I explicitly made the suggestion so that he could take a break because he says he's feeling so awful, I'm sick too and the only request I'd made was that I could grab some ice cream for my throat, and if he's feeling SO AWFUL AND EXHAUSTED after 10 straight hours of sleep and full health, how the fuck does he think I'm feeling seeing as how I'm coughing my guts out and only got 5 hours of broken sleep? Last night was my birthday. To them, this guarantees a spot in your brain space that is at least equally as important as your anticipation of that holiday event. So no, I really don't have a friend to talk to. Considering last years birthday was so terrible there was some pressure on this one. It would be best if you left him no room for doubt. Ruining anothers joy is like a trophy for them. The stress was telling on his mother between their oldest son not speaking and his father angry about him being so mean about working the holidays and his insult to me. They may combine all or more of the items on this list to hold this over your head. They said he couldnt pay them enough to put up with his bullshit. He says he thinks he's going to throw up (spoiler: he doesn't). The people around me weren't like I was. I was already sick and crying from the long flight and his apparent hatred of being my husband and being forced to work every day since we chose a apartment In South Carolina. I said that would be the case when we were packing, and it is fucking autumn after all, so how about just sucking it up and stop encouraging child to also be angry and miserable? Welp, as it always happens, I woke up the morning we were to leave feeling like utter dogshit. One of the healthiest strategies for dealing with family drama during the holidays is to protect your actual holiday if you can, says Campbell. But my life has always been hard. And it was also my first birthday as a mom. I bought a lot of those outdoor white holiday lights and planned to create my own Christmas planters. I took the baby and spent an hour putting him to sleep since his routine has been disrupted while husband gets the older kid changed into his pajamas and the two of them collapse together in our bed, again at 9pm, because they're both SO EXHAUSTED. As I was at work my husband cleaned the house spotless it looked amazing. This is the precursor or the excuse to the other things they might do during the holidaysif they are mistreating you during this time, they can blame it on the fact that they have bad holiday memories. Misunderstanding What Validation Is Just try it our way just once, he might like it. I try to see the good. Their behavior is designed to please to appease and counter to control. This is the ultimate goal of why narcissists ruin holidays. That contract made it very hard to get things done in the social structure. My husband ruins nearly every vacation, but always blames others (usually me) for getting very upset, getting drunk, etc. For more helpful information please hit up our beautiful rules wiki! I was spoiled growing up in that my parents were right out of a "movie set". He had worked for the city and was cut back, then ran for city council and went to work in the plant. I do it for my kids. I called 911 to stop my husband from committing murder on a man he had rendered defenseless causing major head trauma, My friend was taken to a major trauma center. Dont ruin your holiday for your spouse. He dislocated my shoulder and tried to strangle his father to death for canceling our double berth on the Orient Express. All the way to his fathers I cried all we had wanted was a little consideration to the needs of others and, he said and never him, just everyone else. SHIT. They may also try to evoke happy memories in you that overcome your instincts not to interact with them. Although the holiday season tends to be stressful, most of us can probably agree that holidays should be a time when appreciation for those you love is elevated and prioritized. They told us their sob stories when we first met them about how their past partners mistreated them or about how down on their luck they were. Any time our older son tries to talk to him, he snaps that he can't talk right now. I did tell him that he never listened, knowing full well he would blow up about it, but honestly it is the truth. Jerk. I told him my laptop worked fine, and I didn't need a new one. I'm congested, my throat hurts, and I'm hacking up chunks of green stuff. So as she left I told her in a very quiet but direct way go away and locked the door.I was ready to SCREAM at her but knew that wasnt the right way to deal with her I also wasnt going to let her start a fight ..which is what she wanted me to do. We head to breakfast. 