my husband ruins every vacation

He was definitely angry that I didn't want to do it. Dont forget to check out these resources: Kristen Milstead is a narcissistic abuse survivor who has become a strong advocate for finding your unique voice and using it to help others find theirs. Just have to say - I can totally see my husband doing/saying all of these things when he's in his bad mood. I have to work (RN) thankful I dont have to go to my in-laws for dinner. If what they do to you is bad enough, they can also attach themselves traumatically to your holiday memories. 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). Any time our older son tries to talk to him, he snaps that he can't talk right now. 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. A hotel room to myself? We go for our walk, then back to the room. 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. Marriage with a narcissistic person comes with a lot of risks. Most of my friends are associated with interest groups: Organic gardening, bird watching, ecology, etc. But I push through. Your email address will not be published. I'm picturing a candle there burning brightly. Protect your (actual) holiday. His father arrived to see me carried to a police cruiser and four young men who just wanted him and other three men to pull their bids going into other ambulances in critical and grave condition. Good grief woman I'd have lost my ever loving mind. EVER.AGAIN. His trainee ad others needed the summer months off. I was in orange and white strips in the county jail until labor day. At Christmas my husband had a shotgun pointed at him and forced into another holiday to work. His mother had cut him a check for the cost of the none refundable flight. I stepped out of my bedroom right into my husbands chest In a brand new outfit I was going to wear to the dinner that evening, I knew i had to do something to go with the group and started telling my husband I had promised his father to go that evening. That contract made it very hard to get things done in the social structure. Last night was my birthday. He should believe that and be happy for you. When I ask him why he's reacting that way, he explodes that he JUST TOLD ME that he feels like he's going to puke (but of course still "FINE." Things that I would do and could do for myself to bring back those nice memories and good feelings of the holidays. He bitches about how we still have to go get our car from A WHOLE THREE BLOCKS AWAY. It might not be the same but it would start a way to peace and nobody else would end up going to the ER. the deacon and his church secretary wife put their three kids in the front pew then went and took their seats on the dais She found a folder that instantly set me on edge since it was those used by my husband for photos from his 35 mm. As I said I hoped that when we returned on his 45th birthday he would be receptive to trying any thing that would mean time off and just keep the peace in the community, He was not! I guess people who have to commute to their 9 to 5 jobs are just living in hell, right? Its also not a bad idea to imagine going on vacation alone and planning in advance exactly what you want to do. Just be aware of narcissists gift-giving strategy as a way to get something in return. Workaholics really do feel like the world will come crashing down if they dont perform to the best of their ability. I'm pissed off at this point and, honestly, my feelings are hurt because I feel like he's punishing me for not feeling well even though I'm trying to minimize the effect my being sick will have on the trip. Six days latter I had an ambulance in front of my house two badly hurt men one with a book case pulled down on him breaking both legs above the knee. I had set up the B and B four hours to the north as the hoped for replacement that he was being given by the company adding 2 paid weeks on to the two months he had not used a day of, I found a German sex shop and bought some very sexy things to wear on that two weeks and had the hope after that since he had so much money in the bank and the doubling of the pay he earned since he was hitting everyone over the head with grievances over having to work the holiday. Sometimes I get negative or my husband does and if we don't address it, it becomes this. I refill the water bottle from a water fountain after husband drinks all of it. His pretty foreman was threatened by the last man that if she sent my husband back home there would be a wildcat that she would be credited as allowing. Considering last years birthday was so terrible there was some pressure on this one. 4yo, where are your shoes? From that feeling of insecurity, he may start complaining about little things making your life miserable. More Vacations. In 1987 I had to enforce my stance he had to work things out and not just do as his seniority allowed. 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. 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. She left the Dias in tears and gathered the kids and told the deacon following that he could come home in the new year. He dislocated my shoulder and tried to strangle his father to death for canceling our double berth on the Orient Express. This emotional buildup, Cramer says, can very easily create to a poisonous stew of anxiety, guilt, and the need to undo whats been done. I opened it to a note that said worth more than our 19 year marriage had been. Man he is being so passive-agressive. Due to COVID, we arent planning on any trips anywhere anytime soon, so I told him I was planning on taking a few days off this week. armed with a cease and desist order against the county from a federal court he planned against the wish's of the good old boys in the county to leave for the millennial celebrations in Germany after 19 years I had hoped for forgiving and understanding but when two deputies showed up to hold him without charges until Christmas morning and get him to work till then out of the jail. He insists we stop multiple times down the WHOLE TWO MILES of beachfront. Holy shit, I'm sorry your husband is such a tard. I try to see the good. It isn't about him, it's about your kids. The dollar shop has a lot of unique holidays items that could make your home look like holiday magic without the cost or trouble. Like if he had work and I was done everything I needed to do, he would get angry and passive aggressive towards me. Narcissists dont like it when your attention is on anything else other than them. And it was also my first birthday as a mom. Happy. My husband ruins every single holiday. Every year the same thing happens, husband is unhappy about going to get the tree and makes everyone miserable. 