I wish my hubby can be more hands-on and supportive.. my hubby's idea of helping is by staying at home (not going out) with me.. all he does at home is to play iPad, surf youtube, online shopping.. while i do the feeding (via bottle), change diaper, bath, coaxing the baby to sleep 24/7.. I am so stressed out.. how can I talk to him about being more hands on? I need to have time out too..

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May I know if you are a house wife? Does your husband do laborious job and long hours? I'm asking this because if your husband is working long hours, he need to destress after coming home from work. I know this might sound unfair to your because you are taking care of kid 24/7 but is totally different kind of stress compare to him. Most importantly you don't want him to feel stress coming to home after work because that lead to adultery, drinking, smoking and gambling. I do suggest you have an agreement with him that he take care of baby for a day once a month or once every 2 weeks. where by you can go out and de-stress. Alternatively you can give him some simple task that he can do daily. Singapore men go army before, if you can train them to do routine stuff they will do it automatically with time. (Example laundry - putting clothes into washing machine) Like Yuna Liz highlighted we perform better without SGT Wife bossing us around.

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