Sick. Lovely.

I watch my son all day. Yes, I'm a WAHM so this is fair. I absolutely signed up for this. I can handle the office and Toddles (My son's AnonyMom nickname).

But my dh (use your imagination) has been home for weeks. Slow economy = massive time off for him. If he was doing something productive with this time, I would still adhere to my "I watch our son" prerogative. But seriously, all he's been doing is laying around watching his mansoaps (Ultimate fighter), and avoiding all parental responsibility.

If our son needs a diaper change, I do it. If our son makes a mess, I clean it. If our son is hungry, I feed him. Who gets up at night? Obviously not the one who has a busy day of mansoaps ahead of him.

And cooking, cleaning, and everything else domestic is still on me.

Is it too much to ask that my dh watch him so I get 5 min of "mommy time"?!!??

Of course he claims he watches him. Right. But as soon as anything that could possibly fall under the category of 'responsibility' arises, I hear "HE'S trying to pry off the outlet covers. Better come get him!" "His Cheerios are all over the floor. Better bring the vacuum!"

As it is, I get to bed after him and wake up hours before him.

I was sick and throwing up all yesterday morning. It was so considerate of him to wake just long enough each time I was sick to "keep an eye" on our son. This of course meant he watched Toddles wander around on the floor while he stayed in bed. At one point he yelled "Are you done? He's leaving the room." Uhh, yeah. Thanks for helping out.

I was still sick in the afternoon. He was such a wonderful help. He took my son to one of our friend's houses so my girlfriend could watch him, and my dh could hang out with her husband. They watched Ultimate Fighter, no doubt.

I never have to think too hard to remember life before children - a glance at my dh is a fine reminder.

My dh

dh. I googled it. Apparently it stands for "dear husband."

I still plan on using this shorthand, but bear in mind that quite frequently the 'd' will stand for something entirely not related to "dear."

I'm thinking along the lines of 'damn,' 'dumb,' 'deluded,' and when he's being really special 'dildo-of-a.'

Yes, I said it.