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but he's not "stuck at home" - he goes out all the time, and is mates with another dad a couple of doors away in exactly the same situation (whose son is a month older than ours and whose wife works), so please don't picture him trapped in the house all day or tied to the nursery. He's had a few occasional jobs here and there over the months too, at which times either my parents have had the little one or i've taken annual leave. That's what i'm trying to say - its not a case of him being stuck at home. and he tells everyone that he's got the little one, and is proud of it! Believe me, there's no stigma attached to it as far as either of us are concerned.
the times going out has gone up over the last few weeks - used to be one night every couple of weeks, then it became once a week, then last week, twice. i think i was mostly upset that he went out sunday night (Bank holiday party time for everyone!) and left me home on my own, bored and miserable - and had a great time because the pub was buzzing, whereas when we went together on saturday, it was rubbish ....... grrrrr