奇速英语

焦虑母亲寻求帮助

DEAR ABBY:

I am a 30-year-old mother of a 5-year-old girl. I met Mack two years ago. Everything was great with him at first, but when I married him and moved in with him, things changed.

I don’t have a car right now. I work less than a mile away, so I walk mostly but I don’t mind. The problem is, when Mack gets off work, he picks up his son and goes straight home. He doesn’t call or text me to ask where I am, or drive by to see where my child and I are walking. When I arrive home, I’ll find his son watching TV and Mack doing something else.

I keep telling him I need respect. What would you do if you were in my shoes?

— UPSET MAMA IN TEXAS

DEAR UPSET:

You should have asked Mack to pick you up when he leaves work or you would not be such distraught(心烦意乱). Maybe Mack didn’t realize that he had showed not only a lack of consideration for your feelings but also for your little girl’s welfare(福利). So all you should do now is to talk with him, telling him your feeling and what you really want from him. If things don’t improve, start looking for other living arrangements for you and your daughter, since the family harmony (和谐) plays a significant(重要的) role in the health and sound growth of a child.