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"We made sure that he spent some time on the tasks I usually handled, say swapping the laundry while I did puzzles with the kids or cooking while I cuddled on the couch with them."

The doctor said the caregiver needs to take time for themselves and has explained this to the partner

Dear Annie: My partner was made disabled last year and is confined to a wheelchair. At the moment, he is in the hospital and has been since last August. When he was in the spinal unit, I only saw him three days a week but would FaceTime every day. Now that he is closer to me, he wants me to be at his bedside seven days a week.

I understand that this is a massive change to his life, and that my life has to change, too, but is it wrong to want two days to myself ... ?

I was the 'bad guy.'

"When I do go, he is asleep most of the time or moaning at the nurses that he wants his medication."

In today's Dear Annie column, Annie Lane offers advice to a reader who is trying to meet their partner's new needs but also needs time for themself alone.

I understand that this is a massive change to his life, and that my life has to change, too, but is it wrong to want two days to myself ... ?

The 3-year-old gets so upset when her father is gone. What can be done?

"I have explained things to her over and over again as to why daddy has to work. It doesn’t seem to help with her attitude, though."