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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem about giving her break only through your time is that she is also probably missing time with you/as another adult and as her husband. She also may see the time with the 3 of you together in the evening as successful family time so I can see why she doesn't want that.

Please agree together to hire a babysitter for her to have some restorative time during the week (don't make it you allowing her geeez!!!) Being at home is hard and lonely and if your kid is at a tough stage please have compassion for her as an adult trying to tell you she needs a bit of a break.[/quote]

This. Plus, if she's relying on you to give her a break, that means her break time is competing with your needs as well, whether it's needing to work late, or having had a rough day and needing a break yourself, or something else coming up that would conflict with her getting a break. By paying a sitter, she's getting reliable hours to herself that she doesn't have to feel guilty for taking or pressured to give up (not that you would be pressuring her, but that she would feel pressure to give up her evening break if, for instance, you'd come home from a lousy day at work and had a huge headache).[/quote]

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