As you know, I have been really not doing well and S needs others to care for him as much as possible. I have done ok between preschool, and my parents and my neighbor. H was gone most of this week and it was a hard week to have the majority of childcare on my shoulders.

Today S was sick = fever and lethargy, and feeling like vomitting. I have to workin the morning and usually I bring S with me (work in a church nursery). I broke down and called H to say S was sick and I didn't want to drag him to work in the morning and could he consider taking S.

Of course H doesn't return the call.

That was at 5. At 11 before bed I call one more time and remind him that I am not receiving texts and only calls on the home phone. (my phone charger is missing so the cell is dead)

What does H do? TEXTS ME. (I know this because I went out and sat in the car to hook phone up to car charger). Says he's exhausted from work and doesnt relish the thought of getting up to care for S" but would be willing to come by my work and get him when H wakes up. WTF? REally? AFter being gone all week and I"m having a hard time and now he wants me to drag a sick S to work? This is beyond unacceptable.

I am tired of being manipulated, bullied, etc. This is clearly neglecting having a conversation with me about his own child. Let me be clear, I do the majority of childcare and rarely ask for any time from H outside his allotted amount.

This crap after the other week he demanded I come speak to him in person or he's leaving - and he just drove off leaving me with S even though I had a rehearsal and it was H's day - I am tired of this manipulative crap.

He is finally coming to MC on Monday after avoiding it for a month. I need help here people getting my thoughts straight on how I need to communicate this hurtful and irresponsible behavior. It's one thing to bully and abuse me, another altogether to start abandoning our child!

24/48 hr rule here as I am seething!


Me: 42
Him: 43

Two divorcees in a relationship