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to be sat in the living room in the dark hating DH?

85 replies

Wizardsleeveoh · 17/04/2014 21:31

Hate is a strong emotion but I am fed up if it all.

I'm a SAHM to two lovely children but I am starting to resent DH for it all. He does nothing to help me and uses "I've been working all day" as his excuse. I completely lost it when I went downstairs in the morning and saw that he left a knife in the sink. I know it's only a knife but he couldn't be bothered to wash it so he kef t it for me to wash, despite knowing how stressful my mornings are.

He comes home to cooked meals, clean house and he never runs out of clothes. All this and my youngest is 3 weeks old. I have only peed once the whole day because DD is constantly attached to my breast.

I text DH to give me an hour to myself to be able to poo, shower and just sit with my own thoughts. He replied with "but I have things to sort out on my laptop".. So I waited to see the important things he needed to do. Only renaming fucking pictures!!!

I have had my shower etc but only because I brought DD in with me.

I hate being a SAHM for the reason that I have no adult interaction at all (recently moved so no friends or family here) and I'm doing the same things every dang day. nothing new or spontaneous. suicide is certainly an option bec and I've had enough, I can't even be fucking bothered to worry about spelling and grammar in this post

OP posts:
Wizardsleeveoh · 17/04/2014 23:02

Ubik1 I'll call them now. Thank you

OP posts:
AgentZigzag · 17/04/2014 23:02

You're not mad or lost your mind, and even if you had he should still be supportive, surely?

I would expect that at the very least from my DH.

Are there any family/friends you feel you can call?

Sorry to push you on it Wiz Grin but you're worth more than how he's making you feel.

EhricLovesTheBhrothers · 17/04/2014 23:03

You made a mistake marrying him but you can undo that easily. You have your kids, well it will be hard for a couple of years but then you have a lifetime of being their mum. You don't have to stay with him!

AgentZigzag · 17/04/2014 23:03

You're calling NHS Direct, nice one Smile

You're doing the right thing.

justmuddlingalong · 17/04/2014 23:05

That's very recent. Are you still seeing your midwife? He/she could put you in touch with a local toddler group. I know, I know, they're not for everyone, but maybe worth giving it a go like Ubik1 suggests. I met my best pal at a toddler group 22 years ago and we've been through all sorts of sh*t together. Making friends is for another day though. If you feel at the end of your tether now, phone OOH doctor. You aren't making a fuss over nothing, you need support and you need to take that first step.

kinkyfuckery · 17/04/2014 23:11

Have you phoned NHSDirect/24 yet? I hope you are speaking to someone helpful.
If you want, I can PM you my number and we can chat.

Karoleann · 17/04/2014 23:16

He probably needs to be told to do things, rather than you asking.
So (dump DD on his lap) - I'm going to have a shower now, she's just been fed - then take your time.

My DH was utterly useless until we had dc3 - maybe is still his but I think my expectations are lower and I tell him what to do more.
I've also had weekends when I've been away by myself - or with just one child and he always appreciates me more when I come back.

Being a SAHM with your g children is very hard

Ubik1 · 17/04/2014 23:16

It's good you are contacting them. It's good to talk in RL to people who can help.

And congrats on your beautiful new baby (forgot to say that earlier Smile

nappyrat · 17/04/2014 23:17

OP please hang on in there...I was in a very similar position to you after my first was born. My H Did eff-all for approximately 9 months. It made me so so low. I felt so massively let down by him I still haven't really forgiven him. :(

Have you got family nearby? If so bloody move out to them or bloody move them in with you! FORGET everything about your husband for now!!! Forget him for now & focus on you!!! Do everything you possibly can to make your life easier. E.g. Leave ALL housework, leave all his clothes dirty - let him do his bloody washing!- let him cook his own meals.

You need to focus exclusively on you & your dc. Be kind to yourself, sleep as much as you can, whenever you can. When I was really low people kept telling me It was possible I desperately needed sleep but I rejected this at the time. I now realise this was true. With more rest - & a change in attitude from h - I can now bring myself to speak to him again.

There were also days when I handed baby to h and said 'I'm not doing anything except breast feeding today' and stomped off! When I had reached the complete end of my tether. It did give me a bit if sanity temporarily.

Sounding you a big hug. I know it probably doesn't seem it now, but I think it will get better. I never thought it would with me but it did. Although that's not to say h is forgiven.

Xx

hiddenhome · 17/04/2014 23:22

I really think that the OP should take both her kids to where her family are and stay with them for a while until she sorts out how she feels. She could get some rest and support from them perhaps. Leave the shitty husband to wash his own sodding clothes and cutlery.

liger · 17/04/2014 23:22

Please come back and tell us that you have spoken to someone helpful - tonight.

Also read this - mummysays.net/2014/04/16/how-tough-is-motherhood/ it was yesterday's mumsnet blog of the day - it a well written funny piece of how testing the weeks just after a birth of a child are.

Please be kind to yourself, it's a sure way to be kindest of all to your two children.

hiddenhome · 17/04/2014 23:25

Motherhood doesn't have to be tough.

It definitely is tough when you have a pathetic man child around your neck though.

Call themselves men? They're worse than useless. They don't deserve to have somebody bear their children.

It doesn't have to be like this. Leave the useless bastard. Life can be good.

