Look what the cat dragged in! (TL) - Act 2

[tigerlily78]

Yes, Pud I do feel like my H is being manipulative. Basically any and everytime I saw something emotional or negative or even make a request of him, then he runs away and/or seems to feel the need to punish me by withholding something. It's shitty. It's really shitty.

Then yesterday he tells me in the morning while I am still in bed "maybe we can do laundry and grocery shopping today." I took this to mean he didn't know yet what his plans were. I called him near his lunch break to ask for confirmation... was I doing laundry today or not, I didn't start any laundry this morning yet since he had said "maybe". He says he only said maybe, as in he didn't know if *I* wanted to do laundry today.

OH, so now we are pretending like he is considerate and I actually have some choice in the matter (yes, some choice when son is out of clean socks and pants to wear to school).

He uses the same phrase today... "Maybe we can go grocery shopping today, if you want to." I was bitchy... I admit it. I came right out and said, I see you are trying to act like you are a nice guy and everything is normal, and that I get some say in what happens here.... but we are nearly out of bread and eggs and milk and basic stuff. It's not like I have a choice. I either go grocery shopping or we can all stop eating food. Does that seem like a choice?

I tell him the list is already made out, he could just go do it himself since he wants to be in control so bad. He doesn't NEED me to go to the grocery store. He walks downstairs, clearly planning to leave.

I say, "so what's it going to be? Is someone going to go grocery shopping today, or are we all just going to starve to death? He says, "the first one" and goes out the door.