My partner tells me we and our kids are invited to his friends BBQ party to celebrate their new house. I really don't want to go. His friends are lovely, that's not the problem, it's how my partner has made me feel about myself.
His friends all have careers, their wives all work, get to spend money on hairdressers, nails, clothes etc..whereas I'm an exhausted SAHM with no childcare to make it possible to work. We did the maths and would just be paying out more than I earn.. as he puts it I will only get the lowest wage. I had to give up work as we couldn't afford the childcare I had to start asking him for money so I could pay the nursery. He earns but he has his hobbies so the budget doesn't stretch to anything self care for me such as nails or hair. I feel a mess.. Ive never been one for all the pampering but my hairs now gone grey, it looks awful as it's alot of grey on dark brown and I just can't afford to go to the hair dressers to sort it out, even if I had the money I've no one to watch the kids for an hour or so. I tried a permanent box dye trying to cover it myself but didn't take very well and I still look about 10 years older than what I am.
I haven't got nice clothes like his friends wives, gfs. I have my mum pants and jumpers. Never needed anything nicer as I only go to soft play or the supermarket.
I feel because I've no budget to make myself presentable I look a mess and my partner only wants to take me out to places when it's somewhere he really wants to go to.
I feel embarrassed about how I look. I look like I've given up on myself. I don't want grey hair or old bobbled jumpers but I can't do anything about it. Because I feel too embarrassed about going to the party my partner is now in a huff saying I'm not being fair. I just don't feel like I matter as a partner and I should just be grateful as I've got a roof over my head and food on the table. I think I'm jealous.