Is this the end?

[Coffeecup101]

My husband & I have been together since we were 17 (we are now 32). We got married and had our baby son. However, my son hasn’t been the easiest and unfortunately my husband has very little patience & a short temper. This then leaves me to deal with my son. Over the years this has become a real strain as I almost feel like a single parent at this point as I do everything with my son from always taking days off when he’s sick, getting up in the night to see to him to dealing with his tantrums. My husband has tried to help me but his temper gets the better of him and I have to step in. I’ve tried to have a number of conversations with him however he emotionally shuts himself off and I get nothing from him. Whereas I like to discuss issues and get them sorted. Years of not talking about how we feel and becoming the default parent to my son with minimal support from my husband has then had an effect on our sex life. My son is nearly 3 and has been having a number of tantrums lately which I deal with alone and leave my husband to have space as he can’t deal with it. I can’t help but feel resentful but then feel so guilty for feeling like that. Is this normal and is there anyway of coming back from this?? Thank you

As much as it's not your sole responsibility to parent your son, your husband sounds like he could be going through a low mental health episode. Men typically tend to shut down, and by the sounds of things he has some unresolved anger issues. Have you tried talking to him about seeing a therapist? I wouldn't ask him to go for a specific issue, rather suggest it as a mental health check up, much like you would see a GP if something didn't feel right physically.

I have approached the possibility of this many times before and he’s simply not interested. I honestly feel like we just go around in circles. Thank you for your advice, it’s very much appreciated!