loyaltojesus
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I am 5 moths pregant and we have a 20 month old daughter. We have been married 3 years.
Since my daughter was born, my husband has been good about making bottle or changing diapers. BUt if I need to run an errand, even for an hour or so, he refuses to watch our daughter by himelf.
I feel like a slave, as I have to ask permission to go anywhere. I have to find a baby sitter when I know he is sitting at home doing nothing. He is disabled and does not work. But he is fully physically capable of watching our daughter. He says the stress she causes him is really bad, but he seems to do well when I am around. Why is it different when I am gone?
I suppose there is no way he could have predicted he would be this way, but before I got pregnant he swore he would help me, as I am physically disabled. He is not. There are many errands I must run as he is not mentally able to go to the store, etc. And physically it is hard for me to take our child especially now that I am pregnant as well.
QUESTION: Do other combat PTSD sufferers refuse to watch their own children.... and WHY?
I feel like he is just being selfish, but he cant seem to explain to me why it bothers him so bad. Is there a PTSD explination for it? Thanks for your help guys....
Since my daughter was born, my husband has been good about making bottle or changing diapers. BUt if I need to run an errand, even for an hour or so, he refuses to watch our daughter by himelf.
I feel like a slave, as I have to ask permission to go anywhere. I have to find a baby sitter when I know he is sitting at home doing nothing. He is disabled and does not work. But he is fully physically capable of watching our daughter. He says the stress she causes him is really bad, but he seems to do well when I am around. Why is it different when I am gone?
I suppose there is no way he could have predicted he would be this way, but before I got pregnant he swore he would help me, as I am physically disabled. He is not. There are many errands I must run as he is not mentally able to go to the store, etc. And physically it is hard for me to take our child especially now that I am pregnant as well.
QUESTION: Do other combat PTSD sufferers refuse to watch their own children.... and WHY?
I feel like he is just being selfish, but he cant seem to explain to me why it bothers him so bad. Is there a PTSD explination for it? Thanks for your help guys....