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[quote=Anonymous]I only have one kid (age 4) so it's not as hard, but I do think getting at least 4 hours at some point in the weekend is a reasonable expectation. In our house, we each get about this much "free" time on the weekend and then the rest of the time we are all together as a family. We also sometimes borrow time for both of us by offering screen time or signing DC up for a class where we can drop them off.

Admittedly, sometimes this free time isn't actually free, as often I have to work on the weekend and DH never does. So sometimes he is taking DC for the morning on Saturday so that I can get work done, and I'm taking DC for the morning on Sunday so he can go to the gym or play video games or something. So it's not equal, but that has to do with some job stuff that is no one's fault really. So I don't resent it even if it sometimes sucks for me because I never get a true break. When this happens, I try to give myself a break from work on Monday to relax with a long lunch, or cut out early to go to the gym.

If I were you and I really couldn't get DH to do more, I'd have no guilt in hiring a sitter to come every weekend for a 4-hour stint. Honestly, that's kind of the bare minimum you can get a sitter for anyway, because otherwise it's not worth the travel time for them.

You 100% deserve a break. And for what it's worth, most of the single moms I know get this kind of break somewhere in their schedule, whether facilitated by family members or a paid sitter or some other arrangement, because everyone needs a break.[/quote]

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