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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a SAHM who left a great job and career to raise my kids.  I am also highly educated (and so is my high earning DH), so it made sense that my kids would be raised by a parent who is highly educated and not someone else.

The toddler years were hard because the kids are mobile and can get injured easily if left on their own. It was like having eyes on them 24/7.  In such a scenario, DH and I had very low expectation of what could be done when a person is watching toddlers.

We were in a position to outsource some of the stuff - yardwork, cleaning the house.  But the rest was tackled together as a team and mostly on the weekends.

I remember that I would go to the grocery store when my DH came back from work.  I looked forward to getting a break from my baby for a couple hours a day.

OP, I think your resentment is coming from your DH being unemployed, rather than a division of labor.  If he is at home with the baby, those are working hours.  He is not putting less hours at work than you.

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I’m sorry but you can grocery shop and do laundry with a toddler. It doesn’t need to be tackled on the weekend. I say this as someone who stayed at home with my DD. [/quote]

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