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Morning sickness is something many moms-to-be have to go through

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This woman, pregnant with her second child, wondered if she was a jerk for disturbing her husband when she was sick

Man frustrated with pregnant wife during argument at home.

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Parenting should be a team effort

When both parents are present in the kid’s life, parenting should be a team effort. That doesn’t mean that people should follow a set of rules on how to perfectly divide parenting responsibilities; because there isn’t one. That means that the well-being of the little one shouldn’t fall entirely on one parent alone.

It’s also okay not to share everything 50/50. Maybe one parent prefers to tend to the children, while the other one cooks dinner for the family or cleans around the house, which, even if not equally as directly, is also making sure that the kids are taken care of. Again, as long as everyone’s happy, each family is free to do what works best for them.

According to a Pew Research Centerstudyon how working parents share the load of raising kids and running a household, few families do everything 50/50. Data suggests that the large share of the day-to-day parenting responsibilities falls on the shoulders of mothers, which might need readjusting if they become pregnant again.

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Seven-in-ten pregnant women reportedly suffer from pregnancy sickness

Netizens assured the woman that she wasn’t being a jerk

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Comment on relationship issues with pregnant wife and unsupportive husband.

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Comment discussing full-time dad struggles while wife is sick, humorously stating it feels like dealing with two toddlers.

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Comment questioning the decision to have a second pregnancy given past husband behavior.

Advice on parenting responsibilities, highlighting husband’s role during wife’s pregnancy.

Reddit comment criticizing husband’s behavior toward sick pregnant wife and toddler.

Some people, however, believed that she was a jerk, but not for the reason she thought

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Reddit comment criticizing a man for being unsupportive during pregnancy.

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Reddit comment criticizing a man for not helping his pregnant wife with their toddler.

Reddit comment criticizing a husband for his reaction towards his pregnant wife.

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