A stay-at-home parent with “a fairly serious illness” was promised spousal support, but got delays and excuses instead.
I’m a stay-at-home parent who has been trying to keep on top of everything while also recovering from a fairly serious illness, all the medical administrative stuff around that and piled-up house/kid/life stuff. My spouse was supposed to take off work, starting today, to pitch in so I could catch up and maybe rest.
I hung my hopes on this, and instead I’m doing laundry with a small child underfoot while sick as heck. I have a therapist, but what I need is hope that doesn’t get crushed.To spouse: “No. You agreed to help me. I need the help. I am not okay, and this ‘I have a call’ is not okay.” Stand there till you get the right answer — the help you were promised.A reader noted, correctly, that you need to walk away from the laundry.
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