DEAR DEIDRE: EVERY night my partner used to go out drinking, leaving me to care for our disabled son.
Now he can’t go to the pub he just sulks about it.
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Our boy is four, doesn't speak and has seizures 60 times a day. His grandparents can’t cope and I never get a break.
I’m 26, my partner is 31. He usually comes in from work, bathes our six-year-old daughter, puts her to bed then goes out drinking.
Of course that's stopped now, but yesterday he just bought beer in and drank in front of the telly, completely ignoring me. I feel trapped and have forgotten who I really am.
DEIDRE SAYS: Looking after a child with such special needs is draining, no matter how much you love them.
Tell your man you need some respite from being the only carer.
Insist he cuts down on his drinking. You can share the caring and you can have a night off.
You may be able to access respite care. Find support through Contact, which helps families with disabled children (contact.org.uk, 0808 808 3555).
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