I really dislike those scenarios because they remind me too much of the real life examples I've seen in friends and family.
PSA: If your boyfriend/husband/partner claims he'll do double parental duty or pick up the slack after you have a baby, ask yourself: does he competently pull his own weight in domestic chores NOW? And if so, why not?
I'm not saying people never change. But the fact is, someone who hasn't been raised to do their fair share of domestic household chores 1) usually has a poor grasp of just how much that entails and therefore isn't equipped to do double duty even in emergencies 2) will get frustrated and resentful about the "extra" they have to do, even if it's only the exact same crap you do all day, every day. The arrival of a baby doesn't turn someone who's never cleaned a toilet or done their own laundry or cooked a meal into Super Parent. Take a hard look at who you date, or you'll end up like my poor bff whose husband's idea of looking after the kids is letting them tear apart the house while his eyes are glued to his laptop for three hours, then congratulating himself on "babysitting" his own damn kids, smh.
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PSA: If your boyfriend/husband/partner claims he'll do double parental duty or pick up the slack after you have a baby, ask yourself: does he competently pull his own weight in domestic chores NOW? And if so, why not?
I'm not saying people never change. But the fact is, someone who hasn't been raised to do their fair share of domestic household chores 1) usually has a poor grasp of just how much that entails and therefore isn't equipped to do double duty even in emergencies 2) will get frustrated and resentful about the "extra" they have to do, even if it's only the exact same crap you do all day, every day. The arrival of a baby doesn't turn someone who's never cleaned a toilet or done their own laundry or cooked a meal into Super Parent. Take a hard look at who you date, or you'll end up like my poor bff whose husband's idea of looking after the kids is letting them tear apart the house while his eyes are glued to his laptop for three hours, then congratulating himself on "babysitting" his own damn kids, smh.