Parentingis hard work, and it never seems to let up. Taking care of kids, especially when they’re still young, is a full-time job and not everyone can afford childcare in today’s strained global economy.

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Raising kids is a full-time job, something this woman is trying her best to cope with

Mom frustrated in bed, seeking sleep, as partner snores beside her.

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With three kids all under 5, she very rarely gets a good night’s rest and is constantly exhausted, both mentally and physically

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Text expressing a mom of 3’s sleep deprivation and reliance on convenience food and sugary drinks.

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When she got mad at him later that day, he just got up and left, leaving her to deal with the kids alone and have even less chance of a rest

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She goes on to stress to her readers how absolutely exhausted she is and shares that her right eyelid twitches constantly thanks to her surviving on tea, sugary drinks, and what she calls a ‘convenience food’diet.

OP then says a relative recently offered to have all three kids over for the night so that she could get some well-deserved rest. She adds that her parents-in-law have two of the threechildrenovernight once a week, so this would be a real treat.

Well, she says she couldn’t get to sleep early but had her hopes set on having a good, long snooze in the morning. Her husband, however, had other plans, and casually woke her up to ask her questions about stuff they’d already cleared up the night before.

From what OP tells us in her post, we think it’s safe to say her husband was just plain inconsiderate. He of all people should’ve known how precious her sleep was. So, what can she do to make sure this never happens again? We went looking for answers.

Mom of three with tired expression, husband in background, in a kitchen setting.

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In herarticlefor Marriage.com, Anne Duvaux writes that selfishness in a spouse can manifest in varying degrees and forms. According to her, it’s essential to discern between occasional selfish acts and a pervasive pattern of behavior.

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