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[quote=Anonymous]DH's family is going through a god awful crisis and he is having to come to terms with the idea that he could lose a very close sibling. The family is devastated. DH's stress levels are through the roof and I find that he is criticizing me more, being very negative, reaching his temper "threshold" faster - meaning he starts screaming more quickly and just is inconsolable. Lately I've found him screaming at our 18 month old  DC when he doesn't "cooperate." B/t work, family, and home, he just is struggling to keep it together.

I am also at peak stress. I'm taking on more of the parenting in addition to what I normally do. His travels to see family often leave me as the main parent - which is difficult b/c I work at minimum 10 hours a day. And, sadly, my patience with him broke yesterday. I'm finding it difficult to see him disconnected from us and from our DC, I'm exhausted from working and trying to keep everything together at home; and his negativity and criticism of me are really hurtful. I've suggested counseling, but he refuses. We can't afford much additional help as far as DC goes. My work schedule can be somewhat flexible, so I'm hoping to alter it in the coming weeks to make it work better for the family.

We had a screaming match yesterday after we had both been short with each other. Ugh.

Would love some advice. [/quote]

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