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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m going to disagree and say it’s not really a break. But DH and I agreed early on that we both deserve downtime and that running errands or getting a haircut or whatever doesn’t count. However, he also doesn’t hog all the errand running. And a lot of times, one of us will take a kid along to get them out of the house. Our 3 y/o wears a mask and sits in a shopping cart just fine so why not get him out of the house while grabbing groceries and taking the car through the wash? The other parent stays home and gets dinner started or some laundry done (our 6 y/o is old enough to entertain herself). And then we arrange time for each of us to get a real hour or two each weekend (obviously depends on what else is going on) to nap, read, etc. I’d be upset if I got home from errands and my DH told me he was handing off the kids so he could have a break — like when would my break be if all I do is errands and childcare? [/quote]

And FWIW I responded to the first page of people saying it does count as a break. I see OP has other issues with her husband. But as a general rule, I don’t think errands or managing basic self care should count as a break. [/quote]

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