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Aibu?

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Wide · 26/02/2021 12:37

Will try and keep this brief. A year ago myself and dh split up due to his financial lies, it was horrendous during the split and I was so sad and just wnated my family back together, we have 2dc. During this break while I was crying he chose this time to go and grt out another finance car he'd had one years before and the debt got wiped so to take another one out was selfish and stupid, i refused to get back with him but then in the end we did get back together. The car is £400 a month with insurance we are no high earnersxless than 30k and on universal credits. Dh has always dropped in i only work oart time and should do more etc I said when we got back together the deal is don't tell me to work full time when we would have £400 spare a month if it wasn't for his car so no i won't work extra and not do school runs, I want to be there for the kids, no judging to other full time workers.

Fast forward a year husband is on the sick with a hernia and I got made redundant, found anither job but that also went wrong again due to lockdown, so he's on the sick for at least another 6 months and I have been doing private cleaning and have started a little cake business to bring extra money in. Money is tight we have nothing spare and I haven't taken any money for myself in months, he has! We've argued today because he's said I now should work full time seeing as he is off and can do thr school runs but my argument is had we not got £400 to pay on a car we would have that spare do why should I work full time?? He's gona crazy at me shouting i won't do anything for the family when it's down, I'm bone idle I won't work for us. This was all infront of the kids, how vile. Can I add he isn't a husband that does much round the house, doesn't cook, doesn't put washing on its an ongoing argument for him to get out of bed, he would stay in bed til 2pm everyday if he could. So am I wrong for refusing to work full time?

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Wide · 26/02/2021 14:45

The thing is I would work full time for my family, I have worked since they were babies I think ny point is and yes it's stubborn but when I do everything around the house and I wouldn't need to work full time had we not got £400 a month for a fucking car to pay! I've got a car he had a car but obvs he needs a fab car for self esteem I don't know! So this is why I'm like why should I never do school runs get back late, then do the majority of the house work to substitute the money we have lost for his car! I knoe I got back with him and need to accept the car but it's the way he's forcing me. He does a manual job hence the tine off for the hernia but he isn't a carrying on person anyway if he has a cold he's in bed for a week. I love him and yes I thought he would change but the way he puts pressure on me makes me feel uncomfortable, I fully get I shouldn't be stubborn and bring the money in but why should I now habe to work full time as ee have no extra money which we would have if it wasn't for his shit car! And no he won't give it uo we have it for another 4 years to pay!! Quite happy to be told I am being unreasonable though if I am

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ErickBroch · 26/02/2021 14:50

It was obviously a fuck up getting back with him. You chose to do that, knowing the £400 car payment, therefore YABU for not working FT whilst he cannot work due to poor health. If he can do the school runs there is no reason you can't work FT.

ElizaLaLa · 26/02/2021 14:51

I don't think you are being unreasonable, except for staying with him.

Aprilx · 26/02/2021 14:54

@Wide

The thing is I would work full time for my family, I have worked since they were babies I think ny point is and yes it's stubborn but when I do everything around the house and I wouldn't need to work full time had we not got £400 a month for a fucking car to pay! I've got a car he had a car but obvs he needs a fab car for self esteem I don't know! So this is why I'm like why should I never do school runs get back late, then do the majority of the house work to substitute the money we have lost for his car! I knoe I got back with him and need to accept the car but it's the way he's forcing me. He does a manual job hence the tine off for the hernia but he isn't a carrying on person anyway if he has a cold he's in bed for a week. I love him and yes I thought he would change but the way he puts pressure on me makes me feel uncomfortable, I fully get I shouldn't be stubborn and bring the money in but why should I now habe to work full time as ee have no extra money which we would have if it wasn't for his shit car! And no he won't give it uo we have it for another 4 years to pay!! Quite happy to be told I am being unreasonable though if I am
But surely any family with children should strive to have at least one adult working full time? He can’t at the moment so it is you. Confused

I don’t agree with his decision to buy the car. But I find the whole idea that if he hadn’t got a car it was reasonable for one adult to not work and the other to work part time whilst there is a family to support, well very odd.

mrsm43s · 26/02/2021 15:05

@Wide

The thing is I would work full time for my family, I have worked since they were babies I think ny point is and yes it's stubborn but when I do everything around the house and I wouldn't need to work full time had we not got £400 a month for a fucking car to pay! I've got a car he had a car but obvs he needs a fab car for self esteem I don't know! So this is why I'm like why should I never do school runs get back late, then do the majority of the house work to substitute the money we have lost for his car! I knoe I got back with him and need to accept the car but it's the way he's forcing me. He does a manual job hence the tine off for the hernia but he isn't a carrying on person anyway if he has a cold he's in bed for a week. I love him and yes I thought he would change but the way he puts pressure on me makes me feel uncomfortable, I fully get I shouldn't be stubborn and bring the money in but why should I now habe to work full time as ee have no extra money which we would have if it wasn't for his shit car! And no he won't give it uo we have it for another 4 years to pay!! Quite happy to be told I am being unreasonable though if I am
The car is a red herring.

You are BOTH capable of working full time (when he's not on sick leave), and BOTH responsible for supporting your family.

There is no reason why you should not be working full time, car or no car.

He is currently unable to work, so you need to step up. Because you are just as responsible for supporting the family as he is. You are an equal.

Cocomarine · 26/02/2021 15:56

What was the bit you love about him again?

  • his previous financial lies
  • his utter shitness with money that he managed to get previous card finance written off
  • that he learns nothing and spunks more money on a fancy car
  • that’s a malingerer when “ill”
  • that he shouts at you?
  • and in front of the kids?
  • that he leaves more than your share of the housework to you?

(and that’s only the stuff you’ve told us about...)

Yet another poster who says “but I love him 😩”

WHY?

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