need to get out with family more, feeling too isolated

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its sucks for all of us but the only way to reduce the spread is to keep not socializing and traveling. Teach your kids to be responsible and not selfish.

You do you. Your view sounds pretty darn selfish to me-- the whole country should lockdown so you feel more comfortable???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your DH sounds like mine so I just take the kids out on my own. I wish we could do things as a family but it is what it is. He's not interested and not willing to do it for the kids. If he comes along, he's just grumpy and makes everyone around him on the edge. No advice, just wanted to say you are not alone.

Same. We usually get left out of the friend groups that do family/couple things after the first invitation because DH always finds a way to make it subtly clear to everyone that he doesn’t want to socialize. I got tired of his passive-aggressive behavior so we just don’t go anywhere fun with him and save the fun for ourselves. It’s lonely and in normal times it stinks to be out and see other families socializing together.

[Anonymous]

Can I just point out that he's had to live your way/society's way all the other years of his life? Can you impatient, whiny extroverts just shut up and leave us alone and stop demanding attention like a toddler?

[Anonymous]

Just got alone and learn to handle your kids without DH

[Anonymous]

He likes being both an introvert and a naysayer. So, just do things on your own with the kids and don't even ask him to come along. Meet up with other families, go to the zoo whatever. At some point he will say "why didn't you ask me to come" and then you can tell him why. Yes, doing things on your own with young children can be challenging but it is better than just sitting at home allowing him to get his way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Its sucks for all of us but the only way to reduce the spread is to keep not socializing and traveling. Teach your kids to be responsible and not selfish.

You do you. Your view sounds pretty darn selfish to me-- the whole country should lockdown so you feel more comfortable???

No, the country should lock down to control the ongoing pandemic. You're the one who sounds selfish.

And "you do you" is not a thing during a pandemic. This crass American pseudo-exceptionalism is WHY the pandemic is out of control in this country.