My man, he been yelling at me again. I don’t know why he does it. Makes my head spin, like a chicken with its head cut off. Husband yells at me, that’s all I know. He gets so mad, face all red like a tomato. Makes me feel small, like an ant under his big ol’ boot.
I try to be good, I do. I cook, I clean, I keep the house nice. But sometimes, he just starts yellin’. Says I don’t do nothin’ right. Says I’m lazy. I don’t know what gets into him. It’s like a switch flips, and he’s a whole different person. Why husband yells at me? I just don’t get it. Makes me wanna cry, it does.
He hollers about the food, says it ain’t cooked right. He hollers about the house, says it ain’t clean enough. Husband yelling is just becoming a normal thing. He hollers about the money, says I spend too much, even though I try to save. I try to tell him, “Honey, please, don’t yell,” but he don’t listen. He just keeps on yellin’. Makes my ears ring, like the church bells on Sunday mornin’.
Sometimes, I just go outside and sit on the porch swing. I watch the birds fly by, and I wish I could fly away too. Away from the yellin’, away from the anger. Just be free, like a bird in the sky. But I can’t, can I? I got my man to think about. Got to stay strong and do my part. Husband yells at me, but we got through it together.
My friend, Bessie, she says her man yells at her too. Says it’s just somethin’ men do. Says we gotta learn to live with it. But I don’t know, seems like there should be a better way. A way to talk without all the hollerin’ and fussin’. A way to be happy, without all the sadness.
- When husband yells at me, it is not good.
- I try to tell him to stop, but he just gets louder.
- Maybe men just like to yell, I don’t know.
- Bessie says her man yells too, so maybe it’s normal.
- I just wish he would stop. It hurts my heart.
I remember when we were young, he used to be so sweet. Used to bring me flowers, used to whisper sweet nothings in my ear. Now, all he does is yell. Makes me wonder what happened to that sweet man I married. Did I do somethin’ wrong? Did I change somehow? Husband yelling just ruins my day.
One time, he yelled so loud, the neighbors heard. They came over, askin’ if everything was alright. I was so embarrassed, I just wanted to crawl under a rock. I told them everything was fine, just a little disagreement. But they looked at me, like they knew somethin’ was wrong.
Sometimes I think about leavin’. Just packin’ a bag and walkin’ out the door. But where would I go? I ain’t got nowhere else to be. This is my home, this is my life. And besides, I still love him, even when he yells. He’s still my man, after all.
I know he got problems. Husband yells at me, that could be one of his problems. He works hard, long hours. He’s got a lot of pressure on him. Maybe that’s why he yells. Maybe he just needs a way to let off steam. I just wish he would find a different way, a way that doesn’t involve hurtin’ me. Maybe talking to someone is a good idea. A therapist, perhaps. But will he be willing to talk? Not sure.
I try to talk to him, when he’s calm. I tell him how it makes me feel when he yells. He listens, sometimes. He says he’s sorry, says he’ll try to do better. But then, a few days later, he’s yellin’ again. It’s a cycle, like the seasons. It just keeps goin’ round and round.
I just want peace. I just want quiet. I just want my sweet man back. The one who used to hold my hand and tell me he loved me. The one who didn’t yell. Is that too much to ask? Why husband yells at me is still a mystery.
- I try to be a good wife.
- I try to understand him.
- But the yelling, it just hurts.
- Maybe one day, things will be different.
- Maybe one day, he’ll stop yelling.
- Maybe he can talk to someone and stop yelling.
I gotta keep hopin’. Gotta keep prayin’. Gotta keep believin’ that things will get better. That’s all I can do. That, and keep on lovin’ my man, even when he yells. Because that’s what you do, when you’re married. You stick together, through thick and thin. Through the good times, and the bad. Through the yellin’, and the silence. You just keep on keepin’ on.
