my husband ruins every vacation

My mood tanked to near zero. John responded: 'I do have a couple [of sons], but they're both spoken for.' That first year was hell on earth getting him to work the weekends and try and work with others and arrange the time off he wanted without the unions backing him. WebPlan holidays and vacations without him. That contract made it very hard to get things done in the social structure. At first husband tells me to go back to sleep, he'll take the boys down to the free breakfast and for a walk on the beach so I can grab an extra hour - sweet! Why couldn't he just be man enough to accept he was never going to be allowed his way and just do as he was told for every ones good. Reminder to commenters: No. I will NEVER receive an apology..I dont expect it.not from a narcissist.I did write her a letter (not mean but honest..)telling her that I will have to keep my distance from her for a while . He should believe that and be happy for you. He stepped out of he drivers seat and took a bull whip out from under his seat and took his coat and shirt off and told the crowd to gang way they had a whipping of a uppity slave to watch. Remember its good sides, and with enough preparation, patience, and support, you might be able to save your vacation. If so, tune in to Shrink4Men Radio on Monday, November 27, 2011 at 9pm EST when your host, Dr. Tara J. Palmatier of Shrink4Men, will explore the question, why does my wife, girlfriend or ex ruin every damn holiday? I gave him about a months notice so he could take some time off as well. 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. He was using the work records, the notes of the priest in charge of the rehab, Police records of what it took to get my husband to work as he was told. You may divide your vacation planning responsibilities like couples frequently do with anything from chores to date evenings. I was crying in six months we could try and restart our marriage the right way in peace without the fight that things had become over rights he had earned with 34 years. He has ruined two Xmas days, my daughters first bday & now Mother's Day. He has ruined so many holiday/birthday/special days. Both women and men can face loyalty dilemmas. In 2003 I gave his father his passport to lock in his safe deposit to stop him from the Ireland trip to keep his father happy, I left a note to please just make a list of what he would consider for the time after the new year or better yet just talk to his foreman get the time arranged for and then make the reservations just not any place cold He would get his passport back before the new year and nobody had to be beaten to a bloody pulp if he would just keep the peace about choosing something else after the new year, In that note I said there had to be a way to stop the impasse. Let him enjoy the fact that everything is his way. The demands on our time and patience during the vacation season are increased along with the costs and expectations. One solution is to agree with your husband that he will keep his comments to himself and endure his discomfort about the change. Last night was my birthday. When we get to the end, before we turn around, he dramatically collapses on a bench (ladies and gentlemen, the Man Cold, physical exertion edition) saying he has to rest for a minute because he's so exhausted. Or we'll leave now and stop in a city on the way after I've dozed in the car and we can spend time together then. Think of the least romantic thing youve ever said to your hubby when that happens. Just please pull his bid and talk to the other three that his father called the ex military seniority bullies. He had worked for the city and was cut back, then ran for city council and went to work in the plant. Fuck everything. And traffic. I DREAD going to my inlaws for the holidays and my husband doesnt care. 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. Happens a lot! He said after the first lash it better not stop until he had no pulse or heartbeat because he would still see us in hell. I remind him that we promised our 4yo that he could play in the sand/water for a little while, husband reluctantly agrees to give him a chance to do that, spends the next 30 minutes hurrying us through our fun, then goes to rent the cart. WebWhy do you have to ruin everything? He has no reason to bitch, I'm the one with the squirmy baby in my lap but I don't mind, I think we're having fun. It would be kind of you to consider your spouses degree of stress. 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. But I push through. Narcissists try to ruin the holiday season by holding our desire for joy and harmony over our heads so that they can get their way. This sounds like sour grapes to me. Don't give in to him, please! My husbands reaction was swift , immediate, and deadly. *I* ruined her birthday, *I* ruined Christmas Describing how my husband helped himself to sex with me while I laid crying in the fetal position on a hotel bed the night before my sisters funeral was nothing short 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. Below are seven ways that narcissists can either interfere with holiday conventions or use the holidays to cause chaos. His trainee ad others needed the summer months off. BULL. Toxic people often hide cleverly behind passive aggression. To view profiles and participate in discussions please. THE WHOLE FUCKING THING WAS HIS IDEA AND HE SPENT THE ENTIRE TIME COMPLAINING. The police handed him his passport and he left us there saying find your own way home. I spend the night coughing my guts out. More Vacations. My ex did too, and my dad also kind of acts like this. Theres no requirement that you break out every dollar youll spend. His mother refused to go even for her 5th Anniversary party. NEVER AGAIN. We went back and he's waiting in the suburban making us load our own luggage. Sometimes the opposite of #4 will happen when it comes to gifts. Your husband and mine are cut from the same mold, I swear. It can really mess up your emotions. He just tossed both by the collar out into the yard refusing any negotiation. Well, you can share your enthusiasm here. With DH if it's something he's wanting to do he will drag me around for hours (or me and SD8.) Remember this, men dont change just because you want that to happen. I've also pretended to go to work and just snuck into our guest room and shut the door , Thats why you dont tell him your taking any time off and pretend like your going to work, the hole 9 yards. What is not possible is to change him. Hi, this is going to sound trivial, I suppose. If he won't work on or get help with his temper and start respecting your feelings, you really should think about getting out of this relationship. 