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<blockquote data-quote="farmerm" data-source="post: 7135914" data-attributes="member: 7195"><p>I can only speak from a male perspective but I am know you are far from being the only one in this situation. I suspect there are few of us husbands on this forum who can honestly say our wives haven't felt similar to you are some point. I know when our children where that age my wife greatly benefited from the support network she formed though the local mother and toddlers group, something sadly much less accessible in these pandemic times. Changing someone else's mindset is a difficult challenge! It is double difficult when you are looking to change both the mindset of making space in the day for family time and the mindset of taking on an employee. As a farmer it can easy to fill every spare hour of the day doing "important jobs" that would be left if you costed them at the wage of an employee.. The better you and your husband understand each others challenges the more each side can make compromises and adjustments. If you do not already get a firm grip in understand both the day to day and seasonal challenges as well as the financial position of the business, ultimately your financial future and that of your children is reliant upon it. Show your husband you understand the challenges he is under but also show him its bloody tough being a mum with young kids. You have to accept there are peaks in the year when his time is in short supply, your husband needs to accept when the pressure is off he needs to make time to spend with you and the family. Network with other farmers wives if you can, if nothing else it is good to have friends in similar situation with which you can vent your frustrations.</p><p></p><p>Having kids is tough enough! Best of luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerm, post: 7135914, member: 7195"] I can only speak from a male perspective but I am know you are far from being the only one in this situation. I suspect there are few of us husbands on this forum who can honestly say our wives haven't felt similar to you are some point. I know when our children where that age my wife greatly benefited from the support network she formed though the local mother and toddlers group, something sadly much less accessible in these pandemic times. Changing someone else's mindset is a difficult challenge! It is double difficult when you are looking to change both the mindset of making space in the day for family time and the mindset of taking on an employee. As a farmer it can easy to fill every spare hour of the day doing "important jobs" that would be left if you costed them at the wage of an employee.. The better you and your husband understand each others challenges the more each side can make compromises and adjustments. If you do not already get a firm grip in understand both the day to day and seasonal challenges as well as the financial position of the business, ultimately your financial future and that of your children is reliant upon it. Show your husband you understand the challenges he is under but also show him its bloody tough being a mum with young kids. You have to accept there are peaks in the year when his time is in short supply, your husband needs to accept when the pressure is off he needs to make time to spend with you and the family. Network with other farmers wives if you can, if nothing else it is good to have friends in similar situation with which you can vent your frustrations. Having kids is tough enough! Best of luck [/QUOTE]
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