Do you ever feel like not being apreciated?

My husband and I had a long discussion about this very thing last week. He works I stay home with the kids. He gets all of the glory and I am the one that gets yelled at when the kids aren't fed. When dinner isn't on the table at the right time. When something goes wrong in the house. He's never been a stay-at-home mother so he doesn't realize that just because you stay home doesn't mean that you have nothing but time on your hands. I don't want a lot as a sign of appreciation for what I do, but a thank you are a small gift every now and then would be very nice.

I beg my husband to go to the store with me..then ask him what he wants and even ask him to make a list which he doesn't so I add what he wants..then I get what he wants...then he is always saying why didn't you get this or that..I tell him he didn't ask for it and I ain't a mind reader..although there have been many times I so wished it..

i used to feel like that and i am sure that every mother feels like that at some point in time. what did i do? i left my hubby for 6 months and he sure turned around. now he helps out all the time at home. he does all of the cooking and is way more attentive to my needs. of course, this wouldnt work for everyone, but it did for me.

I wanted double mocha fudge frappuccino with peanut butter and whipped cream ice cream. what's the problem???

Yes, there are times that I feel that way but I won't take it seriously. Who cares? I don't want to ruin my day to think about people who don;t know how to appreciate. I will look for something that would make me feel better. Forget it,

Basically I am a person who has microscopic eyes to find only fault in others! I hardly shower appreciation on others unless what they have done is something really fantastic. My theory is this: If somebody is assigned a job, he/ she is expected to do it perfectly to the best of his/ her ability. If I know to play a guitar and I have got trained well in playing a couple of songs, I am expected to play it perfectly. For that I should not expect any appreciation. But suppose I take a few steps further, improvise my music by adding more nuances and embellish the music to some unexpected levels, then only I deserve an appreciation. This is my conviction. Further, when I receive an appreciation, I feel satisfied only if it is a genuine appreciation from somebody who knows what he talks. If a person with zero knowledge on music appreciates my average playing in a guitar, I simply ignore it. But if the appreciation comes from a person who is knowledgeable in music and he is able to pinpoint the nuances in the music that I produced by putting some effort, I really feel content to hear such an appreciation. In other words, I should truly deserve an appreciation and it should come from the right person. This way, I cannot easily be floored by flattery. I apply the same yardstick to others. I have another tendency. If I find someone who deservedly or undeservedly seeks/ runs behind appreciation, I would avoid appreciating the person, even if he/ she deserves it!

I'd respond but it would almost guarantee me a rolling pin upside my head.

I think I feel like this every day. I stay home with the kids and it seems like half the time I can never make them happy. A lot like the responses you get. Then the husband comes home and will ask something dumb like "why is there dust on top of the refrigerator?" Are you ffff-ing kidding me? Like I have time to worry about something like that.

believe it or not i don't have a rant today. if i were you i would throw the ice cream at him.