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Big Fat Lie
| Sat, 09-11-2004 - 1:41pm |
I'm the mother of 2. I have 2 boys, one is 2 1/2, the other is 4 months old. Before I had my second baby, I was a full time nurse and was making more money than my husband. That being said, he never really had a problem with it. The extra money helped us pay for extras. Well, I decided after the second child, that I would stay at home most of the week. I work only 2 days a week, 6 hours a day. Now all of the sudden, I do EVERYTHING. He does not get up at night with this baby, he does not keep the house clean with me, NOTHING I do is important enough. (He plays softball once a week, goes out with the guys after etc.) I do not do anything. (Actually I get to go to Weight Watchers on Fridays while my mom watches the kids.) I have no life anymore, and his life is fantastic! I tried to take a class, but he wouldn't help with the kids enough so I couldn't stick with it.
When we got married we were going to share all responsibilities, take care of the kids TOGETHER, do the housework TOGETHER. It was all just a BIG FAT LIE!!!!
When we got married we were going to share all responsibilities, take care of the kids TOGETHER, do the housework TOGETHER. It was all just a BIG FAT LIE!!!!

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What I do is make a huge pot of super-thick meat red sauce, then separate it out. I leave part of it thick, and freeze it marked for lasagna. Then I thin the rest of the sauce to the level I would use for spaghetti, and freeze that marked that way. I always freeze these things in a ziploc that is pressed flat; it thaws more quickly that way, and stores more compactly.
I usually freeze my stuff in gallon freezer bags -- takes up less room in the freezer. You just have to label and date everything.
Alright. I'm sold. Would you consider writing this up and posting it for a fee (I mean writing it up in step by step
Mondo
Mondo, is the back problem going to be fixed once you give birth or is it something that just flares up?
It sounds miserable and I am sorry you are having such a rough pregnancy emotionally and phyisically. With Alex, I could barely walk. He was laying on some sort of tendon in my pelvic area and I would just collapse. God, it hurt so I can't imagine back pain.
Hang in there and give yourself a hug from me. Poor baby..one more month left!!
"You just have to keep making decisions. Even wrong decisions" Joe Simpson in "Touching the Void" about surviving climbing down a mountain with a shattered leg.
Kristi
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It had BETTER get better. Otherwise I'll be in for surgery, extreme weight loss options (if it will help), a personal trainer, or whatever it takes.
Mondo
How do you handle veggies?
Mondo
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