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Stay at home mom

 

I am 25 and my boyfriend is a lot older than me. I had a kid with him which is great .

I am a stay at home mom i cook i clean laundry i do all the diaper changing feeding every thing including getting up during the night and he works and comes home, I don't get to go any where by myself ever and i don't really get out at all unless its to the store.

he gets to go to work and socialize with adults and have lunch with his friends and dinner after work.

So my friend calls me and asks if i want to have a beer with her so i go and he's mad saying the baby's keeping him up and i am a bitch.

I don't do any thing and i know for sure the kid was asleep cause his daughter said he never woke up so he lied to me and then i was scared to come home so i stayed at her house and he was just saying such mean things to me. He always makes me feel like i am so bad and its all my fault he can never be wrong ever.

What is this about and was i in the wrong?


 

Our reply

This is a difficult situation and clearly one that reflects different personal values that you both have. You, it appears, are finding it hard coming to terms with being a new mom, looking after baby and the loss of freedom that that brings. He, it would seem, feels that it is the mother's role to look after the children.

You appear to be envious of him going to work. He's probably envious of you being able to stay at home with the child. He socialises with adults but does he know how isolated you feel in the home? You seem envious of his lifestyle and there is a question of why he does not share some of it with you.

Nowadays it is seen as being the responsibility of both parents to see that their children are properly looked after.  Both parents are also entitled to a social life but to enjoy a social life, the parents have to put the care of the children first.

Nobody will blame you for wanting to have a bit of freedom and social life but could you friend not have come round to your house? Was it really necessary to go out for a beer?

This is only one event and your boyfriend's reaction seems excessive and unfounded. Except that you may have broken one of his core beliefs that the mother should look after the children. Perhaps this is something you should talk about between the two of you.

There also seems to be an issue with your self-esteem, which seems to be low at this time. That is understandable but if you continue to feel this way then perhaps you should seek professional support.

 

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