
Let me set the context here with:This is part “am I the asshole?”I am an outdoorsy, adventurous person who camps, off-roads, and climbs almost every weekend. My wife is very much the opposite. But that’s okay!The past 4ish months I’ve taken all my outdoorsy wants and needs and suppressed them by not leaving for overnight trips, or going anywhere without cell service (and nowhere over 30 minutes away) just in case she popped early.Our baby is now 2 weeks old and now that she is here and safe, my urge to go out (even for a couple hours to climb or hit a quick trail) has come forth tenfold. I’m itching for it.We are lucky enough to have a night nurse a few times a week, and family to come and help often during the day. I’m doing everything I can do give her a break. I cook every single meal, I clean, I’m picking up all the slack in every way.Knowing we have the extra help on occasion, I’ve asked if she would be okay with me taking a few hours to myself to decompress and take a small break - to which she got very upset. It caused an argument.She doesn’t want me to go, and I can’t seem to understand why she doesn’t grasp the concept that I need a break, too.That’s fine, I said if you’re not comfortable with me taking a break, I’ll stay.So that brings us here - I said even if I can’t go anywhere, please, PLEASE go take a break yourself. (We live near a private beach) I told her to go and relax in the sand, take a few hours to breath in the fresh air and get some sun, I’ll pack you a lunch and some water so you can go and just chill. Let me watch the baby for a couple hours.She won’t. She says she doesn’t want to leave the baby. She started crying saying she feels terrible leaving the baby and that she has to be there and can’t go anywhere.To me, it just doesn’t sound healthy. I feel like she needs a break, even if it’s a couple hours. But she refuses to take one.I’m a first time father. Is this normal? Am I wrong for thinking that she should take a break? She’s exhausted, and beat. I feel bad, but can’t seem to help her.Any advice would be great, thanks guys. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2CDDIBB
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