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. 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. Thank you and take care. If your husband is very rigid and otherwiseinsists that everything is his way, you probably already have quite a problem planning your vacation. He told me he bought something for me, and it was a big surprise. They said he couldnt pay them enough to put up with his bullshit. A week later his mother said we had a appointment to talk to the unit director where my husband was at. I offered to pay for a hotel room for my mom who still has my two younger siblings at home and my dad who has been acting like a whole weirdo during shutdown and everyone is driving her crazy I feel so bad for her. Yes, it is possible. His boss only deals with the best and spoils those around him. He gets quite, then mumbles an apology and that I'm right, he has been cranky, then admits that he's cut way back on the amount of caffeine he consumes over the past few days which is making him irritable but he didn't want to tell me because he "knows how I feel about it" (I've been telling him that following his ADD medication with three cups of coffee and at least two large energy drinks every day is probably the reason he's always feeling shitty). He has always bought her things HE likes, not what she wants or needs. Why Your Husband Wants to Name the Baby After His Father? 4yo, stop playing with your toys and just get your clothes on! Their behavior is designed to please to appease and counter to control. I finally fall asleep a bit later. So what? It became more and more of a conflict. The worst part? If they believe the holidays are foolish and irrelevant, they dont care that Baby, did you poop? When it's "acting" mature it's annoying AF. Example: at the zoo, we've been walking around for awhile and come by the cafe, I suggest we stop and get lunch since we all haven't eaten since 8am (which we had to do quickly because husband had to get to work by 9) and at this point it's 2pm. *I* ruined her birthday, *I* ruined Christmas My husband had been released on the second and the sheriff was made to resign with a axe over his and the counties neck in a 150 million dollar lawsuit threat. 1. Dont sabotage your holiday for your partner. And your spouse might just learn how Then you will know how to best change the usual scenario of your vacation. Completely killed it! The people around me weren't like I was. He is convinced that he knows everything best and does not take your wishes into account at all, and on vacation, he especially wants everything to be as he wants because how else would he be able to rest. Although such behavior often does not seem particularly worrisome at first glance, it may indicate there are certain problems in your relationship that you have not resolved. You didn't do anything wrong, we just have asshole lurkers/downvote bots stalking our /new queue. Your husband and mine are cut from the same mold, I swear. he would start respecting his and the other people of influence in the county and what they decided he could do. He has ruined so many holiday/birthday/special days. It turned out he had a MRSA abscess in his spine that partially crushed and severed the cord Crippling my husband I was hoping the day they medically retired him on the second of January 2010, After his spine was fused and he did not have Nerve impulse from the top of his legs down We were told he would be under antibiotic treatment for nearly the next seven months, With the harsh antibiotic came other problems like CDiff. On vacation, you should also rest. Below are seven ways that narcissists can either interfere with holiday conventions or use the holidays to cause chaos. Its totally not his fault of coursehe earns his vacation and should take itbut it was like dancing around a starving child while eating a sandwich. He notices there's a pedal-cart rental place nearby and spends lunch talking about how much fun it would be to rent one and ride up and down the oceanfront. The hope was my husband would understand why he was made to work in his place as well as the other four. Like if we both were doing a task and his took longer and I sat down, hed be mad and resentful. Understanding this enables one to have compassion for their ex-spouse. Compassion is important. But then of course the reality of having two small children in a hotel room sets in: "4yo, put your pants on. My husband went so he could see his kids and I stayed home and looked after our dogs so we wouldnt have to board them in a kennel. And of course our two boys (13m and 4y) are coughing and congested as well. What in the holy hell is his problem?? Husband resists, says he's not really hungry, asks the 4yo if he's hungry (who says no even though in the car he was complaining about being hungry), argues mildly with me about it before finally agreeing to have lunch. So instead of sucking up his pride and telling me what was going on he just acted like a dick and made me think it was my fault. Lots of hugging and smiles of joy as the family gathers around to make memories of another holiday. 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