Charlie is still anxious. I thought the weekend might calm her down but no.
We were talking about different things and Charlie’s new job. She starts saying how we could move house to be nearer her new job. I’m not keen to rush into that thought line since Charlie isn’t great at staying in one role and it’s not even a month since she started. I remind her that I’m keen to look into having separate houses and maybe this could work.
I am desperate to move out and it would be much easier if Charlie was on board rather than letting her be unpredictable. Charlie starts saying we’re married and can’t do live in separate houses. She argues that we should move to be near her family because mothers & daughters have a special bond that I don’t have with my family because I am a son. Basically she states that she should get preferential treatment over me because she is a daughter. She starts being more upset and anxious and works herself up. Every time I try to suggest that I disagree with anything, she over-reacts and says that I am ‘blaming her for everything’. She denies wanting to buy our current house which is so not true – she really liked it – we both did which is why we put an offer in on the day we saw it.
The children are hearing the whole thing and getting sucked into our tension again. I wish Charlie would control her emotions better and not lose it every time she doesn’t like something.