Laura us complaining that I am exhausted to the point of shouting at the kids. She says that she has been helping as much as possible but that at this point I need to figure out how to get a rest. The train I am so exhausted us because she is almost never helping while I am around. She occasionally had the younger kids out doing something for up to an hour after I get home (usually minutes if at all actually) but otherwise she is priority reading so that she’ll have energy. She is always sending Isaac to me so that she won’t have to deal with him because he is “my responsibility”. The younger boys are supposed to be here responsibility but they are constantly mine too worry about. I guess my best course is to send them to her like she sends Isaac to me. I’ll refrain from getting upset but I’ll pass the persistent burden to her. I can’t get a rest because if I try they will come find me with some kind of request – I’ll just send them to her. When they misbehave I will either ignore things or tell them to go talk to Mom.
The hardest part about this is how clueless Laura is about how her constant resting leads to the exact things like yelling, commotion, and messy rooms that make it harder for her to come provide any suport. I’ve tried to help the kids see that they will get more from Mom but maybe it’s time for men to see that without more Mom she will never get the results that she demands from me.
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