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The next vacation was to Athens in 1990 again we returned to his being told he was not taking time off as he wanted but would have to accept our decision of a winter vacation to start on January the 8th. Move on and find someone else. Press J to jump to the feed. This makes my blood boil! He told me he bought something for me, and it was a big surprise. I don't tolerate men who are mean to me. She would not let upShe said I guess its time to go and I said Yes it is. !Oy Vey!! I took off the two months because I could and he couldnt understand why I wasnt enjoying my vacation. Theyre so lost in their virtual world when theyre on their phone that they completely zone out. I have had to distance myself from her before because of her behavior. If you ask them about any of these things, they turn it around on you to make you seem petty or argumentative. His diagnosis was my husband suffered from intense mental and physical exhaustion as well as something else with the headaches he was having his father yelled at us pump Tylenol and sinutab into him until July 31st 2001 when a coworker threw a half inch hex key bouncing it off a machine and hitting my husband in the head. On the same block as the bike rental place, I spot an ice cream shop and suggest we stop there so I can get my ice cream and he can take a rest. Oh my God, my family was just like that. No matter where it is. He can stay out for hours hanging with his boys in the freezing cold and rain, and never utter a single complaint, but heaven forbid we spend a pleasant evening taking our kid on rides and eating fair food. His father was yelling never was he so unfair in his life, was his gift really necessary, It was only time off we were asking him to take when it was better for the rest of the community, He said the community could go to hell since he was having to lead the way. After his return from the Navy's submarine service 3 and a half years. So we end up picking a somewhat generic beachside restaurant for sandwiches. I say fine, forget it, if it's that damn important to him that we get back to the car let's just go, he of course starts arguing that I wanted my ice cream so we have to go get it (because MARTYR), I just walked away back to the car, closed my eyes and slept the rest of the way home without saying another word to him. It is the time when happy couples renew their relationship, deepen their closeness and make beautiful memories. me the picture. His 13 pound 4'4" tall cane came across the room without the grip tip on and shattered the left side of my old boyfriends skull dropping him to the floor and then my husband started to hammer fist him breaking most the bones above my boyfriends upper legs and causing major internal damage, When I tried stopping the rage I was swatted across the room. He would have been on his way an hour latter if his father did not use his friendship with a judge to get my husband ordered into work overriding the union contract. nobody needed to die over time off. My ex did too, and my dad also kind of acts like this. Everyone described what happened next as seeing my husband flash across the isle and grab the man by the throat holding him off the floor with one hand as his pretty foreman went and begged him to put the man down he was going to get time off for his unsafe action. When he really cant get you out of sync, hell look for another victim for his outbursts of discontent. Husband keeps ruining the holidays for me. Later at the zoo, the 4yo is asking about going on the train, husband bitches that we just missed the last train and are going to have to sit for 20 minutes and wait, then when we board the train 10 minutes later he bitches because there's a family taking too long to buy their tokens and holding everyone up, then bitches because the operator again held the train while another family came rushing over. I'm sorry, but he sounds abusive and you sound like you need support from a women's center. He did not believe a word I said about never again would I stop him from having the time off he wanted. I was even signing that when we returned from Rome I would go any where at any time he wanted and be the sex partner he wanted as well as the willing travel companion. We finally find it and it's closed until dinner (off-season hours). They saw him and his photos land in the Jitny isle with I don't want my nose rubbed in the fact I am a slave without any say in my life. Happy. about his seniority rights. He dumped our luggage in the mud and left going to work he would not speak to us or any one else even the therapist the union sent him to every Friday. My husband just told me he hates me, he doesn't care about my feelings because My mother does not want me happy and tries to ruin my relationships, Husband says he cannot have a happy life with me. I got the entire refund of 6354 for his share of the trip. We were trying to think of a way that he would be treated in a wheel char when he finally came home that was not an interference in our life. