I work 7 days a week. I am my own boss and make my own hours. I much rather spend my day creating new items for my e-store, than going out and partying. I get joy out of bringing other people joy. Especially because I work in the baby field. For some reason, this doesn't deserve respect from my hubby. It seems like my "job" is less important to him because I don't ever leave the comfort of our home. I have my office here, I get my mail/packages here, I sleep here (just on another floor of the building). But still nonetheless he treats it like a hobby. As if I don't bring in a steady income good enough to pay all of our bills and still buy a few goodies here and there.
Anyway… My rant is really about the fact that he volunteered me this weekend to baby sit his niece and nephew. I had plans to work (like every saturday) and get out a large group of orders before 1:00pm. I do this every week. Now yesterday afternoon I get a call saying "my sister will be there to drop off the kids later". Huh? When did we discuss me watching them. Usually I don't mind them being here. I love them like my own. But then again usually he is around. He decided to bring them here when he works the 2:30PM to 11:30PM shift both days they are here. That means literally from sun up to sun down I stay alone with them. Back in the day I didn't mind. His nephew would be here every single weekend (or full weeks during the summer) and I had a good hand in raising him. We bought him clothes, took him places, did the family thing. Then when his sister came along, that all changed. She's very attached to him, so where he goes, she goes. It stopped being where he would come stay with us every weekend to now maybe once a year. Anyway, I get it. I get that he loves us and wants to be around us. But I feel like my hubby allows the feelings of what others want (not just his nephew, he does this with a bunch of people) to override his sense of judgement. If they say jump, he says how high. Well, just not with me of course. I don't get that privilege.
It honestly just frustrates me. I feel taken for granted. Maybe I am just moody and not really feeling anyone right now but this whole situation rubbed me the wrong way. Oh and did I mention he knew my little cousin was staying here too. So now we have 5 people in a 2 bedroom 1 bath apt, no spare bed, only an air mattress and couch which my cousin occupies. Had I known they were going to come I would have told my cousin to come tonight after they leave. Ugh…maybe its me.
Whatever!
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Anyway… My rant is really about the fact that he volunteered me this weekend to baby sit his niece and nephew. I had plans to work (like every saturday) and get out a large group of orders before 1:00pm. I do this every week. Now yesterday afternoon I get a call saying "my sister will be there to drop off the kids later". Huh? When did we discuss me watching them. Usually I don't mind them being here. I love them like my own. But then again usually he is around. He decided to bring them here when he works the 2:30PM to 11:30PM shift both days they are here. That means literally from sun up to sun down I stay alone with them. Back in the day I didn't mind. His nephew would be here every single weekend (or full weeks during the summer) and I had a good hand in raising him. We bought him clothes, took him places, did the family thing. Then when his sister came along, that all changed. She's very attached to him, so where he goes, she goes. It stopped being where he would come stay with us every weekend to now maybe once a year. Anyway, I get it. I get that he loves us and wants to be around us. But I feel like my hubby allows the feelings of what others want (not just his nephew, he does this with a bunch of people) to override his sense of judgement. If they say jump, he says how high. Well, just not with me of course. I don't get that privilege.
It honestly just frustrates me. I feel taken for granted. Maybe I am just moody and not really feeling anyone right now but this whole situation rubbed me the wrong way. Oh and did I mention he knew my little cousin was staying here too. So now we have 5 people in a 2 bedroom 1 bath apt, no spare bed, only an air mattress and couch which my cousin occupies. Had I known they were going to come I would have told my cousin to come tonight after they leave. Ugh…maybe its me.
Whatever!
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