I just need to vent.. I feel like I am a single mother but I am not! I am married to my kids father but he feels like since he works (from home!), he doesn’t have to help clean up around the house and he hardly helps with the kids without being asked but still swears he does more then most dads! He says me being upset and getting loud with the kids and other bs makes him not want to help me! Like what??? It should make you want to help because I am obviously overwhelmed and overstimulated and stressed!!! He always bitches about things being moved and not being clean and organized 24/7 and that I leave dirty dishes in the sink or on the counter all the time but I don’t! He just always says something when I happen to do it and then when I bring up things he left on counter or when he doesn’t clean up his mess in the kitchen, he always finds some way to put the attention back onto something I didn’t do!! I don’t know how much more I can take!! And then he doesn’t understand why I don’t want to get physical later!!! I love him and love the little family we have but I don’t know how much more I can take.. and we just bought our first house together a few months back and I am hours away from family… I just don’t know if I want to continue working on it or if I just want to end it… we have been together for 5, going on 6, years, been married for 1, going on 2, years and have two kids together…
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I’m feel your pain my man swears he does enough and when I bring up things I do vs him he’s feelings get hurt or he gets offended. I’m so over this man I want to move out fr!

Sigh why are men like this??? I'm sorry you're going through this 😔

If he weren’t married and didnt have kids, honestly I’d leave him because I wouldn’t want to deal with it but I do love him and want it to work but just dont know what to do

@Makayla, if this is something you've repeatedly talked to him about, then he's not planning to change at all, it seems. Honestly, I wouldn't give him an ultimatum or just out right. You love him, and you want to work it out, but you're not going to do that all by yourself cause a relationship takes 2. I'd show him you continue like this. You're going to lose me, I can only take so much more.
Cause when the time comes, you warned him, and he didn't do a thing to stop you. He's a grown man who needs to take care of himself, raising little humans takes 100% from both parents not just one it's a 2 people job (though I respect the hell out of moms who do it all) like I said a relationship takes 2. He's either in or that's that. I hope that somewhat helped!

I was married before and stuck around way longer than I really should have. And now I look back and realize how much time I wasted so now I feel like as long as I’m financially secure I don’t have to stick around for bs.

I split from my partner and he moved out today for this reason. I have an issue about housework and bills I communicated with my partner to many times about the same thing issues(inconsistency)and I’ve reached my boiling point. I’ve learned that it’s challenging to live with people who have different views of living together should be

Yeah, I moved in with my now husband 10 months ago and have taken on the full-time mom roll of his now 4 - and 5 year olds. I chose this role, chose to take them out of daycare 2 months ago, and am now tired all the time! Regardless, when he comes home once a week for the weekend or every other week (new job) and just sits around while I'm working around the house. I start seeing red! The only way I pull myself out of it is because I know I prefer a clean house regardless. But still, it definitely makes me not want sex sometimes, and it is definitely frustrating! Because you want a break too! It does sound like you guys are not complimenting each other on household achievements and more talking about it in terms of what the other messed up on. Maybe try only saying stuff on positive terms, and verbalizing you need help sometimes! Mines is usually okay with helping if I ask verses, starting to get passive-aggressive instead of stating your need!

But if he's not receptive to that, that makes it harder!

I was with my 2 older daughter's father for 5 & 1/2 years and from the time I had my oldest daughter I felt like a single mom. He was also a narcissist and mentally abusive tho. I finally left and ended up so much happier.

Don't do anything for him anymore, don't wash his clothes, don't clean his house, don't cook for him. He can go live with his mummy if that's the relationship he wants.

Girl!!! Same!! Married for 22 years 🙏💕 takes a lot of praying and margaritas and 🚬!! Lol 😜🍹🙏💕 I take "Mommy breaks" when I need them and I don't even...with him. I love him but there isn't a second in the day where I don't wanna choke him! The stuff that comes out of his mouth some times!!! I swear!! 🤬 I SO feel you!!

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