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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH is going through a very tough time at work. He travels M-F and works like a dog on the road right now, and comes home very drained. I want to support him through this time. At the same time, I'm home with 4 kids all week alone (SAHM, no housekeeper or nanny, 2 in elementary and 2 in morning preschool, not every day). I also need to have some relaxing time on the weekends. I feel like I spend 99.99% of my time taking care of everyone and everything at home- my DH wouldn't know our kids teacher names or where their Drs offices are if you paid him. That's what I signed up for, but sometimes I need to be taken care of too, kwim? I feel like no one is ever looking out for me. I'm so tired. I feel bad that when DH finally gets home on Fridays, and relaxes a bit after dinner, I start to get so resentful as I'm doing the dinner dishes and getting kids ready for bed.
Just had to vent.
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Maybe you both can agree on having a weekend shift where one of you is the primary caretaker for Saturday, and the other is the primary for Sunday? The "secondary" can go off and have some "me time" to unwind for a bit?

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