I'm abandoning a "good man" because of five words.
My name is Sarah, I am 39 years old, and in three days I will be signing the divorce papers.
My mother is crying on the phone. My friends are shocked.
"Are you sure? Marco doesn't drink, he's not cheating on you, he has a stable job, and he's even the coach of the children's soccer team..."
That's true. Marco is a good man.
But I'm not abandoning a bad man.
I'm firing an incompetent employee.
What's the problem?
One sentence.
Just one, repeated for twelve years, drop after drop, until my nervous system collapsed:
"Honey, just tell me what to do."
Marco "helps". But only if I tell him to help.
If I ask, she'll put the dishes in the dishwasher.
He picks up the children from school if I send him a reminder.
She does the laundry, but every time she asks, "Which program should I use?" and "Where's the detergent?"
I think so.
I'm the CEO of the family. He's the intern who, after ten years, still doesn't know where the rolls of toilet paper are.
The last straw was last Tuesday.
We were having dinner. He, looking at his cell phone, said to me:
"Hey, it's my mom's birthday on Sunday. What did we get her?"
What we achieved.
My fork touched the plate.
His mother, not mine. However, for him, it was up to me to remember the date, find the gift, buy it, wrap it, and sign the card.
He just needed to show up and eat cake.
I didn't scream.
I looked at him and asked:
"What shoe size does our daughter wear?"
Silence.
What is our son's teacher's name?
Nothing.
When does the insurance for the car you drive every day expire?
Silence.
"How old is your mother on Sunday?"
He hesitated. He needed to tell her.
Then he got offended.
"But you're exaggerating! You only had to tell me and I would have gone!"
And that's exactly the point:
"You had to tell me."
This is the invisible effort.
That's the mental load.
It's about living with the mindset of a couple.
It's like carrying the whole family's map on your shoulders, while the other person enjoys the view.
I am tired.
Tired of being the only one who notices when the milk is gone.
Only he knows when the dog needs vaccinations.
The only one who holds everything together. Him too.
I no longer want to be a mother with an endless to-do list.
I want to be a woman again.
I prefer to face difficulties alone, rather than feel alone next to someone who "helps," but who in reality weighs me down like a backpack full of stones.
Will I be a single mother? Yes.
But I will no longer be my husband's mother.
I don't need an assistant.
I need a partner.
And unfortunately, the only ones who truly understand this difference... are those who are too tired to explain it again
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Women will spend 9 months reading baby books, ask their friends and family for advice, hire consultants, and spend 12 hours a day getting to know their babies and men will just conclude that they’re incapable of changing a diaper because women have special girl instincts that just tell them how to take care of an infant
@sexualitybizzle u nas pies 30kg wychodzi 600-1000zl miesiecznie w zaleznosci od weta bo szczepienia i odrobaczenia duzych psow kosztują nieco więcej, byly drozsze miesiace kiedy pracowalismy z behawiorystą ale to nie jest dozywotni wydatek 😅 z małym psem pewnie da się wmiescić w 500zł
@teaoora niektorzy gotuja w filtrowanej, ale przy makaronach itd to nie ma znaczenia
przy czajnikach bardziej nadaje sie filtrowana jesli w danym regionie jest twarda woda, ale tylko dlatego ze z kranu bardziej zakamienia czajnik, nic wiecej to nie zmienia