He doesn't value you. You told him what you needed and he told you that you were wrong. Silly. Your kids are watching all of this.

You're never special to a narcissist. You're a tool. And if you think you're going to be rewarded for loyalty, you're also a fool. You were fooled, Sarah, and you've made a fool of the people who voted for you.

The bottom line is that our patriarchal society was built on selling codependency as a virtue.