u/rachinthebay

AITA Mother’s Day / Low effort

Have two year old son and married for 12 years in my early 40s. This Mother’s Day I feel really not appreciated at all. Usually my husband relies on me to tell him what to get me for any time I expect a gift.i didn’t have anything in mind, just asked for a good snack or dessert. My husband told me he couldn’t think of any, so I said ok. Yesterday he watched the kid for about 4 hours (2 of which were the sons nap time) while I went to the mall and bought myself a few things (sunglasses, candle, perfume) for myself with my own money. The afternoon we spent to run a few errands together as a family, then cleaned up at home as friend was coming over to visit. Then today we were both tired, husband did get up with baby so I could sleep in until 8:30. But then he told me he was tired and I could tell he truly was. So I took the baby with me to get my favorite coffee and run some errands, then shared lunch with him, so my husband could sleep and relax, as I felt bad for leaving him yesterday for a few hours. We were gone for about 3-4 hours together today.When I got home husband put him down. When he got up we went and got ice cream and had a quick stint at a park. I asked him to take care of groceries for the week as I was tired of the mental burden of it. He said ok, then two hours later I checked on progress and not done, so I told him it needed to be figured out as the service may stop delivering if he didn’t get his order in soon. He got upset and said I shouldn’t interfere I told him I just wanted him to have that information and I wasn’t upset or criticizing him. We played a bit more with baby, ordered in as both tired, put baby down for nap. He finished groceries and they got delivered. Now I’m feeling under appreciated and a little upset, like if I wanted something I would have had to figure out exactly what and I just didn’t have the energy for it. AITA, trying to be reasonable here but I am a little hurt.

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u/rachinthebay — 2 months ago