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I'm Sad and Tired...Long Rant

I have a vacation property of tiny houses that I have been trying to get off of the ground for 4 years.
We are almost there. Its is in an off the beaten path remote place so it has been a major learning curve and tons of work developing the land and installing amenities.
I work 2 or 3 jobs depending on how you want to classify all of the ways that I make money.
I am so tired of my husband. I try not to say so but I am.
We been married 8 years and during that time he has never had a job because he is an immigrant and he fumbled his paperwork several times over the years and he has no ID now.
Long story on that but I tried to get him a new passport this year so he could re order the other us id stuff. I sent 700 usd to his mom in his country for the new passport and his stupid banana republic country is making it impossible to reorder his passport from abroad. They want bribes, every week they want more documents that are crazier and crazier. Bottom line they are jealous that he dosen't live there anymore and they want him to go back to his country and get stuck there while they laugh.
So we agreed that his job can be the properties but he has been so unrealistic every step of the way.
He has no concept of my money spent.
He tries to " save money" by doing Youtube video fixes and diy using new alternatives for every single task. And my husband is super smart thats what kills me. He built our solar system from scratch and had 1 tiny house working totally off of solar power. But he dosen't know his limits. I want to hire help now so he stops talking to me for 2 days and shuts down. He has some anxiety and dosen't want anyone else on the property with him.
If I question he argues, shuts me down claims that I am playing games with him and turns his back on me and leaves the room. Every single time I ask him about various work on the project.
He wasted the first 2 years doing Adobe methods that weren't stable. Im so exhausted and I just don't get any recognition for my work.
It took me months to find a plumber in this remote area and finally Im working with him to build the water system my husband rejects most of his suggestions and gets angry at me for considering more what the plumber is saying.
MaliaAgain · 36-40, F
Sounds very complicated. In the end we decided we are better off with my husband taking care of the household and me working. I stopped helping with his immigration stuff after a few years too. I just let it be his problem. No prompting, reminding, helping.
REMsleep · 41-45, F
@MaliaAgain Isint that kinda sad to you that your husband came to your country but won't handle his business to get his documents in order?
Does he do the household satisfactorily and without argument?
Mine half asses the housework every time.
MaliaAgain · 36-40, F
@REMsleep he doesnt but I dont care. He cooks, does dishes, and laundry regularly the rest is kinda iffy but I dont want to do it so it works out. Worked out kind of ok that way for about 10 years
Now that we have 2 kids he definitely has the harder job raising those little kids. Had our oldest reading by 3 and a half she's writing and learning to spell before going to kinder
Offthetop · 51-55, M
That sounds like a neat project. I have a tiny house in my back yard that I rent out long term. Hopefully you can find a path to getting yours open and that will take some pressure away. Can you map that out with your spouse?
REMsleep · 41-45, F
@Offthetop That is very cool. I admire your hustle. I love small business and my dream is to have multiple income streams while I do some traveling eventually and invest my time more into social and religious causes.
I've also been into small spaces since way before this trend but I didn't have money to accomplish it.
My husband has never had a job or a boss so he's not too good at collaboration or following instructions.
I've tried every different way that I can think of.
But I was just mad that day because my husband refused to even discuss what the plumber wants and this is a multi fauceted water project and we are lay people.
But Im ok now still trudging along. I gave into his suggestion on using alternative pipe material

 
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