My husband literally takes more naps than me while I’m pregnant and we have a toddler.

He tells me I can nap too but what will we eat? Who will stay up with the toddler? He works from home calling and texting business partners, very low energy probably 2 cumulative hours. I have to wake up with our toddler to cook, clean and entertain him. I have serious sciatic nerve pain because I kept lifting our child while in my second trimester which would leave me frozen on the floor for up to half an hour while he is out with friends. In the evenings my husband plays football, goes to the bar or wherever else he wants leaving me to put the toddler to bed which is the hardest part of the day and by then I am totally burnt out. I get no breaks which he tells me to take but I have no access to the household funds. I have to ask him for money to even get groceries. He expects me to go take walks by myself with no back up funds. I know this is abuse but idk what else to do at this point as I feel stuck. He makes me feel like crap for not making my own money when it's only because I am so consumed with caring for our child and being pregnant. I am constantly feeling less of myself because he likes an “independent woman.” When we were dating he told me it is a man's role to care for his family so I am really shocked he flipped the script on me when I stayed home after my first pregnancy. I just want to vent. I don't have anyone I want to be this vulnerable with.

Posted Jun 13, 2025, 4:02 AM UTC

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