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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Total crap that someone taking care of 3 very young kids still somehow needs to do everything around the house.

How?

It's not possible. Her job is taking care of the kids. She can cook for them and do some grocery runs. But everything else she has to do when they are sleeping and that is basically the same time her DH has to do the work. Which he should. I work PT and being home is harder getting stuff done than at work. At work, I can piss in peace. At work, I can make doctor's appointments and take care of admin stuff for our house. At home, I can't do jack until 8 at night.

OP, you need to have a come to jesus with him. Or tell him to hire you cleaners and a mother's helper. It's ridiculous. But yeah, don't divorce with young kids bc then it's way harder.[/quote]
I only have two kids, but I haven't had 3 minutes alone in the bathroom in 3 years. It's not that I can' do some laundry folding (though between our morning outing, cooking lunch, putting youngest down for nap, etc.) I don't have time to drag the kids to the basement for laundry. Then I usually get on the computer for 30 minutes to send important emails or try to make an appointment (although even my 4 year old can't seem to not interrupt me, it's really frustrating). Then it's time to do dinner prep or play with my oldest for 30 mins. Then the kids are up and it's constant help with getting a drink, using the potty, going out for toilet paper, stopping them from fighting, etc. It's not that it's constant, it's that you literally don't have 10 minutes in a row to do anything when you're taking care of young kids. Add 5 hours of interrupted sleep per night to this (for which I'm sure OP is doing all of the night care) and it's insane that her husband who probably browses memes online or goes to the gym for 45 mins can't do jack shit around the house. Nobody is making a martyr out of this woman, but her DH should be doing 25% of the housework.

Oh, enough already. She doesn’t need to spend EVERY WAKING MOMENT entertaining the kids. FFS. They need to learn how to entertain themselves!! Yes, she can fold laundry or wipe down a counter while they play with a toy. It’s people like you who totally undermine any credibility of “omg so overworked” SAHMs. [/quote][/quote]

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