I'm not sure where to start so I'll just start with, I don't think I love my boyfriend anymore. He's immature, selfish and annoying.
-He can't communicate with me about important things. Example: his car broke down, the 3rd one in a year and each time he doesn't talk to me about the one he decides to buy.
-He does the bare minimum taking care of our child or house work, then expects to be treated like a king.
-He won't have sex with me but spends all night moaning and humping the bed.
-He get 8-11 hours of sleep (where I get 3-6) and then refuses to get up to take care of our son claiming, "I'm too tired, or I hurt too much." Even when I had just had a C-section and was home all alone with almost no sleep doing everything, he was more important apparently.
-on the subject of sleep. We are staying with his family and don't have room for our son to have his own bed so we co sleep. Boyfriend moves A LOT in his sleep and frequently kicks and hits the baby in his sleep but never gets up to settle him back down and gets mad when I ask him to help.
-When I ask for help on his days off he complains that he needs time to himself because he works so much but doesn't consider the fact that I care for our son and babysit 2 of our nieces (who's grandma is supposed to be watching but she almost never does) and I don't get more than a few seconds to myself a day. (Little man comes with me EVERYWHERE. I do 99% of all of his care)
There are other things that I know are happening that I just can't think of right this minute. I'm just so close to taking my son and leaving. I recently got a job and may soon be able to actually leave and not be completely screwed. (Even with my job everything at home will still be my responsibility if I stay)
What makes this so much harder is I've known him a little over 9 years and he's always been a little difficult but was always sweet and seemed like he REALLY loved me. Now he seems angry and inconvenienced all the time. He threw formula all over the floor one time because I touched his face and asked him to look at me while I talked so I knew he heard what I said (because he responds with "yeah" and "okay" but doesn't actually hear me or maybe he doesn't care. Idk) btw I buy the formula and it takes half of my money every month.
I'm not perfect and I over react sometimes but in my defense I spent 20 something years of my life being abused violently and emotionally abused. He's not the worst person to be in my life but he SWORE to be there for me and now seems like he doesn't care. I've spent so much time in this relationship begging for help, love and attention. At first I thought I was being unfair but his parents have seen a lot of this and agree with me on almost everything.
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I would absolutely leave that situation. No questions. The one thing that is a straight no no is the fact that your child gets hit etc in his sleep, I’d have left the second time that happened. Once is bad enough.
A relationship is a partnership and that’s not what’s happening by the sounds of things.
Never settle because he’s not emotionally or physically abusing you, he’s still not treating you right regardless. You don’t need to put up with that. You and your son deserve better x

Chileeeeee 😩 im even getting frustrated and angry reading this. Sis move on you can do way much better. I know the market it tight right know but there's better out there. Heal yourself take care of your lil one and go get your 💰 regardless 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽

leave him asap girl x

He sounds like a child and more trouble than he’s worth.

Yeah I would leave. Your better off alone instead of that Find a real man or just enjoy being a single mom

Put it this way, if you’re doing it yourself anyway and having added pressure of looking after the nieces anyway you can certainly do it yourself it will be hard work but it’s manageable it’s just an adjustment period until you get into the swing of things. But do you really need to put up with looking after a grown adult who’s only adding to your list of things that need doing? Adding to the already exhausting task of having little one sleeping to then have little to no help following him waking them up? I put it off for months after my wee one was born and when she was 10m I’d finally hit the end of my rope and moved on. Best decision I made for both me and the wee one