Parenting

<p>Parenting a baby is hard, and sometimes one parent feels like they&#39;re doing all the work. When this dad feels just that, he takes to the popular <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/t9kibb/aita_for_asking_my_wife_to_take_care_of_our/?sort=controversial">Reddit forum</a> to ask:</p><h2>&quot;AITA for asking my wife to take care of our newborn during the night hours while she is on maternity leave?&quot;</h2><blockquote> <p>My wife works at a company that gives 16 weeks of paid maternity leave, I only asked her that during that 16 week time period that she take care of the baby during the midnight hours while I sleep.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>I have to wake for work M-F. I told her that after I get off work I will take over entirely, do all chores cook, take care of the baby and even more so on weekends where I have no issue staying up late, waking up early or multiple times in the night for her to catch up on all of her needed rest.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>I also know that some nights even if I&rsquo;m working I will stay up with the baby, but she still thinks it&rsquo;s unfair if it&rsquo;s not an even split, which I disagree with. Be honest I may be the asshole I just want opinions. AITA?</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Well, let&#39;s find out.</h2><h2><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/CrystalQueen3000/">crystalqueen3000 </a>writes:</h2><blockquote> <p>YTA. Parenting is a full time job and should be done by both parents. She gave birth and is recovering from huge and painful physical changes, she&rsquo;s producing milk to feed your baby. She&rsquo;s in pain and exhausted, she needs you to step the fuck up, that includes during the night.</p> </blockquote><h2><a href="http://Speaking for myself, i tried as much as i could to let my partner sleep during the night while on leave. Considering he is a courier, and drives around all day... Him being sleep deprived is a hazard. So if OP is working heavy machinery, or driving around all day... I don't think his request is unreasonable.">funmacaron34 </a>disagrees:</h2><blockquote> <p>NTA. Speaking for myself, i tried as much as i could to let my partner sleep during the night while on leave. Considering he is a courier, and drives around all day... Him being sleep deprived is a hazard. So if OP is working heavy machinery, or driving around all day... I don&#39;t think his request is unreasonable.</p> </blockquote><h2><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/FrontRain5930/">Frontrain7644 </a>writes:</h2><blockquote> <p>NTA. I don&#39;t know about this. I&#39;m on maternity leave at the moment and do the overnight waking up because (1) we&#39;re a unit and at this stage one of us should be investing in their career (2) I am breastfeeding, pumping is a hassle. I can soothe baby back to sleep without him even waking up properly.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Music_withRocks_In/">makewithrocks83746</a> writes:</h2><blockquote> <p>YTA. It always boggles me that taking care of your <em>super</em> fragile newborn baby is not something some men think women should be well rested to do? You really want a sleep deprived mess holding your baby all day??? You don&#39;t think that&#39;s important?</p> </blockquote><h2>The jury&#39;s out. What do YOU think?</h2><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Dad asks if it's wrong to ask wife to watch newborn at night during maternity leave.

Parenting a baby is hard, and sometimes one parent feels like they&#39;re doing all the work. When this dad feels just that, he takes to the popular Reddit forum to ask:&quot;AITA for asking my wife to take care of our newborn during the night hours while she is on maternity leave?&quot; My wife works at a company that gives 16 weeks of paid maternity leave, I only asked her that during that 16 week time period that she take care of the baby during the midnight hours while I sleep.  I have to wake for work M-F. I told her that after I get off work I will take over entirely, do all chores cook, take care of the baby and even more so on weekends where I have no issue staying up late, waking up early or multiple times in the night for her to catch up on all of her needed rest.  I also know that some nights even if I&rsquo;m working I will stay up with the baby, but she still thinks it&rsquo;s unfair if it&rsquo;s not an even split, which I disagree with. Be honest I may be the asshole I just want opinions. AITA? Well, let&#39;s find out.crystalqueen3000 writes: YTA. Parenting is a full time job and should be done by both parents. She gave birth and is recovering from huge and painful physical changes, she&rsquo;s producing milk to feed your baby. She&rsquo;s in pain and exhausted, she needs you to step the fuck up, that includes during the night. funmacaron34 disagrees: NTA. Speaking for myself, i tried as much as i could to let my partner sleep during the night while on leave. Considering he is a courier, and drives around all day... Him being sleep deprived is a hazard. So if OP is working heavy machinery, or driving around all day... I don&#39;t think his request is unreasonable. Frontrain7644 writes: NTA. I don&#39;t know about this. I&#39;m on maternity leave at the moment and do the overnight waking up because (1) we&#39;re a unit and at this stage one of us should be investing in their career (2) I am breastfeeding, pumping is a hassle. I can soothe baby back to sleep without him even waking up properly. makewithrocks83746 writes: YTA. It always boggles me that taking care of your super fragile newborn baby is not something some men think women should be well rested to do? You really want a sleep deprived mess holding your baby all day??? You don&#39;t think that&#39;s important? The jury&#39;s out. What do YOU think?

Parenting a baby is hard, and sometimes one parent feels like they&#39;re doing all the work. When this dad feels just that, he takes to the popular Reddit forum to ask:  &quot;AITA for asking my wife to take care of our newborn during the...