Hey everyone,
For the pas 6 months or so I have been desiring to start a new hobby of getting a Kayak and going deep sea fishing. My wife has been aware of this desire for sometime and has been supportive of me getting kayak but because of financial reasons we have had it on hold. Now I am in a situation that i could fund it with no cost to the family budget. The hobby would be leaving my wife and kids early in the morning once a month for a day and coming home around 8pm or so. She tells me that this is selfish of me and not what a Christian man should do. We both work from home and share the looking after the kids but about 2-5 times a month I do work outside the house and leave her to watch the kids. Otherwise there is nothing that takes me out of the house. No going out with the guys. No other hobbies. I guess I am feeling like I am not asking much to have 1 day a month to my self, but my wife is giving me the feeling that if I loved her and my family I wouldn't leave them for a day. I honestly don't know anymore if I am being selfish or that I am not asking too much of my wife. I am more than willing to give her whole days to herself but she would rather spend time with the kids than herself. I'm just looking for an honest opinion do you and your spouses have hobbies that take you away from the family for a day here and there?
Thanks in advance
For the pas 6 months or so I have been desiring to start a new hobby of getting a Kayak and going deep sea fishing. My wife has been aware of this desire for sometime and has been supportive of me getting kayak but because of financial reasons we have had it on hold. Now I am in a situation that i could fund it with no cost to the family budget. The hobby would be leaving my wife and kids early in the morning once a month for a day and coming home around 8pm or so. She tells me that this is selfish of me and not what a Christian man should do. We both work from home and share the looking after the kids but about 2-5 times a month I do work outside the house and leave her to watch the kids. Otherwise there is nothing that takes me out of the house. No going out with the guys. No other hobbies. I guess I am feeling like I am not asking much to have 1 day a month to my self, but my wife is giving me the feeling that if I loved her and my family I wouldn't leave them for a day. I honestly don't know anymore if I am being selfish or that I am not asking too much of my wife. I am more than willing to give her whole days to herself but she would rather spend time with the kids than herself. I'm just looking for an honest opinion do you and your spouses have hobbies that take you away from the family for a day here and there?
Thanks in advance