{"id":36566,"date":"2024-12-06T17:08:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T17:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=36566"},"modified":"2025-02-24T13:31:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T13:31:31","slug":"nine-months-pregnant-i-stared-at-the-unopened-crib-box-weeks-of-asking-tom-my-husband-to-assemble-it-had-led-to-nothing-but-excuses-so-i-did-it-myself-struggling-through-aches-and-tears-when-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=36566","title":{"rendered":"Nine months pregnant, I stared at the unopened >>>>>>>>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-314-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-314-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-314-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-314-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-314.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The next day, I gave him a list of impossible party tasks. While I rested, he floundered\u2014forgotten cakes, misplaced decorations, and rising panic. By the time guests arrived, the chaos was evident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the party, I addressed everyone, mentioning the crib I\u2019d assembled alone. The room fell silent, and Tom\u2019s embarrassment was palpable. Later, he apologized, acknowledging his failures. I told him I needed a partner, not just in words but in action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom promised to change, and while I accepted, I made it clear this was his chance to prove himself. Parenthood isn\u2019t a solo act; it\u2019s a partnership. Now, it\u2019s up to him to ensure we move forward as a team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=36551\" title=\"\">also read&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next day, I gave him a list of impossible party tasks. While I rested, he floundered\u2014forgotten cakes, misplaced decorations, and rising panic. By the time guests&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36566"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36566"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49267,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36566\/revisions\/49267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/36567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}