My children's father seems to have horrible self esteem issues/insecurities. For starters, he's always calling himself fat & broke. (Is he the richest or skinniest, no, but definitely not bad) Then, he is always tired, napping, being lazy. I recently talked to him about this and asked why he allows these behaviors in himself, why he allows himself to overeat, oversleep, prioritize laziness over keeping a clean house, not working out despite having time and a gym membership, not saving money despite making a decent salary. I know it's most likely depression as I deal with it too but what I can't understand is his reasoning for staying in this place, I'm clinically diagnosed but refuse to med & I decided about 10 years ago that I wasn't going to live like a depressed person because I deserve better than that. (took awhile and was done out of survival mostly to avoid homelessness) I know its a self driven reason and I can't force him to make it but I don't know why he won't/ atleast hear me out and let me help him.
Also it's becoming a larger issue day by day because at first it started with him dropping a few tasks and being in a bad mood but now he is really being careless with money, he's overeating to a new point(worried for diabetes), he's napping nearly every single day for hours, not taking care of our kids & pets & not cleaning up after himself. He also tries to "bully" me I guess by calling me names whenever he's in a bad mood and I'm stuck between trying to be a helping hand and just leaving. I know how dark and destructive depression is but I literally cannot force him to have self worth, I also cannot keep "babying" (harsh word sorry but idk how else to describe) him because now I'm seriously doing all his parenting tasks, cleaning up after him in ridiculous ways and just being a punching bag for him tbh.
I started by trying to take tasks off his list but like I said he just keeps finding more things that are too much. Then, I tried forcing him into better habits by cooking healthier, no junk in house, begging him to get outside with us, letting him do whatever whenever he can with his friends. But he sneaks food, will nap and literally scream at me if I try to wake him up. What do I do
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The him bad habits and lack of self control is a big turn off and that habits become your character and every day he should try his best to make healthy good decisions.
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