TV addicted husband
I've been trying for years to explain that I'd like to have family time on the weekends. Then after talking it out we agreed to section Saturday evening to do something as a family and that meant away from TV. His obsession with playing Xbox games and PlayStation games was getting difficult to deal with. He would have arguments with games that weren't going his way and people online that were cheating in the game. I finally told him I couldn't deal with his yelling and stuff. He stopped playing those types of games. He had a knee injury and for the past year or longer we had to save money for his MRI to be done so they could tell him what type of surgery to get done. So of course he could only do a lot of sitting. He would hurt after being at work pushing himself all day. I backed off to him sitting and he told me he gets too bored without something to do. So that's his something to do play games or watch TV. I was pregnant at the time, baby is almost a year old and he is healed from surgery. He also has a bad tooth and it caused infection so he felt bad again. Now that problem is solved. He is a good Dad to the baby. He tries to be good with my older son but he has never been an outgoing person.
I have always had to do a lot these past few years.
The Saturday evening family time thing didn't last of course. He tells me I just need to ask him to get off the TV. That's not true either. I'm tired of asking for everything. I was in tears just looking at all the families in Walmart doing a shopping trip today. Why don't I deserve that?
I had a calm conversation with him on the phone about trying to have one day during the weekend where the big TV isn't on and that evening he can turn it on. He said that's too much to ask because if he gets bored or is eating lunch he should be able to turn on a show. I really want my kids to have social time without games and Tv just one day. He started to get mad so I said we could just talk about it later. I've had so many talks and it's never done any good. All family that comes and visits he sits down and puts his stupid game on. They are always asking me if he is always doing that. I'm just done. I feel happier just thinking about him not living here anymore. Anyone else have to deal with this sort of thing?
TIA
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