Ok so quit your job and do it? Maybe this is actually easy for you and you’ve found your calling! And yet…I bet this man would not do that for some reason. 🤔
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48 hours. Dude, keep going. School projects, doctor appointments, someone injured, groceries, homework, pay the bills, find the lost lovey, cook like you run a restaurant, be present for everything all the time.
The only time that parenting is easy is if you’re missing something. i’m gonna guess these kids are waiting until mom comes home to unload whatever personal emotional shit they’re actually experiencing.
Also weekends alone with my kids actually are pretty easy because I’m in super parenting mode and feel like I can handle anything bc I know I have to, but it can’t be sustained!
Oh my God! 48 hours, holy shit! What an asshole, I bet super dad never changed a diaper, stayed up all night with a sick kid, then got no rest the next day. I feel sorry for his wife, and I bet his dad is exactly the same.
My son became a stay at home dad through life circumstances. He said to me "Mum, I didn't know how much I would love my babies. And I didn't know how HARD looking after everything is."
Welcome to the world of women, son. He did a fine job, graciously, no complaining though. Rare but I'm proud.
He hasn’t gotten a period yet. The kids haven’t got the stomach flu with projectile fluids coming out of both ends. When it hits he’ll run out of clean clothes, towels and sheets, realize the house and everyone in it stinks. The flu will get him next and he will think my wife is a saint.
How many doctors appointments and playdates have you scheduled? Did the car breakdown while on errands with the 3 year old? Has a teacher called yet? Anyone spike a 102 fever?
Most women who have jobs arrive home after 8 hours of work cleans their homes, cook dinner, feed their pets and does the dishes, do laundry, get kids ready for bed, make lunches for next day. If lucky can stay awake to watch TV for an hour. Superman has nothing on them.
I wanna circle back to this guy when his wife's been gone a month and he's had to do the grocery shop, the meal planning, the school runs, the dr visits/swim classes/birthday parties himself
2 days on a fcking weekend when you know his wife left the fridge stocked, my god
and anything that was planned was on the calendar so he doesn't have to do that either. Yeah, 2 days is doable. Especially if said 3 year old doesn't, I don't know, just start projectile vomit to make life a little more interesting.
This. Wait until the kids ask where their clean underwear is. And the towels start to smell rotten. And they forgot their school reading book this week. And. And. And.
Lmao that's like sleeping one night in your car and saying "yeah I was homeless for awhile. It was pretty easy. Door dashed myself some dinner. I don't see what's so hard about it"
“This is so easy- she had the correct pajamas laying out so the kids wouldn’t lose their shit, house stocked full of food, dinner was premade. While lifting weights, I let the 3 year old play in the front yard alone. We skipped homework bc I’m a cool dad.”
So years ago I did this thing as well, but my time as a stay at home dad (which my kids still thank me for ) was over 6 years. I still remember getting PO'd at my wife when in the middle of doing homework, laundry, etc ad nauseum, she'd come home from work, put her feet up and ask what's for dinner
lol I was watching kids solo for long weekends by the time I was 16. Of course it’s easy to plop the kids in front of the tv and microwave chicken nuggets for a weekend.
Unfortunately when you are a parent (not a babysitter like him and I) you have a lot more to do than some dishes and laundry. It also appears the 2 days were school days so of the 48 hrs he only had then 32.
Just the grocery shopping alone entails inventorying the kitchen, meal planning while taking account of everyone’s preferences/allergies, consulting the schedule to see who’s going to be home & when for a full family dinner, checking for sales/specials…and that’s before you even leave the house
His wife is so organized and the kids so well behaved he doesn’t have a lot to do.It’s all been done for him. I hope she doesn’t get to read his pompous postings.
A quote/backhanded compliment from my husband, when I returned from a long business trip when the kids were young... "It doesn't seem like you do that much when you're here, but when you were gone, I sure noticed all that you normally do!" To which I replied, "You mean, I make it look effortless!" 😁
1].i bet the wife sorted everything "so it is oh so easy for him" while she was away on work trip.
probably had to have a word with the kids to also make it easy for him.
let's hope his wife's time is extended on the work trip so he get's the fucking shock of his life.....
"I've just started running a marathon and I'm about ten minutes in. What are people complaining about? This is so easy, I don't know why people think this requires any effort at all! Everyone is weak except for me."
He's leaving the party out where he's the screamY one. And they are terrified 98% of the time to act like actual kids when mommy's not there to shut his shit down. Ask me how I know.
