I never wanted kids but now I've got one

 Husband is getting more and more impatient with Betty as the days go by.  Occasionally she acts up a bit, throwing her toys around, thrusting them at our feet and barking a lot - she clearly wants us to play with her and needs some attention or stimulation.  If I'm busy, I'll just quickly throw a toy for her and tell her I'll play with her in a minute, and keep repeating it until I've finished whatever job I'm doing.  Husband mainly just ignores her, or shouts at her when he's had enough of her barking.  He did that yesterday - he was lazing in his recliner watching TV, obviously couldn't be bothered to play with her and ended up threatening to hit her with the fly swatter.  I asked him not to threaten her, whereupon he snapped "as if it would hurt her!  Well she should behave herself then shouldn't she?!".  To which I replied that she's not a child, she's an animal, so doesn't understand the concept of behaving herself.  He then bit back with "Well you're always saying she does understand us" - and followed it up by saying "and if you (meaning me) don't behave yourself you'll get the same thing!" whilst shaking the fly swatter at me.  Now, whilst I know he was just kidding and wouldn't really hit me with the swatter (or anything else), I was more offended by him saying I should BEHAVE myself!  What a bloody cheek!  HE'S the one who now behaves like a brattish teenager - and I never did want kids.

This morning he's shouted at her again because she was barking trying to get his attention - he was sitting at his computer playing a game.  I was in the kitchen having just got the washing out of the machine, checking the weather app on my phone to see if it was worth putting the washing on the line - showers are forecast today - so I said to husband that Betty just wanted him to play with her.  Whereupon he snapped his usual "Can't you do it?".  Which infuriated me, I reminded him there were two of us in this house and I was busy, whereas he was simply playing games.....which led to a row.

This is my daily life now - and I do mean daily.  Every day is a battle, he is constantly answering me back, arguing with me over silly little things and constantly moaning - oh, the moaning!  It really gets me down.  All whilst he's playing on his computer or lying in his recliner chair endlessly (and aimlessly) flicking through the TV channels.  

I promised his daughter a couple of years ago that I would always look after him, and I will - but it's getting harder to do that whilst hanging onto my sanity. 

Before anyone starts offering me (unasked for) helpful advice - I'm here with him, nobody else is, I cope with things in my own way.....by going in my bedroom with Betty (she follows me everywhere anyway) and shutting the door, and relieving the stress by letting off steam here on my blog.  Tomorrow is another day, hopefully it'll be a better one.  Hayley my lovely cleaner will be here tomorrow, husband is always chatty and friendly (putting on his usual front when anyone's here) when she's here.