Sunday, April 8, 2007

Can my life get any worse???

Ok...its Easter and today should be a wonderful FAMILY day. Well again not for my husband! It started out OK, the kids got their Easter baskets and everyone was happy with what they got. So I'm thinking to myself that today is going to be a pretty good day. Then I overheard my husband on the phone with his buddy saying that he would help him work on his car or bike or whatever he needed help fixing. I then said to him, when are going to spend time with your family? Not yelling or anything! Then he justs bites my head off and says that he needs to make money and thats why he's always working in his shop. That's fine that you think you need to make money ALL the time, buts its Easter, can't you take ONE day off to spend with us?! Then he storms off like usual! So then I decided to lay it all out! I proceeded to tell him that basically our marriage is falling apart because of this house, track and his shop. He always has people over and is always hanging out with them either in the shop or on the track. So then I said, so I guess I'll start paying you every time I would like to spend time with you, because he is SOOOOOO worried about making money all the time. If this house was too expensive for us to live, then he should've never gotten it! Then he says that he needs money for everytime I ask him for some. That just PISSED me off to no point. I NEVER ask him for money, unless its for groceries, gas, just the essentials! I'm not a shopper and don't just spend money whenever I get the chance. I just couldn't believe that those words came out of his mouth. Never the less, I'm not sure if any of this conversation we had is going to help in any way, because we've had it soooo many times before and it never sinks into his head. We've never been rich and personally I would rather have his time than his money! I just wish he could understand that! So I'm just having a very stressful life lately and its really hurting my confidence in quitting smoking, just because that's what I've always relied on in stressful times. We'll see.....hopefully he'll take what I've said to heart because if he doesn't change some things, I'm not sure how long our marriage is going to last!!

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Tyani, I'm so sorry!!

I've been there more times than I like to remember.
Michael likes to spend time doing his "hobbies." One being poker which he considers a money maker for the family.
The thing that pisses me off is that money never makes into the bank...it goes right back into poker or other hobbies.

I feel your pain and I'm here to listen any time you need to talk or vent. (KimSecrets@gmail.com)

Stay strong and continue to let him know that his time with his family is very important to you.

Hugs,
Kim

Treighsie said...

Oh Tyani, hang in there, Girl!! I totally understand where you're coming from. Unfortunately, I think this is an all too common thing. If your husband won't listen to you, then just go about it with your boys and he'll miss out but at least they won't. Hopefully he'll come around... maybe you can enlist the boys' help in "requesting" that he do something with you all?? I hope it works out.
And keep up on the no smoking... I'm sure it's hard but it will be worth it!
*hugs*
Tracy

bahama97 said...

Oh man - sometimes men just don't get it :( Almost like you need a baseball bat or sledge hammer to pound it in. Hope things are going better. **hugs**