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. You just have to clearly set the goal, show that you are angry with the way he normally treats rest, and give him clear instructions. Always someone after the holiday getting sent to the ER busted up with proof they had forced him into work at gunpoint and since nobody wanted more hurt they just left it alone. Not even the usual drop dead would not talk to any one after that day. She left the Dias in tears and gathered the kids and told the deacon following that he could come home in the new year. WebMy husband ruins every vacation If you love your husband/wife but feel like your marriage is losing its spark (or your spouce wants a divorce) then read this postto save your marriage. I have to work (RN) thankful I dont have to go to my in-laws for dinner. At the very least, move cautiously. He always does or says something that ruins my birthday- it's like he really begrudges it! You deserve a break. I'm sorry your trip was ruined and hope you start feeling better soon! Private planes, suites in 5 star hotels, etc. Anything that doesnt match their vision of an ideal vacation can be an excuse to throw a tantrum, make a scene, and make your life miserable. You didn't do anything wrong, we just have asshole lurkers/downvote bots stalking our /new queue. Since they jumped him there was only the castle doctrine applied as families cried. He was telling me to either pull the slid bolt and let him in or he would let himself in, The door and frame landed on me when his countdown stopped breaking my leg and he said next time I better get him hurt from long range because if he lived he would lay me next to whoever I got to hurt him. After all that, I say hey, I'm up, why don't I come with you, and we'll just grab a big coffee for me on the way out? Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them. My house is small but warm, cozy and filled with memories of past holidays as well as the new memories I have started on my own. He is such a grump its unbelievable. Why Your Husband Wants to Name the Baby After His Father? However, when we establish a fantasy His He was intimidated when he wanted anything he had earned his father and others just made him work to cover their need to have a slave under our thumbs. I'm only 9 years in (3 married) and I take a mom cation every year minimum 3 days, preferably 5, with our trailer (that I can't drive/tow ) up in the mountains. The husbands story went viral on the AITA subreddit, getting over 15.8k upvotes. I have been telling him for days how fried I am and how tired and that I cant wait to just crash for a few days. It went a bit farther on New years eve when I was a little more than drunk with the family tension at an all time high, My husband refused to talk to us when we called, The security officer told us we did not want to know what he thought of us, since he should have been in Germany. The best of the best when they travel for work. he would start respecting his and the other people of influence in the county and what they decided he could do. My husband started ruining the holidays as far back as 1985. Of course, he is an adult and should be able to control his temper. On my solo vacation days, i kinda treat em like work days where I leave the house at regular time and spend the day at the zoo or napping at the library. If you havent already dealt with this problem and managed to cope with it in your daily life, the vacation is definitely not an opportunity for an in-depth analysis of your relationship. When it was the opposite and my job was more demanding and he had more free time, he was perfectly fine with that and often played video games around me while I spent hours on work I brought home. Almost too good to be true. WHY. They will take their work assignments on vacation and use every moment to do something smart.. That night I can't sleep because I'm so congested, plus I generally don't sleep well in hotels anyway. Depending on the type of narcissist,they thrive in chaos for many reasons. By taking advantage of the cultural norms and expectations surrounding holidays or the disruption to normal routines, they can find creative ways to hurt and control. Confessional #2498539. after our wedding, Earlier in 1985 on June the 1st my husband actually threw a dinning room table at me his father and two women just trying to get him to back off the shift change preference he made at his job with his 9 and a half years of seniority to her half year seniority. As I begged I offered the sex life he had wanted before the Millennial I offered to stand with him over the holidays and call the police if his father sand others did any thing to stop him from taking the time off. To find him curled up in the crib unable to be moved without screaming it took a ambulance crew t get him on a gurney then to a ER where they sedated my husband and put him through a MRI after signing his own treatment paperwork before putting him under and drawing blood. The more I tell these stories, the more horrified I am at my obliviousness through the years, and my blindness to what asshole moves these types of beliefs and behaviors are. Every year the same thing happens, husband is unhappy about going to get the tree and makes everyone miserable. His father was always yelling just because he was not getting his way with over 30 years why did he have to hurt everyone. I'm still pissed and have barely spoken to my husband today. Ugh. We had to ask the Union Chaplain to get us into the plant to talk to my husband the next morning at 230 AM He told us the younger newly wed had been fired since our June return for taking the vacation that was authorized to my husband for three months, He was not forgiving any one I was crying when he came in the break area and he just threw the house keys at me told me not to say a thing he could care less. