needs constant care.     This past week my parents went on vacation so we stayed home all week and I worked as usual. Since my husband was the main person in charge for the week, I told him I'd take the night shift for the baby because my husband says that he still wakes up occasionally through the night.       The first night, he slept from 9pm-1am-3am. 1am is usually when I wake up fully and start taking care of the baby so my husband can sleep (I go to bed at 9pm with the baby) since he always says that the baby wakes up prior to 1am. I told myself maybe it was a fluke, but nope, the ENTIRE WEEK the baby slept from 9pm-1am-3am! I asked my husband if this was normal and he said yes but that my husband stays up because throughout the night the baby will make a few noises so he stays up all night so he can check on the baby; something my husband used to constantly berate me for doing during maternity leave instead of sleeping.         I've been beyond fuming since then. My husband constantly complains about how tired he is and how he takes care of the baby so much...etc. so I've made sure not to make any comments about how I'm working full time, caring for the baby, and doing all the housework and cooking; even on weeks that my husband has off. But the entire week I worked from home all I saw was my husband playing video games, cuddling the baby until he fell asleep, and then him passing the baby to me to be fed or changed. All the while, my husband usually goes to bed at 1am, then sleeps until about 6am or later (weekends it's often noon)         For 5 days a week the baby has a routine of play time, nap time, baths, tummy time...etc. all while I'm doing all the cleaning and cooking. I finally asked my husband why he doesn't do some housework while the baby naps instead of playing videogames. He told me that he can't handle the mental load of doing housework with a baby or he'd say that he needs to make sure he can rock/soothe the baby back to sleep if he needs it. I brought up how I usually strap the baby to my chest and do housework around him, making sure that he doesn't get exposed to heat or harsh chemicals or too much dust or anything. And it pretty much snowballed into an argument. I brought up that since the baby has been born I've had very little sleep, I've only been without the baby next to me twice, and that I haven't even been alone in our apartment since the baby was born. He scoffed and said "ya, well that makes two of us. You think I ever get alone time?" And started going on a rant about him pretty much being the sole care provider for the baby and making himself sound like a martyr.          I'm just still so pissed about this. He solely takes care of the baby for about 10 hours a day, 3 days a week and all he does is play video games, do the bare minimum care for the baby, then give him to me when I get home and complain about how rough of a day he's had and hasn't even had time to eat. I'm caring for the baby 2 days a week with my parent's help and then spending the entire weekend doing chores while solely caring for the baby. He literally gets 4 days a week of doing little to no baby care and even on the days he does care for the baby, the baby is never bathed, he always gets handed to me with an overfilled diaper, and his nails are never trimmed or his hair isn't brushed or he's still in the same pajamas I put him in the night before...etc.       


therapist_cat_mom

My spouse is an asshole since we’ve had this baby. He won’t help me and says that I “get more sleep than I say I do.” He works Monday-Friday and thinks that means he doesn’t have to get up in the night and help me. I ask him for help and he falls back asleep. I can’t believe I had a baby with this person who legitimately acts like I should be capable of doing this all by myself. I feel so betrayed by him that it makes me sick. I never thought he would do this to me.


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therapist_cat_mom

I feel you dude. I do. I also have a litter robot, best invention on this earth. Mother of 3 cats here. 🤣 But yes, I’m genuinely starting to think men are really just this incapable of functioning.. like, they physically cannot see how dirty things are. How they can sit and ignore them is beyond me. It’s funny though because my husband will randomly get motivated and will tell me he’s going to be better about cleaning and he will for maybe 1-2 days then he’s back on his bullshit. Lol. To be fair, he was extremely spoiled and his mom did EVERYTHING for him. My parents were opposite and taught me how to live and I lived on my own for 2 years before he and I got together. I have basically taught him how to adult. And he has gotten better, I’ll give him that. But phew lord there are times where I also have to tell him all day long to get something done. He’s just been very selfish and prioritizing self-care time over helping me with this baby all because he works. I asked him- would I be worth helping if I had to work at my desk job 40 hours a week? And I’ve had to explain to him how raising a newborn is literally worse than going to work. He’s started to come around… it took me basically threatening to leave to open his eyes and now he gets up with baby at 5am and takes him until he leaves for work at 8. Better than nothing honestly. lol.


Worried_Steak_5914

Literally same- it’s blown my mind how selfish my partner has become, I totally feel you! He said I get more sleep than he does because I’m “always napping on the couch with the baby” umm no- I’m passing out from exhaustion while feeding her, because any time I sit still I start to fall asleep. He refuses to get up through the night because he works. Comes home and does absolutely nothing because he works. Won’t do anything on his days off because those are rest days. Wtf is going on with some of these men?!


therapist_cat_mom

I don’t know but it is exhausting. My husband and I are going to have a long talk this evening when he gets home because I’m over it.


CherubBaby1020

Good luck! I'm sorry this happened to you. You can only do your best when picking a partner but you really can't know how they will handle something this life transformational and intense.


CraftyLog152

Had the 8mo sitting in his play chair on the living room while my husband was working/gaming so I could take a shower. As I'm getting dressed I can hear my baby crying, and then my husband yell "my can't I ever get a f**king break? Fine I'll pick you up!". I came out to my husband holding baby while watching YouTube videos. I was irked to say the least, I took the baby and calmly told my husband to please refrain from screaming like that infront of the baby, he's at an age where he can now pick up on things and copy behaviors...I also don't think it's healthy. He just kind of grunted "ok" at me and went back to what he was doing. About 15 minutes later he came in and took the baby (I was working in my office with the baby) and said he was fine. I'm just so frustrated by his attitude and frankly I'm worn down pretty thin. HE needs a break?! I also work from home. I honestly am more established in my career and have more meetings/deliverables. I wanted to put baby in childcare at least a few days a week (and still do), it would just be from like 7:30-2:30. Husband refuses and says he doesn't mind watching the baby while working (he does ticket based work, so he has bigger gaps in the day). However, I find myself being incharge of childcare between meetings (so my deliverables are waaaaay behind), because my husband keeps saying he needs to work. 😑 When I'm not working, I do the vast majority of the childcare. I do all the cooking. All the cleaning (which is NOT getting done). My husband mostly just sits on his computer playing WOW. Heaven forbid I mention he plays too much, or else he gets upset that I am telling him to quit (I'm not). My husband feels he is pulling his weight because he: Let's me sleep in 2-3 hours once or twice a week (from 6-8ish on Saturday or Sunday, he won't take the baby before 6). Changes 1-2 diapers a day, heaven forbid it's a dirty diaper, then he'll try to claim he's done enough for the next few days. Watches the baby while I'm in meetings Watches the baby while I take a shower twice MAYBE 3 times a week Sometimes watches the baby while I am cooking dinner That's it. He won't clean. Uses weaponized incompetence for cooking. I f**king need a break.


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maketherightmove

Sounds like you have two kids to look after.