I had to leave town this past weekend for a wedding/visit family for about four days. Meanwhile my husband had about the same time off, if not a little more. All I wanted was the dishes left in the sink to be done. When I got back, they were still not done. On top of that a grease bomb left behind from cooking on the stove top. And literally nothing else done in the house.

I’ll be honest, I mentally snapped a bit. I was calm enough, but I made it clear to him that this made me feel like the mother in this marriage. And four days was more than enough. It’s been like this for years now, and I’ve about had it. We both work, so there’s no reason why he can’t also pull his weight.

And to add insult to injury my birthday is the following day. So the night before, this is how he left it. He hasn’t thought of how it’d affect me. Like if you can’t do dishes for me before my birthday, do you even like me? I’ve told him how I’ve felt countless times. And I’ve initiated marriage counseling. Although I’m not sure if I can fix this anymore..