How about 2 a year apart? One who clung to your leg like a limpet and couldn't stand to get dirty and the other who was off like a bullet when your back was turned. The stories my mother would tell about me. In these times my parents would've had CPS called on them.
He isn’t coordinating doctor appointments, taking kids to soccer/music lessons/karate. He isn’t paying bills or dealing with a random tantrum. No mention of school/homework/special projects.
Now try doing all the other unmentioned chores like cleaning the bathroom, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, planning the family meals, planning the kids' schedules, shopping, taking the trash out, laundry, etc. AND work a job. That's what a lot of women today are expected to do.
1. He posted that after "48 hours" so... maybe check back in 48 months and see how he's doing then.
2. He STILL is not doing as much as his wife does when she is the one at home. For example: she also takes care of HIM and that giant ego he is carrying.
I didn't see anything about cleaning the house, grocery shopping, kids events, school shopping, homework, sick kids, doctor appointments, dental appointments, and much more all while holding down a job.
I'm going to be charitable and assume he's actually doing dishes,making meals, cleaning, and taking care of the kids. Even so, it's only a few days. He hasn't had to deal with all the things stay at home parents have to. And if I read this right, the wife has to work as well.
Aye, and have you washed the floors, and got the repeat prescriptions in, and found change for the school fair, and unearthed the party invitations from bookbags, and, and, and...
All good until the grind hits. Or the kids are sick with puke and poop coming out everywhere. Or the kids are fighting. Or as the newness of dad being home wears off and we see the kids in full light.
The first two days of motherhood were awesome. 👏 sounds like this dude has trouble appreciating his partner, who apparently has been doing all that AND working. He took a couple days off from work and is finding it easy to 1. Humble brag and 2. Carry on an argument about motherhood online. Bah
This is how an 80s movie starts...phone rings, wife gets a promotion, leaves the country for 90 days, both grandmoms move in, he has to choose between his job or Emmy's big game, the dog dies, and Trevor is running a chop shop and owes money to Walter White and Tony Soprano.
Pretty sure it went so smoothly because the mother has the systems in place and the kids know how they’re supposed to do things. Give him another week and it would be chaos
Um your wife probably laid the ground work for you so you could zip in for a whole 48 hrs claiming how easy it is. Never mind about the several years of work prior to that. Tosser.
Yeah this guy isn't the default parent. He knows that as soon as mom comes back, he can do whatever. His reality will come crashing down when those kids treat him like they treat mom.
I hope his wife reads this and realizes she doesn’t have to put her career after his. He can take over the household so she can concentrate and put in the extra hours at work that will put her over the top to get to the next level of her career.
I was a stay at home Dad for 13 years. Raised my 2 younger ones from the age of 30 days. After she decided she didn’t want to be married anymore, I moved to a smaller house and raised those 3 kids alone for another ten. Fuck him. He has no clue.
It think he meant single as in by himself. 😂 By himself for two days! Definitely not single as in the single income, cause he is staying at home not working from home. What about Dr appts, home repairs, yard work etc, all while the three yr old is eating soap in the bathroom? Two days, LMAO.
He’s not single. He means his wife isn’t around at the moment (because she’s gone on a brief work trip, not because she’s left him, though goodness knows…)
Keep doing it then. It's the most soul sucking when there's a 2nd adult in the house and you still do everything solo. Give her weeks of coming home whenever she feels like it, leaving laundry/food trash around after cleaning all day. Getting the kids wound up in between their bath and bedtimes...
What I think is funny is that his conclusion is “this is so easy, why do so many women complain about this” instead of, “this is so easy, why don’t more men do this?”
💯 his wife stocked the fridge, had the house cleaned, most of the laundry done and scheduled the kids appointments and social activities around this trip so her husband would have it on easy mode and would be willing to do it again for her next business trip.
It’s funny how people think this is an authentic post when it’s obviously made up bullshit. Even if this person was an actual Dad of children the things he’s describing aren’t easy. It’s still work and the fact that he’s dismissive of the effort required shows he’s full of shit😐
Wife? Yeah sure pal😆
I hope his wife comes home, gets pissy when he asks her to contribute and then turns on the TV and complains about not having enough free time for herself.
Has anyone told him he gets no pay if he is a real stay at home dad? No social security credits. He will be totally dependent on his wife for money. Hope she doesn't leave him for a younger, prettier husband.