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known In the devaluation stage, they will act as if they were not gifts at all. Is he 10? You may be experiencing abuse, but not realize it, because their strategy of expressing hostility is covert and manipulative, leading to OK THEN. Reminder to commenters: No. I was concerned when you said your husband has a temper problem. We go to the zoo, we have fun, but there are a few instances where husband is cranky for seemingly no reason. But I fucking swear, he bitches THE ENTIRE TIME we're riding. From extramarital affairs to personality clashes, this is what ultimately caused these nine people to throw in the towel on marriage. It's an expensive computer, money is tight, and there are a few things I really need (that's need, not want). A parent's conspicuous and continual assessment of a son's or daughter's spouse can form the bedrock of conflict between in-laws. Holidays with narcissists, however, can take on a whole new significance. Fuck sakes. Thankfully, if I point out to him what a shithead he's being, he can usually change it. Understanding this enables one to have compassion for their ex-spouse. Compassion is important. WebHow my husband ruined our family trip Husband had two days off in a row which rarely happens, so we decided to take a min-vacation to the beach town two hours away and I try my best to ignore his attitude and not ruin my and our daughters fun, but he will go to the lengths of making the trip painful, and we always get in a fight about something. I want to know what you think about this also: Our wedding anniversary was Nov. 4. Spoiler alert: I didn't get a damn thing to eat because he refused to wait in a long line. apparently he preferred bitching at me while son and I waited in an even longer line for the god damned ride. Whether that means spending less time with someone, loving a family member from a distance, letting go entirely, or temporarily removing yourself from a situation that feels painful, you have every right to leave and create some healthy space for yourself. Husband had two days off in a row which rarely happens, so we decided to take a min-vacation to the beach town two hours away and do all the things that we wouldn't do if we went during the summer (the zoo, a couple parks, renting bikes to ride down the boardwalk, etc). Having angry reactions to feedback instead of being open to it. He has ruined so many holiday/birthday/special days. WebWhy do you have to ruin everything? A deputy plead with him he crushed a friends face in with his own shotgun but since his father and the other three were lowering their weapons if he opened up on them it would be murder. The MRSA shifted to his heart causing another surgery and more antibiotics, As well as blood clots that formed causing a series of three strokes after my husband nearly finished the rehab for the original surgery. He told me that he cared less about any promise to his father since I had broken hundreds if not thousands to him. It isn't about him, it's about your kids. BP was at 250 over 180 pulse rapid the ekg said heart beat was very bad. His wife was a RN that drew the holiday ER duty and was not able to come either. He gives me the most disgusted look, lets out a huge martyr sigh, and says "yeah, fine, whatever you want." A codependent person on vacation will want to do all things together. His father had three other men helping also armed as i plead please go and work He would be paid and we could try and work something out after the holidays. Sometimes I get negative or my husband does and if we don't address it, it becomes this. He bought me roses and actually bought me a gift (he didnt buy me one last year). every time I or his father intimidated him or caused him to work time he should have off he was going to hurt us in 2006 about the trip to Scandinavia he kept his promise at the airport door telling me as i retched on the floor after he kicked me in my belly and hit his father so hard he landed ten feet away as I begged holding my stomach stop hitting us and just do as he pleased those holidays of 2006 his area manager would not allow any one off until things could be sorted out without seeing someone else hurt or jailed My husband did not give up his position even with the union pleading just try some other options why was having his choice so important and he made the whole department work redoing the inventory and virtual cribs One union official told us he had made what should have been the best department in his plant to work in so Toxic over getting his time off the way his high seniority could get it they could not keep any one working in it. 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