Barrybran

[Barrybran]

Thanks tough spot. I'm not sure what to do at the moment so I gave myself time outs yesterday to calm down instead of flying off the handle at the kids. I'm proud of myself for not snapping. Unfortunately, I also let the kids down by not doing their woodwork pieces with them. My wife sent me a message this morning noting that I hadn't done the woodworking with them. I'm a little pissed off at this because she's not in the trenches dealing with the kids. I understand that she doesn't care about what I do at the moment, even if I'm busting my butt to treat the kids better and be a better parent.

Speaking of the message, she sent a pretty snarky one this morning:

Here's some communication for you since I didn't actually have energy to tell you last night:
D4 vomitted on the lounge. Could you deal with the cushions outside the laundry this afternoon? Babysitter knows since she was here but she's going to keep an eye on her today.
S6 will be apologising to you today. He asked if he could open his craft thing to look at. I said ok. This morning I noticed he's started it. I told him that you'll be upset because you were supposed to do it with them. Not sure why you didn't yesterday.
Could you take chicken out this afternoon when you get home. I'll cook again.
Thought I'd save you assuming why/how things are around the house.
Just remember assume is to make an ass out of u and me.

As much as I don't like her attitude towards me right now, and I deserve it, her communication is clear. She asked me to tell her how I feel, I did by telling her our communication was poor and she's addressed that. That's all I asked for. I don't know where the part about S6 apologising came from. I didn't acknowledge this comment with my wife. Instead, I discussed it with S6 when I saw him after work. Anyway, my response to my wife was this:

Point taken and thank you for writing it down. Thanks for letting me know about D4. The girls were causing trouble yesterday so we didn't get to the woodwork. I'll take chicken out for you. I'm going to try harder to not assume things. Enjoy your day.