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. FUCK! That evening the sheriff told us he was tired of having to answer our calls for help since it was our own fault for interfering in my husbands rights. Just try it our way just once, he might like it. Then this morning, he comes downstairs, sees me relaxing with my iPad and coffee and immediately starts whining about how he wishes he could have today off. Another had a vic 20 keyboard lodged in his jaws and his teeth broken out and his father and the last man trying to get him to work suffered bad facial beating. But I fucking swear, he bitches THE ENTIRE TIME we're riding. They also get jealous when anything but them has the power to bring you joy. 4yo, where are your shoes? I knew a mom whos family acted so helpless when she was around that she literally rented a hotel room for a vacation. Make a strategy before you go shopping or before you begin putting items in your traveling baggage. We both work demanding jobs, and he runs his own business, so he doesnt often take a lot of time off. It might not be the same but it would start a way to peace and nobody else would end up going to the ER. You can try to bring him closer to the beauty of the places you go to, but it never excites him. You deserve a break. Jesus. Thank you and take care. A parent's conspicuous and continual assessment of a son's or daughter's spouse can form the bedrock of conflict between in-laws. WebOriginally Answered: Why is it that a narcissist tries to ruin every holiday of there partner? the man broke his wrist hitting in the isle. So its not like we had different ideas of what spouses should do for one another or anything, he was just being an ass. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Not even the usual drop dead would not talk to any one after that day. Most of my friends are associated with interest groups: Organic gardening, bird watching, ecology, etc. Of course, there is always a solution. But so what? Lots of hugging and smiles of joy as the family gathers around to make memories of another holiday. Honestly go somewhere without cell service or him. Well, whatever the reason, theres surely a way to put an end to it. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. This way, I dont see a messy house, or get "ideas" of how to spend my day. So we end up picking a somewhat generic beachside restaurant for sandwiches. Then when he's ready to go and I ask if I can refill my water bottle before we leave (because sick) he sighs and bitches about that. He said it was good I was ready to go He had not e. Have you looked into narcissist personality disorder?? That night I can't sleep because I'm so congested, plus I generally don't sleep well in hotels anyway. Almost too good to be true. So we try to salvage the last of the vacation. I'm picturing a candle there burning brightly. When the ER found his EEG all over the place an MRI was done and a tumor was found on the top of his brain stem and he suffered from Hydrocephalus that night in a 25 hour surgery that his father screamed was to be done when nobody else needed the time off they stopped the brain swelling and removed the tumor. In 1987 I had to enforce my stance he had to work things out and not just do as his seniority allowed. Just say what's going on. He lacks self awareness about that sort of stuff. They are trying to use the harmonious spirit to their advantage, hoping youll think its rude not to respond. 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. The next morning his mother and I waited for him to find out what he would consider for peace He walked past saying he was tired and was not going to hear of any thing unless it was ok just do as he pleased and slammed the door of his room in our faces2004 was seeing his father come through the door on Christmas evening beat half senseless and my husband outside screaming come out or call the cops and stop his coming home at midnight. 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). Dont ruin your holiday for your spouse. What a tool, you can do this thing for the kids! Its called a vacation day not Saturday. Just moments of unnecessary crankiness and complaining. Even if theyre dont celebrate or you dont, both of you may get many invitations, and attending may be social. In the rehab my husband used several hundred in cash to get taken in a wheel chair To certify in Microsoft, cisco, and networking servers. If you want to change something, work it out in adult fashion with your spouse." 