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08-01-2025 05:00 PM
08-01-2025 05:00 PM
I was at the beach with my daughter and little A. We’ve been there most if the day.
jn a group chat with hubby and kids I asked my older son if he was coming down. He replied yes. A while later I msg again to say where are you? He replied be there in 20 mins. Hubby replies I’ll be in 55 mins.
next thing hubby nags at 3pm (when home from work) saying “so what are you doing” ???
I said what do you mean we’re at be beach. He then msgs back to say is there car park?
how the f am I meant to know!!!!
He says I thought you went out with our son.
I said read msg properly.
now he’s shitty with me. I’m annoyed because he assumes dinner will be fine by me.
if I question him about something he turns it around to blame me. Or says nothing and laughs it off.
Ive got flare of diverticulitis. Abdominal pain. I got antibiotics this morning but I’m in n pain now.
08-01-2025 05:31 PM
08-01-2025 05:31 PM
Arghh... joys of communication. @BlueBay
Hope you feel better soon. Sounds like a yucky situation.
So are you making dinner tonight? Or you going out for dinner?
08-01-2025 05:36 PM
08-01-2025 05:36 PM
No of course I’m making dinner. He has no idea what dinner is!!!
I just fried mince and added all veggies I had in fridge. I’ll cook rice soon.
our son is staying for dinner too which is nice.
08-01-2025 05:47 PM
08-01-2025 05:47 PM
LOL. I don't think you are alone in this @BlueBay .
I hear it all the time.
I don't want to turn this into a gender-based convo, but I know what you mean.
I think I, too, expect them to do certain things, but I'm told it's wishful thinking.
Glad your son is staying. Have fun!
This morning, I was at the shops. I met someone I knew who was getting coffee. He had his 5 year old son with him who was getting a hot choc.
He told me he was having daddy/son fellowship and time. It was so sweet. It was 8am or something. Supposedly the mother and father take turns to spend time with him. Mum takes the kid for coffee in the morning some days, and the father takes him other days. Btw, the family's not separated or anything. They just feel it's important to spend quality time with their kid.
It was really sweet. They invited me too, but I didn't want to intrude on their 'fellowship' as they called it.
08-01-2025 05:56 PM
08-01-2025 06:04 PM
08-01-2025 06:04 PM
@BlueBay that's so rough hun 🥺
Communication can be soooo hard, esp when each person might have their own set of definitions/ideas/expectations/experiences that will shape how they interpret things. Have things settled a bit now?
08-01-2025 06:09 PM
08-01-2025 06:09 PM
It has settled now but I feel he doesn’t listen to me
doesn’t validate what I say
turns things around
I’m always to blame
I do t park right
I don’t put things in the right spot in the fridge
it just goes on and on and on
08-01-2025 06:31 PM
08-01-2025 06:31 PM
@BlueBay sounds exhausting darlin. I'm sorry you are dealing with that. Have you been able to do something nice for yourself tonight?
08-01-2025 06:33 PM
08-01-2025 06:33 PM
I don't want to discredit how you are feeling, so I just want to say I totally hear your frustration.
I wonder if he picks on these little things because he's so close to you? Why I'm saying this is because for me, my sister ticks me off so much by commenting on little things ("Oh, you're wearing that, are you? Why'd you do that? etc". I get annoyed, but I don't hold a grudge because deep down, I know it's because we are close.
Do you think this is the case? @BlueBay
08-01-2025 06:39 PM
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Supporting and promoting the well-being of mental health carers and their families.
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Supporting and promoting the well-being of mental health carers and their families.
Mental Health Carers Austalia.
Our Mission
To be the voice of mental health carers to enable the best life possible.
Get In Touch With Us
We're here to support and promote the well-being of mental health carers and their families
Mental Health Carers Australia is the only national advocacy group solely concerned with the well-being and promotion of the needs of mental health carers.