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[quote=Anonymous]I am really struggling with this. My own husband has a side hobby which he happens to get paid for that started out as a few hours on Sundays to being gone almost all day/evening both Saturday and Sunday. The extra money helps us but it's not like we are paycheck to paycheck. I admire his work ethic and I know I logically shouldn't be angry at him for going above and beyond to provide (Im a SAHM) but I AM getting angry. Honestly I'm at the point where part of me thinks he does it just to be out of the house.

We have an infant and since he works full time during the week and is gone all weekend all of the parenting is on me. Add in that our baby is a really crappy sleeper and I am up multiple times at night and basically the sole caretaker 24/7. I am just worn so thin. I understand he has the stress of being the provider for the household and so technically it's my job to do take care of the baby but Im exhausted. And I just can't take being home by myself with the baby all of the time. Especially weekends when I see my friends and other families spending time together. Mpm groups would probably just wear me out even more at this point. DH and I haven't gone on a date since the baby was born 10 months ago (we have gone out to eat with the baby twice) and I am just getting horrendously depressed and lonely. I have expressed all of these feelings to no avail. I have cried, have gotten angry, have tried to compromise with only half weekends and he still does whatever he wants. I'm becoming extremely resentful and detached.

How do I just accept this is my life now? I know some women who have husbands that travel a lot and maybe they can offer insight? It's just not how I envisioned family life at all.

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