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. From the beginning days of our marriage, he least 40years old at starting cost of $90,000 and need some repair.ive thought of a Manufactured sucidial right now. It turned out I was the smartest one of the bunch. He was definitely angry that I didn't want to do it. WebNow $93 (Was $111) on Tripadvisor: Hampton Inn & Suites Hartford/East Hartford, East Hartford. We do some running around in the morning to take care of some loose ends for husband's work, no complaints while I'm sitting in the car for almost an hour with the boys while he meets a customer (which of course he swore would "only take 10 minutes" and insisted there was no point in me dropping him off and then gassing up the car, getting snacks for the road, etc) before we finally get on the road. If you are beholden to him in order to finance these things, then changing It's an expensive computer, money is tight, and there are a few things I really need (that's need, not want). He said go ahead start just don't stop he would rather be dead than continue to serve as a slave. Hi, this is going to sound trivial, I suppose. Private planes, suites in 5 star hotels, etc. Share kindness, support and compassion, not criticism. Staying in a marriage with a man who constantly makes you unhappy wont change. In the devaluation stage, they will act as if they were not gifts at all. It can feel as if no matter how your relationship has been going with them before the holidays even start, they can find a way to use this time of year to cause additional pain. Well,, this year she ruined a holiday by starting an argument about something not worthy of an argument.I tried to explain .. tried to be empathetic but also honest. Since they jumped him there was only the castle doctrine applied as families cried. Here are the 9 worst relationship mistakes and how to start fixing them today 1. Vacation. Good grief woman I'd have lost my ever loving mind. READ THE RULES. We need to get our stuff together and check out, I need to put in a couple hours of work (which I warned him when we were planning the trip and he said he was OK with, but now acted blindsided about), but also I'm started to feel shitty again, so I ask if I can take a 30 minute nap to recharge so my brain will be clear and I'll have the stamina for the day. He said a new laptop computer. 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. I asked him what it was. You deserve someone who respects you and wants to do whatever he can to make you happy. You are a human being and deserve to have this happinesss. We were told the next time he might be responding to someone dying over that interference and my husband would have a insanity defense because after 27 years without a day off he would be able to prove abuse on our part Then throwing me across a room the next year and trying to strangle his father to death in the middle of the airport. It took a lot of time, talks and finally a break down on my part from being burnt out for him to fully realize how selfish he was being. Their histories sometimes are not truethey make up entire personas of things that didnt happen to them, or exaggerate or project their own behavior onto others in their past and then use those events on those with whom they interact with currently in order to get away with their new behaviors. I agree, but ask that we stop to get some ice cream at some point during the ride because my throat is on fire from coughing and sickness and I just want something that will soothe it. Exchange days for who is organizing what if one person wants the spontaneous experience of finding yourself on a boat with a psychotic billionaire, and the other person likes to purchase all packaged tours imaginable. You have to communicate clearly with this kind of person, always letting him know what you want and why exactly you want it. This stuff about having his way and the people it hurt was getting to be insanity on his part. We had no Idea that things could get worse in telling us what he thought of us. My husband is the same way. It's sitting on the dining room table. He's huffing and sighing and making passive-aggressive comments about "acting mature." Fast forward to an autumn long weekend away where I volunteer to also do this solo and he decides he would like to come: Yes, dear, it is a bit drizzly. She is a whiney drama queen when she is in this crappy state.When your in the midst of it..its sometimes hard to stay calm because she is pushing pushing pushing!! then came the ten year seniority gift of A paid trip for two to Rome. Husband keeps ruining the holidays for me. Press J to jump to the feed. Here are some of the typical complaints I hear from clients regarding the holidays: She hates my family and picks a fight the week before were supposed to visit and then refuses to go and gets mad if I go alone. On November the 5th it had been one incident after the next with first his father and the county commissioner yelling at him to pull his bid for a new plant, New job position, and shift. I try to see the good. We argue for awhile before we load up the car and leave the hotel, just like he wanted. Marriage with a narcissistic person comes with a lot of risks. Its like dealing with a spoiled child, your husband can make a big drama over little things, but it shouldnt excite you. Confessional #98132334. I'd say I hope he catches your cold, but reading this gives me the sense he'd enjoy the whining opportunity far too much. At Christmas my husband had a shotgun pointed at him and forced into another holiday to work. Its not ok and I hope he can learn to stop this crap with you because it is just manipulative. Required fields are marked *. When the person is finished talking, say: Well, my age is not your business, and please dont ask me again.. Whether its a ruined vacation, celebration or a holiday season that provides this clarity, it can feel rough, but we need to accept the clarity it bringswhen the glaring We finally find it and it's closed until dinner (off-season hours). This leaves you to make all of the explanations to everyone. Thats when I snap at him to please stop giving me things to do on my vacation day and to let me just enjoy myself for a day. If you enjoyed the holiday season before you knew the narcissist, by arming yourself with the knowledge about what to expect, you can continue to enjoy them now. 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. There are many ways for your husband to ruin your vacation. about his seniority rights. Get away and take your me time. I've never figured out all the whys and why nots but my husband acts like this a lot. 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