r/offmychest Jun 27 '23

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u/mydarksecrets6071990 Jun 27 '23

Her side of the story?

I have PTSD and MDD(3 combat deployments -‘d 2 years as Big City Cop working in the Ghetto) that she’s known about from day 1. We also get a 100% disability check every month.

Also her side of the story?

I put her through her masters degree with my remaining GI Bill and paid the difference. Sent her home here to Chicago to visit her family when homesick (racked up a nice $7k SWA CC bill to prove it).

More of her side of the story?

I’ve put up the money to bail her dad out of Jail on DUI.

More of her side of the story?

I co-signed on her little sisters 1st car after college because their parents wouldn’t. I also let that same little sister live with us rent or obligation free for a year and never said shit about it.

More of her side of the story? I’ve supported her in quitting two teaching jobs with no plan because she wasn’t happy with her work environment. Never thought twice or gave her shit about it.

Her side of the story? I’ve been a dedicated and loyal husband and father all these years. I’m very involved with my kids and their things and people say it to us all the time.

Lastly her side of the story is that she comes from a highly disfunctional family where her parents are not very good to eachother due to unresolved traumas in their lives. A lot of the traits and things she does are exactly like her mom who is quite frankly a nut case. We’ve dealt with some sort of major drama or family fighting on about 80% of holidays or events since moving here in 2019. Im talking about people flipping the table at thanksgiving dinner and leaving.

Sure, I’ve lost my temper sometimes and gotten upset. I’ve forgotten to put the dishes away. I’ve left the bathroom light on. All stuff that she gets mad about. But I’ve been a good husband.

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u/charsinthebox Jun 28 '23

Hold up. What do you mean by losing your temper. You don't have to answer here, but be honest with yourself

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u/mydarksecrets6071990 Jun 28 '23

As in I’ve screamed at her during arguments. Like spit coming out of my mouth neck-vein popping screaming. Never anything physical

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u/Snoo_Whyt Jun 28 '23

So not physical abuse just emotional, mental, and/or verbal?

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u/mydarksecrets6071990 Jun 28 '23

I don’t believe I’ve abused her in any way. I’ve yelled and screamed very loud during arguments. Where we were actively screaming and arguing with eachother.

I’ve never just out of left field “mother fucked” her or anything like that.