How do you guys deal with parenting? My wife had work events all weekend last week so I had to be on point 100% and then continue to all week. Now this weekend we had a girl scout hike and my wife wanted to go to a special event with me in the evening. I haven’t had time for any real solitude for two weeks and am mentally/emotionally drained.

How do you guys deal with this? I feel like a bad parent/partner for not being excited for these things or feelings negative about doing them. Am I expecting too much from myself? I don’t know, thanks for reading anyway.

  • shiroininja@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    8 months ago

    The struggle to get alone/special interest time is really hard as a parent and partner. Eventually my relationship suffered for that and various other reasons, and now I’m divorced. I was married to an NT. Now I’m a single father and it’s still difficult, but I try to find me time after my son is asleep, if I’m not too exhausted.