by VitMac » Mon Jun 10, 2024 9:11 pm
A man spends the entire weekend at a party, leaving his partner, who recently gave birth and is still readjusting her hormone levels, to care for a newborn who needs six diaper changes a day, cries constantly, and wakes up multiple times during the night. Alongside the baby, she also has to look after an energetic preschooler, who until recently had exclusive attention and is likely struggling with the arrival of a new sibling.
Of course, this is not necessarilly this specific situation, but as a father of two kids not that different in age, I've been there and I'd risk to say this scenario might be more common than not. My wife would be furious with me when I returned, and she’d be completely justified. Beyond any sense of "sacred duty," it simply takes empathy and a bit of common sense to rule out the choice of mommy staying behind, in my humble opinion.
[i]A man spends the entire weekend at a party, leaving his partner, who recently gave birth and is still readjusting her hormone levels, to care for a newborn who needs six diaper changes a day, cries constantly, and wakes up multiple times during the night. Alongside the baby, she also has to look after an energetic preschooler, who until recently had exclusive attention and is likely struggling with the arrival of a new sibling.[/i]
Of course, this is not necessarilly this specific situation, but as a father of two kids not that different in age, I've been there and I'd risk to say this scenario might be more common than not. My wife would be furious with me when I returned, and she’d be completely justified. Beyond any sense of "sacred duty," it simply takes empathy and a bit of common sense to rule out the choice of mommy staying behind, in my humble opinion.