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Fuming with his selfishness

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NNN20 · 14/10/2020 18:05

I've posted here before about having troubles in my marriage and how we are at that crossroads of having to decide whether to give it one last try or whether to call it a day. It's a horrible place to be and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

Today however has been particularly hard and my husband, in my opinion, has been particularly selfish and I just want to vent really.

Last night I noticed the start of a headache. I took some paracetamol and went to bed. When I woke this morning it was worse so I took some more. It hadnt started to ease so I asked my husband, who is currently working from home and gets flexi leave, if he could take our youngest, age 6, to school so I could go back to bed as I realised by this stage it was the start of a migraine and told him so. He said no as he had a meeting. So I took her to school and then went back up to bed. All through the day he has been in and out of the bedroom asking where things are, what's in for lunch etc etc. Once again at pick up time I asked if he could get her but he said no. By this stage I'd taken my migraine medicine which hadn't worked and I was starting to feel sick.

When I got home my eldest, age 12, asked what's for dinner. I told him I didn't know as I felt too ill to think about it and went back upstairs to bed. All afternoon the kids have been in and out of my room asking stuff. In the end I gave up and went to put some dinner in the oven for them.

Whilst down there I ended up having to do this dishes as my husband moaned about how many there were. He then proceeded to moan about how miserable I've been today, how grumpy I look etc. I told him I've got a migraine and he said "I get on with it when I've got a headache, I don't mope around" Angry

I'm currently up in bed, head pounding, room spinning with spots in front of my eyes and feeling sick. Even my jaw hurts as I clench it with pain. All I can hear is them shouting downstairs and the tv. I text down to ask them to be a bit quieter and they've actually turned the tv up.

I'm angry and upset. Most respectful partners would do whatever they could in this case but no. It's been dismissed as a headache. I usually do all the manual work at home as I only work part time outside the house and yet he is moaning about having to finish cooking the dinner, doing the evening dishes and getting DD (6 years old) bathed and in bed because he's been working all day and is tired and I've "just laid in bed" .

I need to be better for tomorrow as I have to work, I can't afford sick leave and don't want to let my team down. Even the thought of a shower right now is making me queasy.

To say I'm furious is an understatement.

Thank-you if you got this far, I was just having a moan and I might be able to rest now I've got this off my chest.

OP posts:
Shefliesonherownwings · 21/10/2020 14:25

Is it so hard for people on here to understand that migraines come in different forms with different effects??

DH suffers from them, and sometimes he can look at his phone and other times he can’t. Sometimes he’s writhing around in the dark with rain sounds on super loud. Some people probably couldn’t cope with the noise of rain but he finds it help him. Other times he needs silence and a sick bucket.

Anyway OP I feel for you. When DH gets one I do what I can to look after him because I love him and don’t like seeing him in pain. Bring him drinks or ice packs, or simply just leave him be and make sure he is not disturbed so he can sleep. I know he’d do the same for me. Your husband is a selfish arse, I’d be so disgusted with that behaviour. Hope you can figure out a way forward.

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