Work & CareerGoldPlover

8 Aug 1 min read

MY HUSBAND STARTED TREATING ME DIFFERENTLY AFTER I GOT PROMOTED

I got promoted at work. My husband didn't congratulate me or wish me well in my new role. All he said was, "So how much are you going to collect now?" When he eventually saw my letter of appointment to the new role, he didn't say a word, but from that day, everything financial has been left on the table for discussion. I would ask for housekeeping money, and he would say, "Upon all that you're earning, you can't feed us for only this week?" The light would blink, and he would look at me to buy prepaid. I paid the kids' fees, two of them. Even the weekly canteen fee, he would pay this week, and it would be my turn to pay next week. And this started even before my new salary took effect. I earn almost the same amount as him. I asked why he's doing that, and he told me, "Are we not earning the same amount?" After all this, I'm responsible for house chores and every domestic activity in this house. When it gets to that, he calls himself the head of the house. I washed last week. I'm looking at him to do it this week, and he's telling me ever since I got promoted, I've lifted my shoulders. Is he not bullying me? He doesn't want to hear anything about chores, but bills come and he throws them my way. What can a woman in my shoes do to fix this injustice?