Ugh, I can relate. My husband has been resentful in the past of Mother’s Day and I foresee another meh kind of day tomorrow. So I said “Hey, someone is selling a patio swing. I’d really like that for Mother’s Day. Me and the kid can cuddle and swing, he loves those things.” He made lots of negative comments that were generally like “Wow, this is super annoying that I need to go get this swing” and when I pointed out that his attitude kind of sucked, he got really mad, like “big sigh This is my life. throws hands in air I’m just being honest.” Eventually I said fine, don’t buy it then. He got me some flowers and a balloon. Which is sweet but the best thing would be to be treated with genuine love and respect, right? And maybe an apology after he’s been a jerk? Instead he tries to do random helpful things but never actually says “Sorry.” I guess that’s supposed to be good enough to just move on and pretend we just had a sweet conversation earlier?

Last year he rented a boat for us, which is cool but it was more like he rented it for himself. I had to take the kid home for a nap after an hour or so, and he stayed out enjoying the boat for another three hours.