-Caitlin Explains What a Partnership is All About-
“I have a husband who helps, but that doesn’t mean I was ‘so lucky to find a man like that.’
Yes, I’m lucky to have him. But him being what a father and husband should be is not the main reason.
When I say I’m going away for a weekend to meet up with friends, or he’s cooking dinner tonight, or he took them grocery shopping without me, or he cleaned up and did the laundry, their faces look like I’ve told them a ghost story. Then comes the, ‘Oh my god, you’re so lucky! I need to borrow him. I need a man like that.’
We’re a team. I pick up after him, he picks up after me, and we take turns looking after the kids so we both get a break.
Being in a relationship, especially with kids, takes a ton of work, from both sides.
When he comes home from work, he plays with the kids so I can make dinner. Then I’ll play with the kids while he cleans up the kitchen. I make dinners on the weeknights, and he makes breakfast every weekend morning.
We both have each other’s backs. We both do our share of ‘work’ at home and with the kids. That’s the way it should be.
I’m not lucky to have him because he does what a father should be doing. I’m lucky to have him because of the person he is. And who I am when I’m with him.”
Credit: Caitlin Fladager