Ok that's an exaggeration for me..... but as a SAHM I crave my weekends and help from DH. Now he spends at least 8 hours to watch his college and pro team play during the weekend, and I feel like a bad wife if I say no. Meanwhile I've given up watching my football team play because I have a baby girl to chase around all day! How is this fair?!
Anyone else in my boat? As a compromise I usually do try to have us go to a sports bar so we at least get out of the house together!
grapefruit / 4823 posts
@artbee: thankfully yesterday he wanted to have that father son bonding time with G(even though he's 4 months old) and he watched him while they watched the game. i don't see it lasting much longer lol and next weekend DH is actually going to the game so, altough i don't have to watch the game, i don't get any me time either(i'm a WAHM, so i too love my weekends!)
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@sarbear: ooh lucky that he's going to the game!
@artbee: I can see this happening so yesterday I made sure to hand M to him during the game! haha. But he enjoyed watching the game with her even though at certain points he had to hand her back because he was getting too upset.
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
That stinks! I'm glad that DH isn't into watching sports. He plays video games but that can wait until after bedtime so I don't mind that!
GOLD / papaya / 10166 posts
Yeeep! DH was at a bachelor party all weekend and then watched football when he got home. Completely useless LOL
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
ugh I'm so glad DH isn't like this. Call me a bad wife but I would never put up with that. I also crave weekends as not only time with DH I don't get during the week, but help with DS too. If he started having weekend commitments (sports or anything else) I would go off on him about it. I NEED help and some me time or I go nuts. If I was a WOHM it might be a little different..
Anyhow, DH was never into sports so thankfully I don't deal with this. My heart goes out to you!!
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
@mrbee: when did you become a wife???
And...Oh hellllz no. My husband spent 2.5hrs of yesterday watching M as I napped. He also mowed the lawn, cleaned the kitchen, vacuumed the family room and did some of his laundry. We turned on football for fun a few time but since M loves to look at the TV, we couldn't really turn it on for long. Thankfully my husband is not a huge sports fan. *phew*
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
@Andrea: I think our husbands are very much alike. 
blogger / pomelo / 5400 posts
@artbee: You're not a bad wife. I say let him have one of his games, but eight solid hours of football when he should be helping with the LO is unreasonable. DH loves his sports, too, but we were at the playground and running errands during the games. He caught most of one during naptime, and was happy with that.
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
@mediagirl: um no, mine is not like yours if your DH did all of that yesterday!!!! Wow!!! I don't think mine has gotten the memo that I'm pregnant again and could use more help!! 2nd pregnancies don't seem to come with the same pampering as the first. Hahahaha.
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
My husband is a former NFL player so we watch a lot of football in our house. But he also never just spends a whole day sitting and watching football unless it's the playoffs or something. We don't even have a baby yet but he spent most of yesterday working (mowed the lawn, cleaned the kitchen, vaccuumed and cleaned the floors in the whole house, finished up some stuff in the nursery, and went grocery shopping with me). He just catches a bit of the games here and there while he takes a break. So I highly doubt we'll have an issue where he'll expect me to watch the baby all day while he sits on his butt and watches football.
clementine / 943 posts
Ugh, yesterday DH watched sports coverage/football from 7 am until 1 pm. I was so tired from watching LO that I just wanted a break- I ended up taking him with me to a baby shower because DH was going to watch the game at a bar- I was livid when I found out that he ended up coming home 20 minutes after I left for the shower. It wasn't that I minded taking LO to the shower, but I'm home all week all day with him, so I was looking forward to a little time to myself!!
Next weekend, this all day football at the bar nonsense is not happening. Maybe every other weekend, but seriously- mama needs time off too!!
pomegranate / 3890 posts
@coco bee: agree with you.
luckily dh isnt in to sports but if he was i wouldnt be able to put up with him watching so much tv and not helping out.
pomegranate / 3438 posts
I just hand him DS and walk away We were at a friend's birthday party and all the guys were watching football. DS is in that really squirmy stage where he always wants to be doing something. After entertaining him for an hour it was DH's turn.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@sarbear: Last year we were at the stage where LO was a newborn and would nap during part of the games so we would both be able to watch together. Take advantage of these times! Now she's 13 months old and doesn't like tv and crawls out of the room to play with her toys. She doesn't like to be in the same room for longer than five minutes
@regberadaisy: When my LO was a newborn my SIL used to love when my brother would hold my LO during games because it kept him from getting too upset and yelling the whole time at the tv!
@BabyBoecksMom: Wow, he owes you a weekend of watching your LO!
@mrbee: I'd hope so
@Coco Bee: @STARGAL Yes I complain and it can get overwhelming at times.... but I do think it's only fair that I let DH do his things because I also like to do my things. And when I do want to do my things, DH is always happy to say yes to watching the baby. It's not right for me to say no, he always has to be with me watching the baby but I'm allowed to go out when I want.
@Mrs. Yoyo: He is actually much better now that LO is here, he used to spend the entire day watching football! Now it's just his favorite teams and if his team is doing really bad or really good (boring game) he is willing to leave the game.
@Pink Champagne: That's not cool! Hope you get a break next weekend!
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
Well, my husband isn't a sports fan (at least not football, baseball or basketball) so it isn't an issue, BUT I have the same situation in that he wants to do his own thing on the weekends, while I consider it family time and get kind of annoyed when he's doing something instead of giving me a break.
I feel torn too, because I want him to do his thing (he works hard and deserves some downtime) but then again, I am home during the week and need a break too!
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
My husband also looooves football. But he's only really big on his pro team, which I can handle. But uh, that's what DVR is for. You can pause the game, change the baby, and get right back to it. Football's a biggie for my husband and it's only here once a year. But i say that if you get shafted in the fall, then come winter/spring, fair's fair!
You could trade off weeks. But, really, DH has to record a lot of his games. That's life.
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
Funny enough, we went to our teams home opener yesterday and got a babysitter for LO for the day! I'm a bigger football fan than DH, but usually it's just on in the background all day while we cook/clean.
bananas / 9118 posts
Hell no, HE whose butt is parked in front of the couch all weekend watching sports gets to watch the baby at the same time 
I take most weekdays and nights, so he takes more baby duty in the weekends to give me a break.
I do watch a college game or two on Saturday (see pic), but don't have a lot of interest in NFL. Sundays are my day to escape for a few hours, run errands, and get some ME time!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
@lemondrop: So cute! Unfortunately my LO will not keep her tush parked in front of the TV with DH, so it's impossible to watch her and the TV at the same time. I'm a SAHM so I get to run errands during the week. I like my weekends to be family time.
pomegranate / 3890 posts
@artbee: awesome that you guys compromise with your lo and that your hubby watches her when you get to do yur own thing.
@lemondrop: oh my gosh, that pic is adorable!
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