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Stressed and Tired of it all!

I am married. I have three children. Aleczander is 5, Donovan will be 4 next week and Alison is 1. I am active duty navy and my husband is a complete ass! Our 4 year son has under gone 4 open heart surgeries, a stroke and a heart transplant in December of 2006. I sat in the hospital with my son and my (then) 10 week old daughter while he sat at home with our 5 year old son. I did it by myself. He stays at home with the children while I work full time. I do all of the cooking, all of the cleaning, all of the shopping, all of the laundry. I book all of Donovan's appointments and I take Donovan to all of his appointments by myself! BY MYSELF being the key words here! Not to mention that I go to school full time!!!! My husband? He sets on the couch and lets the children destroy my house while I am at work. I come home and and have to do it all over again. I am exhausted all of the time and he is angry at me for it all of the time. It got much worse this past Christmas! We went to Missouri to see my family for two weeks! I have not seen my family in three years. I have not been home for Christmas in 5 years! The entire time that we were there, he started a fight with me at least once a day. He told me that he hates our 1 year old daughter. He did everything that he could to alienate me from my family for the two weeks. On Christmas day, he started a fight with me over bacon for breakfast. Started a fight with me over something that had happened while I was in the shower (because I have control over what happens while I am in the shower). The day proceeded with him screaming at my 5 year old niece, throwing a plate of food on the play room floor, calling my grandmother a (don't know if I can use the word here so...)rymes with witch, yelled at my mother, told me infront of my entire family that I was a horrible wife. We are home now and have been for a couple of days and he is acting like nothing happened at all! But I just can't shake this! I think that I have finally had it with him. (By the way, this is only the tip of the ice berg. He acts like this every time that we are around my family. The last time that my mother came of PA, he threatened to throw my children out of a window. I had to have my Chief watch my children while I took my mom back to the air port). No matter how much he apologizes and tries to make up for it, I can't shake it. I think that I have hit the end of my rope. I think that I am ready for a divorce, but how do I know for sure? How do I know if this is what is right for my children?

by Butterfly   2 Posts 
Posted on 1/2/2008 12:10 PM
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Im new here but I can relate.  You can only try so hard to make it work but what you cant do is base it on your kids feelings.  You have to do what is right for the adults in this situation, the kids will have to adjust if not there is counsling that can assist with the transaction but it really hurts them more when you are pretending to stay in the marriage just for them when the love is gone.  Take a good look at your life and ask yourself what YOU want from it!!  Good luck to you.
by Janboss   8 Posts
Posted on 10/21/2008 11:35 AM
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Get out while you still have your self respect intact and your children are young enough that they won't become de-sensetized by his behavior. Because they will...they only know what they see. I didn't think about that and while it may not be to late for my kids yet...they see their Dad's outbursts as normal, and they're view of his anger is distorted. He, your husband sounds like a child having tantrums's when He doesn't get his way or thing's aren't quite to his liking.. Your marriage sounds like it's a dictatorship. He reap's the benefits while you pay the price and you are blind by the fact that you love him. You enable him to treat you with distain by your silence. Remenber even in Marriage ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS...good luck and God Bless
by Veronica   3 Posts
Posted on 1/3/2008 2:30 PM
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It sounds like you answered your own question. I am a believer in trying to make every marriage work but this is an exception. Do not stay together for the kids if he is not a good father to them. You need to think of yourself and your kids. You do not want to raise them in this angry environment. you need to show them what a happy marriage is really like so they will know how to treat their spouse when the time comes. Do any of your kids have anger issues? Kids are much smarter then we give them credit for. They might be happy to have "daddy" out of the house if he is always angry. He obviously needs counseling for his anger and insecurity. You should not have to put up with this. You sound like a wonderful person. Hardworking, good mother, provider and a very caring person. Keep us posted. I will be praying for you. Good Luck.
by Bea4   406 Posts
Posted on 1/2/2008 8:26 PM
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Wow...I don't know what to say here. It's obvious your husband has some issues. Hie sounds controlling and insecure in your relationship. I think he feels threatened by your family. Normally, I would say talk to him about this, see if he'll open up. I would also suggest counseling. I think there are some serious communication gaps between you two. I think if you understood each others perspective, it might help. On the other hand, threatening to throw the kids from the window is unacceptable on any level. I gotta tell you. If my spouse suggested that, I would have removed the kid from the property, and made them seek professional help, or never see the kids again. He's your husband, and only you know how serious a threat he poses. Sheri is right in suggesting the abuse line, Lori, makes a good point about "doing everything," and I whole heartedly agree with SuYin on the kids. I was the child of a divorce. I'm fine. Ok, that may be open for debate, but I can tell you, I'm better than I would have been if my parents would have stayed married. I respect marriage, and I think MyUnwife would agree, I respected her. If you stay, what will your kids learn about the roles of husbands and wives? I'll pray for you and your family.
by Robert-Boyd   3885 Posts
Posted on 1/2/2008 3:15 PM
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You ask if it's right for your children. Can you imagine what they are going through right now? I was raised in a loveless abusive home. I wish my parents would have realized the damage they were doing to me. They didn't want to get divorced "because of the kids". They could have saved me a lot of emotional scarring. Get out of this relationship; your kids will be better and so will you. Get help from your family. Stay safe.
by SuYin   351 Posts
Posted on 1/2/2008 1:40 PM
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Im sorry but he sounds like a complete loser. You are doing everything and he does nothing. He threatened to throw the kids out the window? If I were you, Id end it now. You are doing it all yourself anyway. I have a feeling he isnt gonna be easy to get rid of though. If you are supporting him, he is going to make it harder on you because he doesnt want to dom anything for himself. You need to help yourself and your children. This is not normal and you deserve much better. Get out now.
by Lori-Woodall   770 Posts
Posted on 1/2/2008 1:13 PM
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