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[quote=Anonymous]OP, it sounds like your wife has picked a parenting lifestyle that is brutal.  I believe that the relationship I have with DH is the most important relationship in the family, and it's important to nurture that relationship so that we can be good parents to our kids.

The life you describe sounds oppressive and not normal.  People here who are telling you to just buck up and be a parent are off their rockers.  My DD is two. Even though DH travels full time, I work out 5 days a week, see friends during the week (They stop by during the week and we have wine after DD goes to bed), and we see friends on the weekends.  We have people over for dinner post-bedtime, or we go out separately with our friends. a couple of times a month.  It sounds like your wife has a lot of anxiety - the one thing I would advise is to not make her feel bad about being anxious.  That will just make the anxiety worse.  It does sound to me like seeing a therapist would help.  Sure, there is a minisicule risk of harm harm that might occur as a result  of your kids being away from you for a b it, but there is definitely harm to your kids being raised in such a stressful situation.  Divorce would harm your kids too.  Make an appointment with a family therapist and go from there.[/quote]

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