Parenting Chat - 06/08 - 06/14
Parenting Chat - 06/08 - 06/14
How's the family?
Parenting Chat - 06/08 - 06/14
How's the family?
Took the babies to the small local zoo and a train they can ride through the park and they enjoyed it!
We took our boys to this dinosaur park and it had a train we didn't even know about. Kids just love riding trains of all sizes
We just had a long weekend here in Australia and I took the kids down to another part of the city with farms, a dinosaur park, and an airport.
They had a great time but the room was a bit small and we were all a bit sick
Your husband sounds like the one who needs meds. Our 2yo still finds ways to get up at odd hours. Its getting better but that's still a reality. We had really long stretches where both of them would be up at odd hours. That's just how it is. If your doctor isn't concerned about your kids sleep then its normal.
I've slept in the basement on a couch to try and get sleep. I've cried myself to sleep because it was the 100th time a kiddo woke up and was in our bed. I've slept in their bed to help them sleep countless times. Our oldest is 4 and our youngest is 2, so its been 4 straight years of kids not sleeping, and I've never once blamed my wife.
In fact, I was also very angry about the sleep situation and eventually went to a therapist to deal with my anger. I got back on ADHD medication. So I'm not being flip when I said the above.
The sleep schedule of kids is hard. These kids have brains growing, teeth popping out, bones stretching, its got to be hell! For millions of years humans lived in collectives where everyone would take on the task of helping with with the babies. Now we lock ourselves into a house and leave the responsibility on just the parents. Its messed up.
Just know it's not you. You're doing your best, and that's good enough. Postpartum is very real, and I honestly believe men suffer a form of it as well but its never acknowledged or addressed. I'm sure its a result of the above, not having the support that we've had as a species for millions of years.
I have to know how he thinks it's your fault.
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