
i can't cope but i don't like to ask for help
Posted Mar 2, 2011 by anonymous | 159 views | 0 comments
my toddler has only recently stopped breast feeding and i have just given birth to our fourth child and i'm exhausted. i am 35, have no support from my family and my husband works long hours in a stressful job. i don't like to ask him for the help i need. he will not allow me to employ any paid help, so the house and garden frustrate me on a daily basis. all my hard work trying to do the chores during the week seems pointless, as most weekends he responds to phone calls to do favors for relatives and friends. if i complain he reminds me how much he is earning, as if that is a substitute for love. i feel guilty feeling this way and i don't know if should count my blessing and make the best of my marriage or go to the doctor and tell him i can't cope. the first step was to complain somewhere and by writing this down it has helped me get some perspective.
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