What Do Dad’s Really Think About Married Life After Kids?

Once you have kids married life changes forever and there's no turning back. Gone are the date nights you looked forward to every weekend. Gone are the spur of the moment romantic getaways…just because. Marriage with kids is a whole new world nobody can really prepare you for. Have you ever wondered what's going through your husband's head when life as a parent is really challenging you? This Dad, and amazing writer, Clint Edwards, will tell you all about it.

I got home from work at 6, and I was exhausted. I didn’t really want to do anything but soak in the tub for a while, and take a moment to clear my head. I walked through the front door, and Mel, my wife, unloaded. She told me about how Tristan, our 7-year-old, hadn’t cleared the table for dinner or started his homework. She told me how Aspen, our 4-month-old, had blown out her diaper twice that day and refused to take a nap, and how Norah, our 5-year-old, had done little but throw one fit after another.

This was about two years ago, and at the time Mel was a stay-at-home mom and a part-time student. She was in blue jeans and a striped T-shirt, her brown hair pulled back. She was stirring something on the stove, and on her hip was Aspen, who was crying and wearing nothing but a diaper. The house was a storm of toys and unfolded laundry. The bags under her eyes, her makeup-less face, her sagging right hip, her slumped sounders, everything about Mel said weary.

She’d had a long day.

But so had I.

To see the rest of this great post from a Dad's perspective head over to ScaryMommy.com.