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writes:My wife is driving me crazy.I have been unemployed for the last few months and finally found a new job that I started last week.When I was off work, I woke up with the kids each morning because I'm a pretty early riser. I would get them ready and drive them to school and then come home and spend the day either doing chores around the house or looking for work. Or both.My wife is self-employed and so works from home and so while I was getting the kids ready, she'd lie in for an hour or two. Once i got home from the school run, we'd have a coffee together and she'd start her day. My lie in would be on Sunday... which although I am a morning person, was quite nice as I didnt have to think about getting up with the children.Now that I have a job, all that has had to change. I now get up early each morning, before anyone in the house is awake and sneak out of the door to work. I work long days and so dont normally get home until after the kids are home. This means that she is both taking the kids and bringing them home.This morning (Saturday), I woke with the kids so that she could lie in for a couple of hours. But this evening, she announced that she wanted me to let her lie in tomorrow morning too because she has to get up with the kids all week.My reaction is that I get up early all week too and that I should get one morning a week myself to lie in... even if I'm not likely to lie in too long. For me it's a question of principle.Or am I just being selfish??? Reply to this Question
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reader, motherhen +, writes (10 October 2010):
Hi There,
I dont think that you are being selfish at all - I bet there are loads of wives out there who would love a husband who is as involved with family life!
Unless she has a reason for wanting to sleep in (is she pregnant/unwell/suffering physically) then it has to be fair shares.
I personally love BrownWolfs suggestion of rotating weekends :-)
Best of luck
xxx
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reader, BrownWolf  +, writes (10 October 2010):
Why don't you just rotate weekends? This weekend, you sleep in, next weekend it's her turn.
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reader, SillyB  +, writes (10 October 2010):
 don't know how old the kids are, but can't you just tell them to wake up and play without waking mummy/daddy up? Why don't both of you sleep in?
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