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Mumsnet Discussions: Am I being unreasonable? : in asking dh to prepare and cook dinner seeing as he isnt allowed to mow the lawn apparently.. (30 messages)
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Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By misdee on Sun 11-May-08 13:45:46
because according to him its 'heavey gardening'. so i am having to do it later on today.

so have asked dh to sort out dinner, and he sort of grunted an answer at me which was neither yes or no.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By moondog on Sun 11-May-08 13:46:20
Perfectly reasonable.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By MayPolerBear on Sun 11-May-08 13:46:40
no yanbu
go out and mow the lawn and then ask "what's for dinner?" in a non-accusatory way
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By moondog on Sun 11-May-08 13:46:43
(Mind you,my dh won't let me do the lawn and I really want to.)
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By misdee on Sun 11-May-08 13:54:44
i hate mowing the lawn, but we have a chicken to roast today and the kitchen will be baking with the oven on.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By lucyellensmum on Sun 11-May-08 13:59:40
is it "heavy gardening"?? though? The only reason i ask is because i am wondering if he is either a) using it as an excuse to not do a job he dislikes (fair enough i suppose) or b)is genuinely worried about what he feels able to do? Does he have an exercise regieme or suchlike? sorry, completely ignorant of these things. just wonder if he needs a confidence boost
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By moondog on Sun 11-May-08 14:01:04
(Btw, how are you getting on Lucy??? smile)
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Lowfat on Sun 11-May-08 14:01:09
Gosh would love DH to let me mow the lawn - but apparently I am woman and I cant operate such a complex piece of industrial machinery! hmm

So I am making a toad-in-the hole as its what I fancy for dinner!
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By HumphreyCushion on Sun 11-May-08 14:01:54
I think you're perfectly reasonable, Misdee.
How are you feeling? - it's awfully hot to be out mowing here - could it wait for a cooler day maybe?
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By theAfkaUrbanDryad on Sun 11-May-08 14:02:49
see, it's funny, i don't remember typing this, but i'm sure i did.

am having the exact same argument with "d"h right now Misdee. he's now just gone up for a nap. angry
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By chefswife on Sun 11-May-08 14:04:16
Why can’t he do ‘heavy gardening’? Pushing a lawnmower around the yard is hardly heavy gardening. Is he just trying to get out it, the cheeky boy? Did you ask him to make dinner instead and he doesn’t want to do that either? On a nice day like this I’d rather be mowing the lawn than cooking for sure.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By colacubes on Sun 11-May-08 14:13:21
I'd much rather do the garden than cook, its a lovely day, and a perfectly reasonable request.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By misdee on Sun 11-May-08 14:13:54
sometimes i think he is maiing excuses lol.

since his transplant, there is a list of things he cant do, being out for long periods of time in the sun is one, and apparently so is mowing the low. never mind the fact the lawnmover weighs less than the buggy, and also collects the clippings so no raking afterwards. i dont find it hard work.

it didnt get done last weekend as i was away, so really needs doing today, as its getting a bit too long now.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By lucyellensmum on Sun 11-May-08 14:14:50
I'm ok moondog - been doing a bit of heavy gardening myself, well if pulling a few weeds and digging over a tiny veggie patch counts as heavy. Seem to have developed another cold though, which is frustrating. Have managed to extracate the exercise machine from the bedroom so no excuses - well apart from this cough, which i think is an allergy - but yeah, im doing OK thanks

Sorry for mini hijack there
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By lucyellensmum on Sun 11-May-08 14:16:23
grin if it were anyone else misdee, he would have been lynched by the mumsnet collective by now - but as its him, we'll let him off THIS TIME
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By misdee on Sun 11-May-08 14:17:59
lol LEM, he3 gets away with sooooooooooo much.

have told to get peeling some spuds.

seems the wrong weather for a roast though lol.

but no shopping till tomorrow afternoon.

i'm gonna turn the ipod up full and mow the lawn once the sun goes to the front of the gardem so half the back garden is in shade.

dd1 is checking her ice cubes (there wont be any left once i'm done)
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By ChippyMinton on Sun 11-May-08 14:19:51
Lovely to have this dilemma misdee!
LOL at LEM

Shove the chicken in the oven and have it cold later with potato salad.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By MrsWeasley on Sun 11-May-08 14:21:33
am I the only one loving the fact that Misdee is moaning about peter grin

Sorry Misdee we are not being very supportive to you. grin Tell him to cook the dinner or take you all out for a meal. (spending £ will give him the inspiration!)

Don't mow the lawn get the kids to run over it squashing it flat wink
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By misdee on Sun 11-May-08 14:23:02
dd2 has been laying down in the middle of it and left an imprint of herself...

ooooooo dinner out...
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By misdee on Sun 11-May-08 14:25:08
i wonder if the saucepan will fit on his head...

i did just make noises about it being too hot to cook and dinner out would be lovely, but all i got was raised eyebrows.

bah!
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By lucyellensmum on Sun 11-May-08 14:31:19
no sorry, YABU its not good pussyfooting around waiting for these men to read your mind - tell him to get ready HE is taking you all out! grin
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By MayPolerBear on Sun 11-May-08 14:33:55
How are those potatoes coming on?
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By misdee on Sun 11-May-08 14:45:19
table booked grin
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By magnolia74 on Sun 11-May-08 14:54:29
Pmsl! You have him right where you want him really grin
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By ChippyMinton on Sun 11-May-08 15:14:59
grin
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By MrsWeasley on Sun 11-May-08 15:19:37
excellent grin can we all come??
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By lucyellensmum on Sun 11-May-08 16:52:54
cool envy grin
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By misdee on Mon 12-May-08 16:30:30
Dinner was very nice. everyone except for dd1 opted for the sunday roast option, and everyone enjoyed it, though the ice cream desserts went down a lot better lol.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By mistlethrush on Mon 12-May-08 16:43:44
Very good excuse, and glad dinner was good as well. Dh is apparently 'allergic' to mowing the lawn - which as we've got quite a large lawn that's on clay (so currently moist enough to sink into but ideal for growing grass this weather) its VERY heavy going. He will do the pull start for me though hmm
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By DutchOma on Mon 12-May-08 21:03:09
I remember sitting at midnight waiting for the news of the transplant and somebody said:- I can't wait until you berate him for not mowing the lawn" I bet you can still find it if you remember the day of the transplant, which I can't.


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