Where did that man go that you married? I guess sometimes your husbands will be thinking the same about their wives.
Men don't like change. They marry a girl and she has to be like that forever and any change makes them terribly insecure. It was a bit unfair of the creator to give most of the advantages to those with less between their ears...
Men settle into a rut and it takes a special sort of man to keep respecting a woman who is too compliant. Women tend to be compliant for a quiet life... They end up by losing all respect for each other!
I can recommend joining a church group or a woman's support group or something...
If you can get out a bit and see a bit of life you might find life with your husband isn't quite as bad as you think it is!
Over here in the UK we don't have to pay for counselling and stuff and there are lots of support groups for men, women and couples but even then it is impossible to help those who don't want to be helped.
One thing is certain, although a lot of women would envy you your position it is driving you mad and dwelling on it is making it worse to the point where life is becomming intolerable - it is a vicious circle!
You have to break that circle somehow and to do that you have to have the support of friends or somebody and you have to be more assertive...
I suggest you begin by taking advantage of the time you have when he is out working to gather information on local support groups, church groups, women's refuges and so forth and you don't have to know anything about God to approach a church group.
Might be possible to obtain a divorce, if that is what you really want, from public funds - thats another question to ask...
How about welfare? If you found yourself alone with the kids do you know how others in the same situation manage not to starve? You need to know how to claim...
All these things are weapons for your armoury as well as who to call if he begins to turn nasty as you become more assertive. It might be necessary to make a complaint of assault to the local police or sherrif's office. Do you know how to do this?
I hope as you become more confident and assertive you will win back some of the respect your husband had for you when you married and you will then begin to see him in a new light...
If you are going to take no action to resolve your situation there is no point in complaining about it because this will only increase your discontent - either accept your situation and make the best of it or change it. There isn't any middle ground!