Ridiculous
Well I am annoyed at Collin and I was going to write the whole thing out, but it is not only a stupid little petty argument, it would be a total bore for someone to read.
I will instead say that my marriage with Collin was great when we could go off by ourselves and do our own thing when we needed to. Most of our arguments are about who gets to do what...especially who gets to take care of their own needs (like sleep, if they are sick or just plain tired, and who has to take care of Cole. Not that Cole is an onerous, dreaded task. But he does require a lot of physical energy and attention, from at least one parent. And sometimes Collin and I are both sick at the same time. Sometimes I get my period. Sometimes Collin is doing his mentoring. Sometimes I want to write. Sometimes Collin wants to sit in front of the tv all day watching football. And we can't just divide up anymore, its all got to be negotiated (and for something like football I am really not sympathetic).
Anyways, it sounds like our parents used to just stick us in front of the tv/out in the yard/with a toy when they needed to get some sleep or do some work. But the days of unsupervised children is long over. And it is the relationship of the parents that really suffers.
I will instead say that my marriage with Collin was great when we could go off by ourselves and do our own thing when we needed to. Most of our arguments are about who gets to do what...especially who gets to take care of their own needs (like sleep, if they are sick or just plain tired, and who has to take care of Cole. Not that Cole is an onerous, dreaded task. But he does require a lot of physical energy and attention, from at least one parent. And sometimes Collin and I are both sick at the same time. Sometimes I get my period. Sometimes Collin is doing his mentoring. Sometimes I want to write. Sometimes Collin wants to sit in front of the tv all day watching football. And we can't just divide up anymore, its all got to be negotiated (and for something like football I am really not sympathetic).
Anyways, it sounds like our parents used to just stick us in front of the tv/out in the yard/with a toy when they needed to get some sleep or do some work. But the days of unsupervised children is long over. And it is the relationship of the parents that really suffers.