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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP $600/month sounds like a lot for paper & glue crafts. But it’s less than half the cost of maintaining a horse and about 1/3 of a golf hobby. You seem really mad at your DW. [/quote]

OP again. I don't understand why people seem to draw comparison with extreme examples. Of course a horse is going to cost more and I don't even play golf. Yes, I am indeed mad at my wife for making a mess with all her glitter and construction paper. She only cleans up after I ask and just has no interest in anything besides going to Hobby Lobby and Michaels. I could turn a blind eye if she only went to those places for specific items that were needed. Say, placecards for a pre-Covid potluck. But to pay through the nose for items associated with preschoolers? It just makes me laugh and makes me think she has no common sense. All the more so when she doesn't pay off her credit card balance and complains to me that her credit score is getting lower. I tell her "The gym is cheaper and all that sitting makes you unhealthy" and she pulls a long face and goes back to her tacky paper and glue nonsense. None of it is Pinterest-worthy I can assure you. [/quote]

You don't say one nice thing about your wife.  You think she's stupid and tacky and lacks common sense and makes poor financial choices and is fat.  Do you even like her at all?  Why are you married to someone you have such contempt for?[/quote]

Yup.  I feel so bad for OP's wife.  I'm sure whatever she makes is probably tacky, and it probably costs too much, and whatever, but it's all so obviously to fill an emotional void in her life left by her totally awful husband.  We should start a dcum gofundme to raise money to send her to a crafting class where she might meet some decent human beings.[/quote]

Yep, why are OP and his wife still married? Not only does he resent her, he clearly looks down on her and her zero respect for her. Even if she stopped crafting, he would still feel that way about her. [/quote]

OP's wife created this for herself by not focusing towards the family, their financial health and also her own health. She's not pulling her weight in the family and there is no need to feel sorry or pity on her. People do get resentful when they are taken advantage of and I could see why OP is like this[/quote]

Interesting. I was wondering if OP created this for himself by not focusing on the family, their emotional needs, and things that don’t personally  interest him.  I agree with you: people do get resentful when they’re taken advantage of. Some try to subsume their resentment with things like hobbies. I think OP and the OP’s wife need to be with people who are committed to being loving, caring and respectful. That’s not the way the OP presents it now.  
If I were the OP’s wife I’d lose a Lot of weight— by dumping the OP who is neither loving nor respectful, let alone kind. [/quote]

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