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Partner is no help... or am I selfish

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Jen2505 · 19/12/2019 22:15

My partner and I had our baby girl 6 months ago. The birth itself was very traumatic as my baby was stuck in my pelvis. My partner has never acknowledged how hard it was for me and only ever says how ‘he had to watch it’ and that I had pain relief, etc. After the birth he has been all but useless. It is 6 months in and he still doesn’t feel comfortable changing her clothes or settling her to bed. He goes out whenever he likes and says ‘ it is different for a woman, the man can do whatever he wants’. He often calls me selfish and says I need to grow up. Yet I am the one who is paying the majority of bills etc. I feel like having a child to him was a novelty... he just wants the fun times and not the hard. Or is he correct. Am I being selfish and need to grow up ? Any advice is appreciated!

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blackcat86 · 21/12/2019 08:27

DH tried this and I went in to self protection mode and shut down. I also had a very traumatic birth and we nearly lost DD. At one point I lived in the special care unit with her (whilst he went home to feed the cat and complained about the drive). I added up our outgoings and halved them. I told him that I expected him to pay me x each month for his half with no exceptions and as I went PT but was saddled with all our debt I wouldn't be giving him any back. Your kid needs revision guides - your problem. Your bike needs fixing - your problem. He can be resourceful and manage his money like you have to. If he cant do that he can move out. Also lay down expectations for childcare or again he can move out.how these selfish men think this is acceptable is beyond me.

TheMustressMhor · 21/12/2019 17:42

Oh dear. The fact that he smokes your money away would be enough for me to want to bin him off, OP.

You sound like you're nearly ready to do this anyway. Sorry you're going through this.

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