of babies is exhausting even when both parents are sharing the responsibility. There are feedings, diapers, naps, laundry, meals, cleaning, and countless little tasks that never seem to end.
So watching her husband pack his bags for a relaxing beach trip left her feeling more than simply tired.
She felt forgotten.
What hurt most wasn’t necessarily that he wanted to travel.
It was that he seemed comfortable enjoying his time away while assuming that she would simply handle everything at home.
And that can create a very different kind of loneliness.
The beach trip became more than a trip
From the outside, the situation might sound simple: one parent goes away for a few days while the other stays home with the children.
But relationships rarely work that way emotionally.
The issue is often not the trip itself.
It’s whether both partners feel that their time, exhaustion, responsibilities, and needs
