How do you work at redirecting your negative feelings?

United States
April 26, 2013 7:31am CST
Last night my husband made me so angry. While I was trying to catch up on work last night, he comes storming in the office asking if I heard him calling me. I said no, then he said our daughter is awake and she wants something to eat and drink. I'm thinking to myself: "why are you telling me this? You are capable." He said that he need to get some sleep and he handed me her cup. How hard is it to get a snack and something to drink and put her back in bed? I'm so furious about this. I'm always staying up late, getting up in the middle of the night, or getting up early to get things done. I just wish there was something I could do right now to handle all of this, for example make more money for my savings.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
27 Apr 13
I honestly say that I don't deal with them well. In similar situations I have just blurted out my feelings in an angry and aggressive way at my hubby. I can honestly say that there is too much stress in my life right now and really only being by myself helps. While I am alone I try to take deep breaths and clear my mind. I also pray and read my Bible on subjects such as anger and even compassion. I hope things improve.
@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
29 Apr 13
Good luck with it all. When I am in the situation of the babies crying and I feel that he can handle it I will poke him and tell him to go get the twin that is crying. He gets alot more sleep than I do. I always let him sleep in because he is the one working outside of the home. When I am too tired I tell him to deal with it. It soundas as if your hubby needs a firm talking to.
• United States
29 Apr 13
Thanks! I'm glad to hear that you are able to figure out ways to cope with situations that become stressful for you. I will keep working on my feelings. I have come to realize though that my husband isn't going to change because he knows I will take care of what needs to be done if he doesn't make an effort. For example if our daughter is crying her bed and we are both sleeping. He doesn't budge. He just let's me get her because he knows I'm not going to just let her cry. It drives me crazy that he doesn't help and will not make any efforts unless I'm completely out of the home and he sees what I have accomplished.
@blackrusty (3519)
• Mexico
26 Apr 13
most of the time I will try to take a walk alone if I can but since your husband went off to bed and you was left with your child to care for that is hard and i agree with you that it would have not been that hard to get her the few things that she wanted and send her back to bed hope that all is better now
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• United States
26 Apr 13
Yeah it would be nice to take a walk or do something of that nature. I think that is why I'm starting to feel so overwhelmed about all of the things that I have to do and that I would like to do. Unfortunately he doesn't offer to give me a break so that I can do something. As that situation illustrated he doesn't even want to spend five minutes doing something let alone letting me get out of the house. I'm just starting to feel really down because it seems I can't win no matter what I do. I can't work outside the home anymore than I do because he says I will have to pay for the daycare which would all just be canceling itself out. And yet I can't get out of the house for a little bit because he isn't willing to watch our daughter, and I can't afford to hire a babysitter because the money I do make is all gone to bills when I get it.
• Mexico
26 Apr 13
i do hope that you all can find a way to work out every thing and get time for you to have your own time as well good luck and try to have a great weekend
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• Valdosta, Georgia
26 Apr 13
Not trying to offend you at all but he seems really lazy to me! He should be helping you, it is both of your child-not just yours! You didn't get yourself pregnant so he should help out. He should give you time for yourself too. It is really sad that you have to do everything for him, but at the same time there has to be some good in him to make you want to live this way...
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• United States
29 Apr 13
No your not offending me at all. I agree with what you are saying. He is definitely lazy with regards to not doing what he doesn't want to do. But when there is something he wants to do then he spends all amounts of hours on it. For example he is working on a business card and he wants it to be perfect. I'm sure that by the time he is done with it he will have spent five hours on it. Imagine all the stuff he could help me with if he just spent an hour on it and then did somethings around the house. I do not feel that my husband is a bad person and there is some good in him but I honestly don't want to live like this. I feel life is too short to spend the next fifty years with me being unhappy and being the only one doing anything while he works on whatever he wants to. I just really think marriage should be team work a partnership but it ends up only being me working at everything. I do not want to look back on my life and think "all I did was work at what my husband wanted me to,even though he doesn't put forth the same effort to help me."
• Japan
27 Apr 13
I think you should have a talk with him about each others' duties. He appears to be lazy and not doing work when you are. He should try to understand your point of view, but you should understand his as well so that you can negotiate things better.
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• United States
29 Apr 13
We have talked about this a little but I have come to see that he isn't going to change because he doesn't want. Honestly in this regard my husband doesn't have a point about this. Throughout all the nights that our daughter has been with us I have not asked him to get up in the middle of the night to get her, to feed her or to change her diaper. Now that she is older and he knows that I have goals I'm working on he should put forth the effort to help out. But he won't because he knows if our daughter is crying and if he is laying down and he doesn't make an effort to get her I will get her and take care of her needs.
@Magz1989 (271)
• Philippines
27 Apr 13
I guess you should talk to your husband about it so that he will know what you feel. My husband was like that but I talked to him and he understands me. Whats the best I did was when it was his day off, I get myself a part time job. My husband was the one taking care of our baby boy. In just that day he realized how hard was my duties. He ask for forgiveness and I quit on my job. So, that made him good.
• United States
29 Apr 13
I have talked with my husband about it. But nothing changes. And I'm starting to see that things will not change unless I'm out of the house and he is able to see what I have accomplished. It is sad that it takes drastic things like that before a person is able to appreciate what they have in their life. I'm glad to hear that your husband started appreciating what you do when he had to take care of those responsibilities for a time.
@TLilly12 (1229)
• United States
26 Apr 13
I am so glad I don't have to deal with, people bothering me when I get online to earn my money, I hope you are able to work this out, about your husband not doing things for himself, and want you to do everything for him, this has got to be annoying.
• United States
29 Apr 13
I'm glad that you don't have to deal with others bothering you as well. I'm trying to deal with this situation the best that I can. But at times it can get overwhelming. I have so much to do and not any help that it makes me very frustrated. I would love to work more outside the home but then there is the cost of daycare and that would be too expensive. I hope that sometime in the near future I will be able to have a good financial standing.
@Magz1989 (271)
• Philippines
27 Apr 13
I guess you should talk to your husband about it so that he will know what you feel. My husband was like that but I talked to him and he understands me. Whats the best I did was when it was his day off, I get myself a part time job. My husband was the one taking care of our baby boy. In just that day he realized how hard was my duties. He ask for forgiveness and I quit on my job. So, that made him good.
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@cyjh21 (160)
• Philippines
27 Apr 13
Have you tried telling all this to him? I mean your thinking and feelings about he's being like that? Maybe he's not aware of what he's acting??.. Well, most of husbands (though I don't have one yet,hihi) think that a wife should be the one who is always responsible for taking care of the children and that's too tiring I guess, especially if you're also working or striving to get some money for the bills. He should know that (because men are most of the time, insensitive, -don't hate me,men who are reading this. I just read this from a book.) Anyway, yeah, most men need to hear it directly from you that you are tired, depressed, annoyed, angry and so on. On my opinion, it's better to discuss this..everything you want to say..in a peaceful conversation. Most of the situations, as I always hear, can be okay with a good talk. Also, as for me, it is the best way to do my work better. I mean, when I'm mad at someone, I really can't begin working.. so all i do is send him/her a message, call, or even talk personally.. though it can't be settled right away, atleast I re.lease everything I want to say and do what I can to make it okay..:) I can work peacefully then.. ^^
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