huskymom
Posted : 7/27/2008 7:39:40 PM
Write it down. Exactly what it is he could do to help you. And everything he does that does not help. Do this when he is not around so you can think clearly. Asking for help is the same in my book as fighting. At least the stress level is the same and if I'm put on the spot, everything in my mind gets all jumbled up. Tyler has a bad habit of being lazy to the my boiling point. Then when I finally blow up he looks at me innocently and asks what exactly I want him to help me with, and I end up blurting out that I want him to do the dishes, when in actuality I really wanted him to mow the lawn, do the dishes, clean the porch, and pick up his freakin socks. And so he does a few dishes and thinks everything is hunky dory.
If I were to tell him that bringing home a bagel with cream cheese would sabotage my diet, he would just bring home pizza or chinese or curly fries instead. And he would honestly believe that those would be ok. I would have to tell him that I do not want him to bring anything home to me unless I specifically asked for it, or something along those lines.
If I wanted him to start walking every night with me, I would have to say EVERY night. If I just said,"Honey, do you want to start walking with me at night?" He would say sure, walk with me THAT night and then be completely dumbfounded that I wanted a repeat preformance the next night. He's not stupid, he's just a guy and when they say they understand, it doesn't mean the necessarily understand, or even that they are listening, they just want you to be happy in the now. They'll deal with later when it gets here.
Good Luck on your journey.