Do you ever feel like going on strike from home duties!!!
By graceandowen
@graceandowen (1637)
October 1, 2008 2:14pm CST
I am sat here looking around me, there are dirty dishes, washing and ironing to be done and a mess everywhere i look!
my husband is asleep on the sofa after being at work - i have worked 9 hours today too tho!
both children are bathed and in bed because i did this and im just looking around thinking why should i be bothered when he obviously isnt!
i mean why is it always down to me??
do you ever feel like just saying 'you know what sod it!' because that is how i am feeling at the moment!
4 responses
@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
1 Oct 08
I feel like this a lot. I am a stay at home mom and I do work a lot in the home but when my hubby gets home I still have a good amount of work to do. I feel like I work from the time I get up until I go to bed at night and when my Hubby gets off work he is done for the day.
@graceandowen (1637)
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1 Oct 08
i know how you feel hun i know its a cleche but they say a womans work is never done and boy is that true!
@jonesy123 (3948)
• United States
1 Oct 08
Husbands! lol. Mine is similar. I have to tell him to do it or he won't. You'd think they would see what needs to be done... nope no dice. Must be something in their genes, lol.
But yes, I, too, have considered to go on strike. I has minor surgery in the summer and my husband had to take care of the kids and house for two days... boy was he glad when I was up and doing it for him again... Sometimes they need little reminders like that to appreciate us more;)
@graceandowen (1637)
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1 Oct 08
aw im sorry to hear about your surgery hun and im pleased your all better now1
i bet he didnt realise how much you actually do until he had to do it!
mine would benefit from some similar therapy i think because im sure he thinks i have it easy! i wish lol!
@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
18 Mar 09
I raised two children on my own as a single mother and I worked full time and had to
take the kids to daycare by bus and go to work and then pick them up again by bus and
take them home, every day. We left the house by 6am and didn't get home till 6:30pm.
I had to cook them supper and spend some time with them and put them to bed and then
do the house chores. I always managed to get everything done and nothing got piled up.
I made sure I never let things get piled up by not putting off doing the chore and putting
everything away every evening before I went to bed. So my house never got so bad that
I felt frustrated like you do.
But since you have a husband the chores should be shared. I think you need to make a list
and assign everyone a duty that has to be completed everyday before going to bed. Include
your children in this if they are old enough. Even at the age of 5, your child is old
enough to clean their room and to pick up toys and to take dirty dishes to the sink.
So it is a good idea to teach them responsibilites and you also need to sit with your
husband and lay down the law. These are his kids too and his home too.
This is just my advice but obviously it didn't work for me since my husband walked out
on us. Maybe I was too hard on him.
@benita2008 (102)
• China
1 Oct 08
What a mess! What a poor wife! You must be mad, right? You have a lot of things to do and can never finish them. If possible, send for a person to help you and you'll feel life is easier. If not, go and tell your husband you are tired and discuss with him about what to do with.