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I'm now counting down the days until we head back to Mississippi. Not sure if I'd mentioned previously, but we couldn't really afford daycare, with Nate and I both working we would've just about broke even, maybe had an extra hundred or two if we both worked on top of bills and daycare. So Nate quit his job to stay home with Chase, since to me it ( Read more... )
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I hope things go well for you in Mississippi.
In regards to Nate - I have been on his side of that battle. It's insanely easy to forget how exhausted you are when you get home from work. I suggest you say 'Honey, I don't mind how much WoW you play (doesn't that game cost money to play??), so long as I can relax and cuddle Chase when I get home. You make sure the laundry is done, the house is tidy and dinner is on the table, and I promise I'll never say another word about your game.'
Trust me, it's not a deal-breaker. Just keep banging away until he gets it. I got it. It was harder for me because when we had Jayden I'd never held a full time job and didn't understand what it was like to come home and have to pick up after someone else who'd been home all day. Now I do. But even so, Steve got the point through eventually. You can waste a lot of time with a baby (and WoW!) if you want to, but the truth is, he has time to tidy and make dinner.
Anyway, best of luck with the move and I will have my fingers crossed that you find a job ASAP. GOOD LUCK!
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As far as Nate goes - I've given him so much grief about WoW it's unreal, but all he does is get mad and think I'm being unreasonable. While I was off and he was working I did 2 loads of dishes every day, still cooked dinner, did laundry (except for like the 1st 2 weeks after the c-section, he did laundry then)and took care of the baby, so I just think he doesn't understand how sucky it is to have to do all of that AND work a 9 hr day. But I've exhausted all possible ways I can think of to get that through to him, and every time he just sulks and acts like I'm being unfair. Hoping things get better when we move - he'll be closer to his family and he won't be so lazy with them watching him, I don't think.
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