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Supporting spouse's career

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boymummy123 · 12/12/2023 21:09

Am I being unreasonable here?

I met my husband 13 years ago doing teacher training. I got a job he decided to do supply because full time teaching is a lot of work. We had our eldest and I was both primary parent and main breadwinner.

Baby 2 came along 3 years later and we moved countries. I had to supply until I got a permanent job. Husband decided to retrain in IT as he was unlikely to ever get a permanent job in the job market here. He took 2 years off work to do this. I was still main parent and now only breadwinner.

Husband finally gets a permanent job now in IT and baby 3 comes along.

He now works from home. So he does drop offs for the kids as I have to commute an hour away for work (big commute for where I live).

Today I was off work with baby who was sick. My husband took an hour's nap in the middle of the day on top of his breaks in work as he had a headache. I was annoyed that he now has left me to do bedtime with all 3 kids alone (does this 3-5 times a week) as he is watching a football match and finishing his work at is dad's house. He says I have no right to say anything as I was "sat on the sofa all day with the baby" baby has been vomiting all day and is breastfed. I said that I have the right to say something about him napping and now taking a painkiller like most people.would when it has a negative impact on family life. Every time I have been at home when he is working I find him napping at some point (and I am off a lot due to being off on school holidays, although I am doing 100% of both housework and child care during holidays).

He is finally getting to the point where id wage will surpass mine and I feel that he is feeling very entitled as a result.

He says I am totally selfish and unsupportive but quite frankly I am fed up of being taken for a mug. I feel like he is using excuses about work to duck out of parental responsibilities.

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RockGirl · 13/12/2023 16:48

I'm sorry your husband is so insufferable. He sounds like an entitled arse.

Is a different nationality to you with different societal expectations?

boymummy123 · 13/12/2023 18:35

Not different cultures really. I am English and he is Irish. He definitely has different expectations to n about family life though. But to me it's like he wants his cake and to eat it ashe wants a stay at home wife who also works full time.

What really makes me laugh is that he takes a annual holiday wth his siblings to go aboard (they have young families too) and can't see why I am annoyed when I haven't had a holiday (with ot without children) for 8 years. He also takes days holiday when the kids are all at school. I haven't had a day to myself since having my first nearly 9 years ago.

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RockGirl · 13/12/2023 21:25

It sounds like you really need a break. I recommend as soon as you are able and are no longer breastfeeding, to book yourself into a spa for the weekend and leave him to look after his own children.

Aprilx · 14/12/2023 08:47

I don’t really understand your thread title. This seems to be more generally that your husband is a lazy selfish prick than anything to do with supporting his career. I cannot get over napping during the day, adults do not need to nap and this is not normal.

pecanpie101 · 14/12/2023 09:06

He sounds awful and clearly doesn't respect you. Does he bring anything positive in your life? If not then I would look to spitting up.

Sorry op but why do you accept this behaviour? Why have more children when this was clearly an issue? You deserve so much more!

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