2 weeks. "Jesus, where's the four-year old, shut my eyes for a second. Don't ask me 'Why' again! No, no! Don't bring that in here, you're covered in mud!" Two months--"Jesus, where's the four year old. Just turned around - no no, get off the road! Please, sleep Daddy just wants to watch football."
Watching your kids solo is absolutely not single parenting. Single parents have zero extra income, zero extra support, zero place to share the joys and worries about this tiny person.
And a weekend.
No school run? No grocery shopping with kids? No scheduling myriad family appointments? No being stuck on hold with medical insurance while toddlers are asking you for snacks?
He's very brave, I'll give him that. Running a house is *really hard work*.
I hope he doesn't tell his wife how easy he found it (though part of me hopes he does).
48 hours??? 😂😂😂😂try 48 days. Try it with infant twins. Omfg. They were always sick with chronic ear infections. There were no bicycle rides or just going to the park.
I would take being a stay at home parent over a working parent any day. Especially for school age kids. Is it hard? Yes. Is it harder than balancing parenting and a career? Fuck no
Wonder how he would feel after 48 months and btw, even if he works, why doesn't he at least do some of this on the weekends? His novelty about it all doesn't speak to him being a good partner.
How much invisible labor went into making sure he could handle this?
I’m betting money on the fact that his wife did the grocery shopping and meal planning before she left. “I put the laundry away” tells me she probably did all the laundry, too.
Now do it in August. Do it when 2 of the kids are sick. Do it when you have to go back to school shopping and take the kids in for their checkups. Go to the grocery store with them. Take your car for service. Do it when the fridge breaks.
The first 2 days of a new job are always the easiest, because you’re just being shown the preliminaries, someone else has set it all up for you, but you are clueless about what it’ll really be like full time.
His kids are not newborns, so why is he only now realizing what taking care of them is like? Glad he’s telling guys it can be done, but maybe his wife would be less tired if he had been doing it for the past 3 years too.
The grass is always greener... Wait until he has to do the laundry and iron and fold the clothes, the cooking, stay awake because one of the kids is ill, help them with homework, their baths, go to PTA meetings, buy the groceries, etc., etc. 😅
Did you clean the house? Did you cook a good meal or a TV dinner? Did you do the laundry? Did you help with the homework? Don't forget to make all the appointments and grocery shops. Oh, yeah, and buy the school supplies and clothes. Then have a man come home and want some.
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Welcome to the world of women, son. He did a fine job, graciously, no complaining though. Rare but I'm proud.
Looking after children is SOOOOOOOOOO easy.
2 days on a fcking weekend when you know his wife left the fridge stocked, my god
then try to rejoin the workforce.
Fucking idiot.
He’s got it all figured out!
Hasn’t mentioned the cleaning, the comforting, the sporting events transportation, shopping, etc.
No days off, keep everything regulated and not having help often.
probably had to have a word with the kids to also make it easy for him.
let's hope his wife's time is extended on the work trip so he get's the fucking shock of his life.....
he would probably be begging for his wife to come back home or begging people for advice/help.
2. He STILL is not doing as much as his wife does when she is the one at home. For example: she also takes care of HIM and that giant ego he is carrying.
😑
As a SAHD, I can tell you, he ain't ready.
Can't you smell BS?
Someone's making shit up.
It's pure fiction.
might be cool for a weekend, but what about after a year.
what about having to deal with a partner that wants things from you.
best walk a mile in those shoes, not a block.
men are often morons because they don't ask 'why is my wife so exhausted?'
thank heaven my wife periodically 'reminds' me.
she has never asked me for something that was unreasonable or unfair.
it's basically, ' we are doing this TOGETHER!'
;-)
i do adore her.
Thank goodness his wife will be back in time to do those things!
Dumbass.
Wife? Yeah sure pal😆
Wife? Yeah sure😆
Appropriately.
Let's consider what sort of extremist has THAT username
No school run? No grocery shopping with kids? No scheduling myriad family appointments? No being stuck on hold with medical insurance while toddlers are asking you for snacks?
I hope he doesn't tell his wife how easy he found it (though part of me hopes he does).
Then, when the kids are all moved out, he should go out and try to get a job in his current field.
I’m betting money on the fact that his wife did the grocery shopping and meal planning before she left. “I put the laundry away” tells me she probably did all the laundry, too.
Tell me how easy it is when you have been a single parent for 48 MONTHS