Husband told me I'm a grown woman when I asked him to make me a glass of ice water.
I'm feeling really angry and hurt right now, but maybe I'm overreacting.
I'm still breastfeeding my 14 month old, and for the past two days he's had a fever and diarrhea. He hasn't wanted to eat much, so he's been nursing almost constantly. He's literally been attached to my nipple all night and most of the day. I've barely slept because he's been waking up constantly, fussing and wanting to nurse. During the day I've been holding him, nursing him, and letting him sleep on me. I've basically been trapped in bed because every time I try to lay him down or get up, he wakes up crying. So for the last two days, my entire focus has been taking care of a miserable, sick baby.
With him nursing so much, I've been feeling really dehydrated. I asked my husband if he could bring me a glass of water. I'll admit my tone probably sounded a little irritated, but I'm exhausted, running on almost no sleep, and I've been the only one caring for our son because my husband works long hours. Also, earlier today my husband was complaining about how bad he slept, but I watched him sleep soundly for about seven hours while I was awake most of the night with the baby.
When I asked for the water, he told me, "You're a grown woman. Why can't you get it yourself?" He said this while our baby was asleep on me. I told him to forget it. He later claimed he was joking, but by that point I didn't want anything from him anymore. He just said "fine," mumbled something under his breath, and went to the bedroom to go to sleep.
He got home around 5 p.m., and by about 6:30 p.m. he was already back in bed to sleep. Once again, I'm alone taking care of our sick baby. I don't really know what I'm looking for by posting this. I think I mostly just needed to vent. But I'd also like some outside perspective. Am I overreacting, or would you be hurt by this too? How would you handle it if you were in my shoes?
Posted Jun 12, 2026, 11:57 PM UTC