it is, but our circumstances are such that my other half has pretty much looked after our little one for the last 5 years. Shes a child minder working from home so before going to school the pair of them hardly ever spent any time a part, and so weekends are sort of a break for the wife as i am home and can look after our daughter. Add to this that my wife doesnt really have a social life, so never gets the oppurtunity to "take" as it were, and it makes it all the harder justifying "swanning off" for a day with "a bunch of strangers from the internet"
If i can get my old dear to have our daughter for the day then i am pretty much good to go, as then we both get a break.
Its all about being fair, and to be honest, i definatly get the good end of the deal 95% of the time, so i cant really complain.