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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight
Thanks, Daisy (and Velcro, ETA). I did try asking him last night, saying I wanted to get a little work done. And I mentioned that to him today, too, and that if she was just hanging out on her own some (like playing in her room with toys or with one of our phones), then I could get work done then. But she's been pretty clingy with me, like I had trouble even managing to eat breakfast (just cereal with strawberries).
I'm wondering if he's feeling run down (I know he's usually sore after the gym), but if that's the case, he needs to TELL ME. And then I'd have just said I'd make do. (Can you tell we have communication problems???)
TMI alert: Doesn't help that a certain time of the month started last night, and I have pretty bad cramps, plus for some reason (hormones I assume), I'm super sleepy the first two days of it. So I was wiped last night and went to sleep when D did (like 9:30), when I'd intended to do work after she went to bed. He was up till like midnight, based on an e-mail he sent me.
I feel like I'm just whining here...and I did send H a text asking him to please let me know if he is angry/annoyed (or if he's not), just so I know what to expect going into MC. I suspect he'll be pissed at the text, even though MC in session will often say if I'm worried he's mad at me, to just ask him point blank (and of course "anger is OK!"TM MC). Even though that tends to annoy H (and he'll even say in session that it would be annoying for me to ask, but then MC will say it's OK for him to be annoyed at me). And I did try to ask him before he left, but he refused to answer (which to me means he's annoyed...)
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My H and I do this as well. He'll be feeling something, I'll ask what's bothering him. He'll say it's nothing or that he doesn't want to talk about it, which I take to mean that he's frustrated with me. I'll ask if he's angry/frustrated, to which he'll usually reply, "no, but if you keep asking I will be."
I didn't grow up in a household that modeled healthy confrontation, so I'm frightened of any confrontation now.
On the plus side, it's nice that you're seeing MC today so that you guys can navigate this incident together in a safe place.