I wrote here once before about my envy for single moms, who can, from time to time, get a break from being a mom and experience things like a kids-free weekend. That does sound nice but let me tell you this: My husband has been away for 24 hours and I think single working moms are heroes.

Let me start by saying that while I nag endlessly, my husband is probably towards the helpful side of the helpful/unhelpful scale. He drops off our daughter at school a few times a week, cleans up the kitchen after I cook, goes grocery shopping (with a detailed list from me and not always getting the right thing, but he is there, at the store, doing it), take out the garbage, unloads the dishwasher, and does a bunch of other helpful stuff around the house. He is ultra-involved in raising our kiddo and has even been trying to learn how to do her hair in the morning (we let him, and then I re-do it).

It’s now almost 11pm and my day as a mom without a somewhat helpful husband has kicked my butt. Read the rest of this entry »