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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Backstory: I'm a really bad driver and parker. I've never gotten into a bad car accident but I have fender benders fairly frequently (at least once a year, sometimes more sometimes less). But over the years, it's added up obviously and DH remembers every single one.

Well today I accidentally hit a stop sign while parking the car and he's pissed at me again. He's not giving me the silent treatment but he's icy and distant.

I don't do it on purpose but I have a really bad sense of depth perception. I keep asking if we can trade my car in for something smaller (I drive a minivan and think it would be better if I had something smaller that's easier to park like a Civic) but he refuses to consider the idea because we "need" this big car for trips and things. I kind of feel like that is setting me up to fail again. But still I know it is my fault.

How do you handle it when your partner is justifiably angry at you because you keep making mistakes? [/quote]

Does he drive a car? He should drive the minivan you get a smaller car makes sense. Or if you are a 1-car family, get rid of the big car and rent a minivan on big trips.

The fact that he isn't willing to make a change to help you not have these fender benders IS setting you up for failure, and [u]HE is in the wrong, not you[/u]. Or you could just stop driving. Take uber everywhere. [/quote]

I actually wonder how frequently this sort of thing in general is happening - not just with car parking - but mistakes, accidents, dropped balls in other aspects of the household. Is this happening? Is it driving you each crazy in its own way?

If so, I'd suggest counseling and ADHD Inattentive testing (and if positive then meds and therapy to develop executive functioning skills).  [/quote]

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