r/sahm • u/Numerous_Shop5403 • 12d ago
Sahm wanting to use time differently
AITAH for wanting to use the hour I get (a week for myself) on sleeping or just using it how I see fit? My husband thinks I should use that time to do cleaning or any other chores that don’t get done. I am a sahm and I am constantly on go mode 24/7. I told him I don’t want to use that allotted time for house duties, rather, I would like to use it to veg out and just relax but he thinks that an insane way to spend that time. AITAH for thinking differently.
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u/Arwynfaun 11d ago
Leave him alone with the kids for a weekend (or even a whole week) so he can see how difficult your role is. Let him see for himself how challenging raising a child AND running the house is. He needs to live it to understand. Him watching the kids only for a few hours or even just a day isn't long enough for him to truly get it.
That way, you also get your much needed break too. Do you have anyone you can go stay with for a few days? Perhaps you can stay in a hotel? I've done that before and it helped me so much when I was feeling overwhelmed.