please tell me i’m not wrong for almost being at my breaking point in my relationship.

context- i’m a sahm, he works. i have a 7 year old and we share a 2 year old. i do have my own small income on the side plus child support from my 7 years old dad. i pay for all the children’s stuff unless they’re literally out of something and im broke. i get fs so he pays absolutely nothing out of pocket for food, if we run out of something before my fs day, i pay for it, usually about $100 or more a month and i only get about $400-500 monthly. i pay for all the household things- laundry detergent, dish soap, cleaning stuff, you name it, i buy it. i pitch in with bills when i can, paying the light bill, paying the phone bill, sending him money to help with the bills in his name. he tells me i don’t help out at all because i don’t drive, we have one car anyway so its not like it’s really effecting much at this point. he tells me that im useless because the house isnt 1000% spotless when he gets home- the kids drag out toys, my 7 year old trashes his room everyday, i try to pick up everything but it seems like every time i clean up one mess i come back and my kids have made more messes for me to pick up. it’s just a never ending battle. i feel like my whole life is dishes, laundry and being overwhelmed because i have no help with our kids even when he’s home. he told me i need to get a job or else, he doesn’t seem to realize that i would spend almost every last dollar i made on childcare because i know he wouldn’t watch them while i work. he constantly says things would get better if i worked but i know it would just be him taking all my money i had left from paying a babysitter and me still being broke.
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That doesn’t sounds like a relationship it sounds like a prison sentence if he treats you like this now while you aren’t working it’s not going to change when you start you’ll just have more on your plate

Soooo you’re basically mom AND dad, taking care of the house, making sure there’s food on the table + in fridge, buying household items, and contributing to bills 🤔. He’s still throwing a fit? You’re not wrong at all, he’s a pos

You’re not alone

....what does he do?

besides work

sounds like you need to minimize your work load (drop the dead weight or something else)

@Belle exactly! i already know life would not be easier and i would just be still handing money over and still be told i have no excuse not to have everything in the house done.

@Kovashya exactly that. the mom, the dad, the nurse, the teacher, the maid, the chef. everything. he doesn’t realize how much money i do save him because he thinks i overspend on pointless stuff which is literally my kids clothes, shoes, toys, sometimes i’ll buy myself clothes. it’s all pointless to him. he thinks it’s ridiculous i spend over $100 every two weeks on wipes, pull ups and all our household needs. one day he’ll realize how much money i did save him.

@Sarah drink and play his game all night. belittle me. yell at me. tell me everything i do isn’t enough. that’s literally it.

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