Am I being dramatic?

So I found out yesterday I have Covid. I am extremely ill, very weak and my body hurts all over, my head hurts, my nose is extremely stuffy and my throat is on fire, I am overall just feeling extremely BAD. I’m pretty sure my 14 month old has also caught covid as he is crying ALOT in pain has a runny nose and is coughing 😭 However my partner is FINE. He has not caught covid and is very well. He has not done one thing to help me, still expected me to make him dinner yesterday and was pissed off at me that I just managed to make myself some soup. He also has not helped me with our son once, I’ve been up and down all night tending to him while my partner is sound asleep ignoring it all. He was also awake this morning when our son woke up crying but here I am downstairs while he is still in bed resting. I am exhausted and in so much pain and all I want to do is get some sleep which I’ve not had the privilege of doing. Safe to say all I feel is pure hate for my partner- I know what he is doing is wrong. I even said to him ‘one day when we’re old and I’m really sick bed bound, would I just rot and starve to death as you never want to help or make me something to eat?’ I’m sick of it, I sick of the laziness, it’s hard as we have a son together, I have always said I never want to raise my son in a separated family but at this rate I just feel like I can do a lot better😓

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I'm so sorry your going through this lovely, I wish there was a way to help but of course your not being dramatic us mom's need a break on a normal day never mind when we're really ill! You've got this lovely 🤍

@Amelia thankyou so much! I know it can be a bit of a universal thing with dads (not all dads) being more of the ‘lazy’ parent but I just feel like he’s being a bit more then lazy🙄 but thankyou again, I’m praying he steps up and lets me get some sort of rest today x

You’re not being dramatic at all! My partner took two days off work when I was poorly, as he should because he is supposed to look after his family as I do when I’m well. It’s totally not fair and I think it’s piss poor behaviour. For him to know his own son isn’t well and not want to tend to him is disgraceful! You deserve so so so much more and I hope you go and find it! X

If I were you I would tell my partner I’m going upstairs to get some much needed rest as I’m ill and I’ve basically been solo parenting an unwell child while I’m not feeling good either and would appreciate a few hours of undisturbed sleep. But it definitely sounds like you need to have a sit down and discuss these issues. Parenting is never 50/50 as us mums are always the ones who end up doing most of the childcare but your partner should absolutely be stepping up and taking over when you’re unwell and showing a bit of appreciation for what you do for your family every day! X

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