*whinge* Balancing Work and Baby

[Lucy]

Is this the way it is for us women in the workforce or have I just got a lazy sod on my hands?!

A bit of both I reckon.

10 years on and 3 children later, I still get cranky with my DH over this issue. He is not too bad, BUT, I still get resentful that not only is the house my job as well as the kids, but also all of the 'extra' organisational stuff life throws at us such as kindy, swimming lessons, Dr's appts, birthdays, Christmas etc.

We have a rule now (and bear in mind it has taken a LOT of negotiation to get to this point!) where:

~ When I am at home with the kids the house is my job
~ When DH is at work, that is his job
~ When we are BOTH at home, the chores get spilt 50/50

There is a good article that may help here: Writing It Down

BUT, it may take YEARS before you get to a position where you can be satisfied..........

(I am still not there to be honest, but if I think back to when Olivia was a newborn, we have moved in leaps and bounds since, so there IS hope!)