HappydaysArehere · 17/04/2014 23:37

Think your advice is spot on. All I can add is that the poor girl probably has overlooked the fact she has two babies in the family. The big one is always the most trouble. I can tell you that it is common for young men to act in this selfish, immature fashion. A lot of them take ages to grow up. Meanwhile we are all feeling for you and encouraging her to go to the GP. Perhaps the GPs comments is what he needs.

AgentZigzag · 17/04/2014 23:58

How's it going Wiz? Smile

Flux700 · 18/04/2014 01:55

He should be supporting you. What he's doing isn't normal or considerate.

SolidGoldBrass · 18/04/2014 02:04

This man isn't just lazy and selfish, he is abusive. He's isolated the OP from her friends and family and is treating her like a slave and bullying her.

Wiz' either take the kids and go to family or get your family to come and visit and look after you for a while. Then, when you're feeling a bit stronger, look into separation/divorce and start making your plans. This man thinks women are less than human and it won't change.

Fortysomethingwinelover · 18/04/2014 02:16

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aMashedUpPhraseWithGravy · 18/04/2014 02:23

What a horrible post fortysomething.

AgentZigzag · 18/04/2014 02:32

What a shitty unsympathetic opinion you have their Forty, people don't feel suicidal because someone's left a knife in the sink FFS Hmm

The OP may have chosen to have children, but I'm pretty sure she didn't make the choice to feel suicidal.

It's about bigger things that are obviously a bit over your head.

Her DH is a selfish wanker for not bothering to get off his arse and support his wife when she said she needed it.

Are there any situations where you show your DP (if you have one) any compassion at all Forty? No? Thought not

AveryJessup · 18/04/2014 02:47

Yes, Forty, yes. That's it exactly. This is all about the knife left in the sink. Obviously. No other context at all

Hmm
Custardo · 18/04/2014 02:53

competitive martyrdom doesn't get anyone anywhere in trying to find a solution.

he will see you as whining

you will see him as a lazy fucker

what is needed is a sensible conversation about a solution based approach and compromise.

i have said to my husband something along the lines of, 'i've had a shitty day, i just want you to listen to me and sympathise, i am not saying that my shitty day was shittier than yours, nor does my shit belittle or invalidate your shit in any way - ok and when i have finished, i will listen to your shitty day'

what you need to sort out now is roles.

took me ages to get there but dh does all his own washing, we take turns in doing the cooking. if one cooks the other washes the dishes. dh must remember to do the bins and the recycling. it is his responsibility to know when bin day is.

set roles are crucial, it sets expectations. if you do it now, you are saying i am a mother to a child and thus have become your mother - which quite frankly is horseshit.

buy a washing basket for his things and leave his things in it - he washes them, he irons them.

if you cook

he washes the dishes.

if he gets home at 7pm and you are both in bed for around 10 or 11pm, then nappy changes and bedtime routine or the baby need to be alternated.

if weekends are non working weekends, then you must tell him now ' i expect a lie in on a sunday morning from now until i die, and you get saturday ( or other way around) express your milk to enable this to happen if you can.

tell him every friday evening at 8pm, you will be having a bath, reading a magazine and listening to the radio - for one hour, he can negotiate an hour on something he wants

this has to be a mutually agreed solution based approach where you are not competing fro who is hardest done to. you must be calm, jovial if possible - draw up a list of who does what and when and put it on the fridge.

Custardo · 18/04/2014 02:55

forgot to say, moaning to mother is not an option, this must be addressed. you should calmly state that you feel somewhat betrayed even if that wasn't his intention, that you ecxpect his first loyalty to be to you and you would appreciate it if he didn't discuss your marriage with his mother, after all, he wouldn't appreciate that sort of discussion talking place if it were you and a family member of yours

PuddingAndHotMilk · 18/04/2014 03:27

Forty something what a hideous post. OP is 3 weeks post partum and miles away from friends and family.

Custardo makes a lot of sense. I felt much like the OP in the early days when my DD arrived and found that by stopping the competition and being very direct in my requests things improved slightly. 8months later I accepted that I actually had PND and DH still needs direct guidance but we are all in a much better place.

Wizard - please be kind to yourself. You're on a roller coaster of hormones right now. Focus on your precious children. If 'd'h won't listen then maybe take yourself off to stay with family for a break and get some perspective. Was he a selfish gaslighting twunt before the dcs arrived or is he scared and acting out?
I read a book called Babyproof your Marriage (on advice from a mn'er) and it helped me see his perspective a little. I've not got him to read it yet...
Hang in there, you're doing an amazing and an incredibly hard job ThanksThanksThanks

BigBoobiedBertha · 18/04/2014 03:56

Forty - presumably you have heard the phrase 'the straw that broke the camel's back'? That is what the knife is. Have a little empathy why don't you? Wizard had a baby 3 weeks ago, we have no idea what her pregnancy and birth were like - she could still be recovering physically. I don't suppose you can understand that though, can you? You are either a man or you have never given birth. Her husband is taking the piss but Wizard has to suck it up and get on with things. What an odd view.

Wizard - I hope you are OK.

I agree with the idea that you go and visit your family. You need to get away. Do talk to your GP first though, tell them how you feel and see if there is anything they can do to help so you can really gather your strength to tackle your husband when you get home. He needs a few things spelling out.

Exitedwoman · 18/04/2014 05:32

For those who recommended nhs direct, bad news I'm afraid. www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/

I agree that your husband is a abusive op.