Feeling underappreciated, needed to vent
My boyfriend worked 12 days straight earlier this month.
My parents went out of town at this same time so I had to keep the house and all the animals we have in their routine. We have 4 cats and 3 dogs.
So I'm taking care of things at home so my boyfriend can come home and relax for the days ahead.
We get his son every other week so ontop of that I also took on the responsibilites of watching his son in the evenings and taking primary care of him so his dad could sleep.
I became the rock of the house for about two weeks. Once my parents came back into town they took back the responsibilities of the house which really helped relieve stress.
We got his son back again on Thursday last week and this past weekened was the time my BF finally got time to relax. So I took on his son again being the primary caretaker in most of his day so his dad could relax.
This week my bf and I get in a fight over how I am doing things with his son. Then the entire week my bf continues to snap at me over every little thing. His son calls for me now.. his son calls for me while his dad is standing in the room. Like his son doesn't want to deal with dad he wants to talk to me...
So I feel like that caused my BF to snap at me even more cause he's irritated that his son doesn't want to interact with him. And now I'm left to feel bad? I mean I feel bad that his son doesn't want to hangout with him but that's what happens when you focus on yourself and not your kid...
But now I'm left feeling angry and under appreciated. My parents just let the dogs bark when the baby is sleeping, even though I told them how to cut down the barking. And the fact that my BF talks over me when I try to talk about my feelings or my period, led me to finally say last night that "no one in this house listens to me." To which I was then told to shut up and listen to my boyfriend instead to which he said "I listen to you" when in fact you don't. You talk over me, you snap at me, and you don't care about how I feel. You only care if I take care of your son. Cause if i dont that means you have to...
I'm so upset and I feel so under appreicated like I have to do everything in the relationship. And I feel like I can't be upset about it because I'm supposed to be the rock. But it's like no one cares how I feel no one asks how i am...so I just get to sit here and be upset. While no one cares.
And my birthday is this weekend and I don't even really care because I just feel like no one is going to care. It's not going to be about me, it's going to be about everyone else and what they want to do...and I just get to be walked all over.
I'm so upset I could cry at my desk right now.
If you read this whole thing thank you.
@ManandaPanda
I read it, and thanks not required.
If you can, give bf an ultimatum, and stop looking after him so well. If you carry on, it will become the pattern of your life, and you will lose what self-respect you have left.
Good luck. Let us know how you get on.