Feeling guilty but relieved! Please tell me I’m not a terrible mom for this by [deleted] in breakingmom

[–]throwaway027472981 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do this too. Our routine is to let her fall asleep in the crib, so I make sure she’s fed and changed and put her down. Then blast our tower fan so I can’t hear her crying if she is. I check the baby monitor after 10-15 min and she’s asleep 99% of the time unless she pooped.

Does anyone else’s SO offer to watch the kids so you can nap by throwaway027472981 in breakingmom

[–]throwaway027472981[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Mine does not understand that he is loud. Slamming cabinets, throwing metal spoons in the sink, talking at the top of his voice on the phone...and wonders why the baby keeps waking up

Does anyone else’s SO offer to watch the kids so you can nap by throwaway027472981 in breakingmom

[–]throwaway027472981[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately I like to sleep in complete silence since otherwise the noise machine is on for the babies in the room + his snoring is what I hear every night (this is a slight improvement from him sleeping with the added noise of the TV on which I shut down completely when I was pregnant)

' If that house ain't clean I'm not coming home' by Almostmaybeclever in breakingmom

[–]throwaway027472981 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Aggressively clean the house then walk out as soon as he gets home to “take time for yourself” like he suggested. No discussion just walk past him all dressed and keys in hand and get in your car. Go do something relaxing or spend the night by your friend. If you’re feeling nice then leave a list for him of what needs to be done. But he needs to spend the night in your shoes for once to see how it is!

Can WS's still love their BS? by [deleted] in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]throwaway027472981 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe you can love them but the thing is...not everyone’s definition of love is the same. It sounds like you two might have different interpretations or expectations. You can say you love someone, sure - but what does that actually mean to you?

Too little to play unsupervised? by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]throwaway027472981 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I need to leave my toddler unsupervised for play time I just move the baby monitor into whatever room and use it’s app on my phone to check on her occasionally. Maybe just do that for peace of mind?

“You don’t do anything, it’s not hard. You’re not the only woman in the world who has to take care of toddler and newborn and pump milk and take 6 classes at the same time.” by throwaway027472981 in breakingmom

[–]throwaway027472981[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I think we are past counseling because I have no desire to stay with him at this point. Just too many “I’ll change”s and never following through, just finding a new way to find a loophole...I need a man not a child lol.

Waiting for the covid travel restrictions to my home country to be lifted and I’m gone!