Well quite a lot really , most of all i think it's sleep , not the lack of it , (i knew about how much limited sleep i was due to incur although i naively thought it would just be for the first 6 months of my children's lives ! ) but the fact that my partner seems to think his sleep is far more superior to me and that there is no way i could be as tired as him because my job isn't hard like his !! i thought i must be the only women in the world ho had a partner with this attitude until i got chatting to other mums who's significant others felt the same way an it got me thinking how many other women out there have to deal with this same conversation every day , Me : "im soo tired i have only had a few hours sleep and i have been flat out all day " , Partner: "your tired ? im so tired i need sleep more than you i have a proper job to go to , just sleep all you have to do it look after the kids ! " ,Me: " oh yes i forgot keeping two children alive is so much easier than sitting at the mall waiting for the cinema to close so you can lock up , thats ok you go back to bed and get your 8 hours sleep in piece " , it makes my blood boil !! so what can be done, my sister posted this to my facebook wall the other day and i think its brilliant
A man came home from work and found his 3 children outside, still in their pyjamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn around garden, The door of his wife’s car was open, as was the front door to the house and no sign of the dog, walking in the door, he found …an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, the throw rug was against one wall, In the front room the TV was on loudly with the cartoon channel, the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing. In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door. He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened. He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls. As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pyjamas, reading a novel… She looked up at him, smiled and asked how his day went. He looked at her bewildered and asked, ‘What happened here today?’ She again smiled and answered, ‘You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world do I do all day?…
”Yes,” was his incredulous reply..
She answered, ‘Well, today I didn’t do it.’I cant find the exact source my sister posted it to my Facebook page but whoever made it deserves a medal ( thanks for sharing most womens pain !! haha ) after seeing this i was
contemplating doing it myself but then i think it will just mean that after i have proved my point i will have a huge mess to clean up :( what does keep me sane however is being able to get with other mums and talk about our infuriating significant others and receive sympathy from them . So for all you other mums out there that this is happening too , you are not alone and too any significant others out there reading this please note , your partner/wife/husband needs sympathy we are not asking for much just a bot of sympathy , a hug to assure us we are doing a good job , a back rub , or even just for you to look after the kids long enough for us to have a shower by ourselves :)
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