Hi, LL! You ARE being patient! Good job! But I agree with Shiny - even if you don't have an "end" in sight for his long days & tired overwhelmed times, having SOMETHING to look forward to is important for ALL of us. So talk it out with him again. Talk until you both get to a place where your needs are met. It IS possible if you don't give up.
I don't know what your H's business is, just that he runs his own business. Does he have training in running his own business? Sounds like he might be nearing a point where he needs to hire some help. Would he be willing to learn how to delegate? How to trust himself to hire someone that he would trust?
I worked with a woman recently whose husband was running his own business. She had a 2 year old and also worked full time. Her H really really needed someone to do the mundane paper work, but he was too stubborn to hire someone, and wouldn't let her do it because she had a tendency to become overbearing & critical. She was DBing and had changed quite a bit, but he still was working out in their "barn" that he'd made into an office until 11 at night! Really abusing himself & neglecting his wife & child. They had gotten in touch with a good marriage counselor when I was ready to stop working. They both had hope for improveing their M, but I didn't get to find out what happened!
Anyway, just a thought. I guess I'm at that MLC place where you have made lots of mistakes and now realize that, even though you never ever believed that way, you have let work and money and finances come between you and the only things you've ever thought were important in life - your FAMILY!
So many people live that way. And are really not happy. Sounds like your H is in that yucky place. I'll pray for him and hope he can find his way out!
(((((((((LL))))))))))
I'm too tired for 3 things right now... maybe I'll log on later with some for today...
