r/SAHP • u/AmazingWarthog8014 • 1h ago
Are you the default parent?
I’m curious if this is a universal issue. I’m handling pretty much all mental load of running my home. I do all of the kids’ appointments, clothes shopping, meal planning, meal prepping, cooking, cleaning (we do get weekly help with this though), making sure kids’ stuff is put in the calendars, making sure kids have everything they need, etc.
I feel like it makes sense that I would handle all of this because my husband is working full time and this is basically my job, but I get really jealous of families that split drop off and pick up for school and have dads that are a lot more involved in the daily logistics.
I sometimes fantasize about going back to work just so that all of this doesn’t fall on me.