Partner issues- anyone else in the same boat?

Hi all, Just wanted to reach out and vent for some support really. I love my partner to pieces and we are recently engaged. We have an 11 month old son together and it’s been a whirlwind of a year… However, my partner often doesn’t give me a break from my son and I’ve been out of the house alone 3 times in 11 months, mostly for walks and one night out for a meal with a friend. I feel like I’m the default parent keeping lists in my head of appointments, development milestones, nutrition, activity ideas, childcare, funding. I cook from scratch every night and I try and keep up with the cleaning. I try and chat with my partner about that I need some time to myself and he says to let him know when to book something in around his schedule. His schedule changes weekly and I barely got enough time to arrange anything so weeks go by and the same cycle repeats. When I ask him to do something he says he doesn’t know how or what do I want to do about this or make a list for him. I’m burnt out. When I try and communicate he shuts me down or goes on his phone. His mum and sister have been on my back about letting him lead more and that I’m controlling. However that is so far from the case, he barely picks up anything after himself. He still has a life, full time job, goes out to gigs with friends, goes for a run/swim/gym etc, and I’m sitting at home with a teething child with hair hasn’t been washed in 3 days. When I try and bring up what his family is like to me making comments he says that it’s all in my head and that they didn’t mean it that way. E.g. MIL saying I need a breast reduction because my boobs are unsightly, SIL saying that I can’t go upstairs to hide eggs for the Easter egg hunt because her kids underwear is left out, like wtf??? I feel like I’ve invested in so much into this relationship and I’m tired. I don’t feel valued or appreciated. Anyone else in the same boat as me?
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Not in the same boat but I would not be taking sh*t from anyone let alone a mil or sil, the fact they even have the audacity to say these things to you is why your partner is acting how he is. They’ve always babied him by the sound of it and you’re left with a child in a man’s body, I would have a serious convo with him and say it’s not your job to teach him how to be a grown parent

Things changed for us when my partner took 3 months off for shared parental leave and I ended my maternity leave early and went back to work. It forced him and our daughter to find their own routine and he felt more confident. Don’t get me wrong I still take 100% of the mental load but he now gets her down for naps whilst I do other things! He doesn’t mind because he knows he’s capable! Is there any way you could perhaps go out around feeding time or nap time and just leave him to figure it out? I was in the same situation as you until I returned to work. On a separate note, I bulk cook mash, veg and meat every month for my daughter. I then put them in pots in the freezer. Each pot has mash, 1 veg and meat. I get one out to defrost every morning and microwave it for lunch or dinner. It only takes 3 minutes on the day. My partner can now prepare and serve dinner when I’m not around! Perhaps this might help you!

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