I am struggling with a bout of Long Covid. I have a partner who works about 3 hours away, he has been off this past week at home with me. This week has not been a good week for me energy wise but I have been trying to balance helping myself and him and the kids.
I have looked after him, without complaint, through flu, and two separate operations on his hand in the past which meant I had to be a cook, chauffeur, help him bathe and basically do everything for him.
I have just asked him to make me an omelette for lunch, he said yes, he would, but he doesn’t know how and will need my full supervision I.e. me standing next to him talking him through it.
I could honestly cry. It’s a fucking omelette and I’m not well. He’s just stropped off into the kitchen sighing. I just feel like I’m not actually allowed to be human and ask for help. I’m always on the ball and totally organised at looking after everyone else but when it’s me it’s like he cannot cope with me being ill. Is it just my partner?