Hello! I been with my husband since I was in high school. He’s a little older than me, so he always felt like he had to take care of me. I use to be a little gullible when I was younger and it has gotten me in serious trouble. It’s hard to explain what I’m going through.

For example, if I’m planning on going out and I tell him about it ahead of time, he needs to know who I’m with, where they live, he wants their number, and he wants to meet them before I go out with them. These are female friends.

He likes to choose what I eat, and if I decide that I want a burger, he’s like, babe, you don’t know what your body needs.

He acts like I’m not allowed to be alone. Whenever he goes to work, he wants to invite his parents other to keep me and the kids company.

He doesn’t allow me to truly choose what I want to wear or how I want my hair styled.

He constantly tells me I don’t know what I’m doing when it comes to the kids, and feel the need to have his mom show me how to do everything.

He constantly tell our friends that I don’t know how to take care of myself.

Constantly criticize my cooking and cleaning.

Doesn’t take my opinions into consideration.

This was more of a rant than anything, but seriously , he treats me like a child and o get that he had to protect me in that way when we were younger but I find myself reminding him over and over again that I’m not that gullible 18 year old anymore. So frustrating.