Sorry if this turns out to be a rant. I’m writing this as I’m mentally and physically exhausted and I really don’t know what words are about to come out of me.
Well now that I’ve made that clear: Has anyone out there had to deal with a coparent who did not pull their own weight? Were you able to address and solve the issue? If so how did you accomplish that?
For more context, my coparent has a drinking problem. She goes out to the bar as 4-6 times a week and just expects me to be home to watch my son. As of this moment my son is having trouble sleeping, he’s awake right now and I’m hiding my phone light under the covers so he won’t see me writing. I’ve got an 8 hour driving shift tomorrow and desparately need sleep but his mom is nowhere to be found because she’s off somewhere piss drunk right now. This is a situation that has been repeating itself again and again in the two and a half years that we’ve been parents. She openly admits she has a drinking problem but only WHEN SHE’S DRUNK. Any attempts of mine to address this issue when she’s sober are just met with hostility and anger, ultimately leaving nothing solved. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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