Argh!

[Kiwi]

That's good, keep it up with asserting yourself. You are ALLOWED to have time for the stuff you need to get done just as much as anyone else!

[teh_blumchenkinder]

This kinda reminds me of one of my friends, and his current girlfriend. A is the only woman R has actually loved--he's had sex, and other relationships, with plenty of women... but love? Nah. He didn't get too close, which, for as emotional and sensitive as he is, meant that he was afraid of getting hurt.
A is ... not nearly as sensitive as R is. She's an older woman, with two kids, and a widow-- her husband, an emotionally needy and ill man (cancer, I think), had wrung her dry. Completely understandable-- he was dying for pity's sake!
However. This bled onto R's relationship with A, mostly because A is/was still exhausted (emotionally) from that relationship. R was not making unreasonable demands, or asking for very much, from what we (myself and our circle of friends) could tell. They broke up, and then got back together once A realized a few things.
now R seriously has to get over the idea of having children that are literally half his age! (sounds like they might have something serious on the books...?>__> )
Anyway... I'm so happy this isn't as bad as I thought it was. If it helps, document your time, especially at the end of the day, maybe write down your own thoughts and emotions. That way, what you've done will stick to the wall.

[TheSHAD0W]

Stupid question: How lucrative is the quilting work? If you had more time to work on the quilting, would your total earnings be enough to cover someone helping with the housekeeping?