His one job is to go to work. He stays in a crappy job cause he cba to find anywhere else and then when we are short of money he makes me feel guilty for having to stay home with our son. He doesn’t spend any time with us it’s just work and Xbox..which is cool but at least go to work and own your responsibility…
I’m currently 30 weeks pregnant with a 2.5 year old.. he doesn’t want any responsibility with the kids he believes that’s all my job along with the housework and everything else. I pay for double water bills per month because he let it get in arrears, I’m the driver of the family so have a car to run, pay for food shopping and anything for the kids, any birthdays or Christmas. Our son has an periodic fever syndrome too which means every 2 weeks im dealing with high fevers for 4/5 days at a time on lack of sleep. It just feels like…if I do go to work, what’s your actual purpose? His one purpose is to work for the family and he makes such a mountain out of it I just am starting to really despise him.
Saying stuff like ‘everyone else’s partner will get up and go to work’. I do struggle to work and I have medical reasons for that. I’ve tried to find WFH jobs so I can help out but I just feel so defeated. Why am I feeling like I need to everything and where is his responsibility if I do work? Just confused if I am the problem or if he is actually just making such a mountain out of his responsibility
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Honestly, and I’m not saying this to try and encourage you to leave, in my personal opinion I wouldn’t stay with a man like that. My ex was the same at times despite the fact he was leaving jobs left right and centre and never holding one down. Parenting is a shared responsibility. At this point you’re basically already single parenting. It’s crappy of him to think those ways. Plus YOURE LITERALLY PREGNANT?! And he’s wanting you to work?? 😅😅
I know women can work pregnant but you ain’t got long before you pop and then who’s gonna mind the newborn while you work since his logic is that you should be too? But also whilst working you should also manage the house?? If his logic is that the working parent shouldn’t have to do the household work/looking after the kids then for one, he’s wrong on that. And lastly, with that logic you working should mean you don’t have to do the housework too. So then who does he suppose is going to run the house?

Also to add you’re an absolute super momma to be managing all that with your son’s condition too!! Pat on the back. I’ve never heard of that before

You deserve so much better, he's not going to change now, he's treating you like he's the king of the castle and your his servant, expected to do all the cooking, cleaning and looking after the kids yet he can't even bring in a decent bit of money for you both and doesn't chip in anything at home? Sorry nah, what a prick, your worth more🫶

I'm sorry but he's a selfish loser man child. My husband works full-time, we split caring for our daughters, he watches our daughters if I need to rest, and helps me with kitchen work if I'm under the weather. All without complaining. It's your call but after your baby is born and after you have time to get everything in order, I'd seriously end that relationship.

Why are you with this loser

I am sorry to say this but if he has time for Xbox, he has time to parent his children. He choses not too.

It sounds like you do literally everything except bring in an income and personally I wouldn’t want to be with someone who doesn’t think it’s their job to help with the kids when they r home and would rather game their time away constantly . You do you but personally IMO he sounds like a manchild

He has made himself completely redundant in your life. Your life would be easier without him

I don’t really see what benefit he brings to your relationship apart from financially 🤔

My husband is definitely like that too. I don’t work, I am a SAHM of about to be 5 kids. I have. 5,4,3 and 1 year old and I’m due in February. My 5 year old is the only one in school bc she’s in kindergarten, but all through the rest of the day I am with 3 other kids. I do all the housework, cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping. It gets on top of me at times bc he comes home after working an 8-5 and doesn’t really help out do anything and wants a break. But 7 days a week, 24 hours a day I feel like I’m in a battlefield with my kids and all I want is for him to come home and just help out no matter how many hours or what kind of labor he’s done at work. A mother never gets to stop doing for her kids, and a mother’s job never ends or is ever completed. Men don’t seem to understand this, especially the ones who work outside the home. The experiences are always going to be two sided. Like I tell my husband, he doesn’t have to take care of the kids by himself even if he is home bc of me.
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