Do you ever feel like you are going to completely lose your shit with your significant other when it comes to parenting? Like it sometimes feels as if you are the only one who notices certain things or recognizes what needs to be done? Why is it that (most) men are oblivious to messes and clutter and other household duties that are reserved only for women? Why are we expected to lay out the clothes, buy the diapers, clean up the messes, make the schedules, find the babysitters, etc. Do you ever notice that if you even ask them to do one of these things that they are completely clueless? "What size diapers again?" Do they even know what size clothes the kids wear?
I'm not saying this to put down men. They are capable of all of these things and more. It just seems like sometimes they are lacking in this aspect of parenting. I should also note I am speaking from my own experiences and others' experiences may be different. If so then good for you! I'm happy for you. But some days I'm over here about to cry because I'm the only one who sees the diaper genie is overflowing and there's food all over the floor and everything is sticky and I just want to scream!!!
Last night as I was taking a shower, attempting to have just 15 minutes of alone time, my 18 month old son came into the bathroom and was trying to climb in the shower with me. Where was his Daddy you ask? On the couch on his phone. I come out of the shower, mind you I had only been gone from reality for a few minutes, and there are hangers strung throughout the living room along with cotton balls, dog leashes, kitchen utensils, towels and washcloths, toys etc. Why am I the only one who notices this? Why am I the one who has to pick it all up? Why can't I have just a few minutes of peace for once? Am I asking for too much?
Men if you are reading this, I'm begging you to help out with these things every once in awhile. Even if it's something as minute as picking something up off the floor, or changing a diaper and putting the baby to bed. It would mean so much to us. After all, a happy wife is a happy life.
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