There’s a lot going on at the moment in my life, nothing out of the ordinary but normal pressures of adulthood/ child raising/ work and the added stress of being in a property that we can’t seem to shift and sky high mortgage etc.
For context my DD is quite an intense person, very hot headed but usually well meaning.
He usually picks DC up after school one day a week as both DH and I are at work.
Monday just gone both DH and I were struggling (ironic as was blue Monday) so DH didn’t go to work, so no need for DD help doing pick up.
He asked me why DH wasn’t at work to which I replied “both feeling a bit overwhelmed atm so having a day to rest”. (Probably my first mistake here)
DD then went on a bit of a tirade and said that we should write to our MP about our housing situation and how we can’t sell (long story) and I replied saying that I don’t think our local MP will be able to help so I’m not going to do that. Truth be told I’m exhausted atm and don’t have much fight to give…
Anyway, fast forward to today, DD came over to ours and said he’d wrote a letter to send to the MP and all we had to do was fill in the missing gaps.
(2nd mistake)”thanks dad but I’m not going to write to the MP, I just don’t think it’ll help us”
DD “don’t bother moaning about your flat again, if you can’t even be bothered to send a letter, you ruined my day on Monday as was worrying about you”
he then stormed off and said he was leaving, didn’t say bye to DC and I haven’t heard from him since.
This isn’t unusual behaviour from him, but before I reach out to him, am I being unreasonable here? My DM passed away 10 years ago and I do tell my DD most things (within reason) so it feels sad to contemplate that I maybe need to stop my openness with him.