Anyone else stuck with Scrooge as an OH?

[2kidsintow]

Mine is in a right mood.
*Complained we didn't stay up to exchange gifts at midnight even though he made no mention of it. We did gifts with the kids in the morning last year instead of on our own and it was nicer. I thought we were doing that again. No, apparently I have thwarted his tradition.

*Didn't come to bed at all and had to be called up for the kids to open their stockings.

*Played on his PSP while they did stockings.

*Camped out in the loo for nearly an hour making them wait to open their sacks. Bless 'em.

*Complained about having 'no time' this morning. As a way of hammering home that he didn't want to go to my Mum's (despite agreeing weeks ago to go) at any mention of exchanging our gifts to each other he has said "there isn't time" despite it being more than 2 hours til we had to leave for lunch- not including his hour in the loo. Now we are back, he still maintains there is no time as I am off out (without him thank God) to my sisters for tea in an hour. Basically he prefered staying in last year as cooking our own dinner was 'less stressful' and had no time restraints.

*Compained that it is a bit of a mad scrum when presents are opened at my parents. It is a bit manic, but it has been like that for as long as he has known me and been coming for Christmas (20 years!). In his head, real life is a place where people take it in turn to open a gift each and admire each others things.....I've been to his house too for Christmas when his Mum and Dad still did Christmas (now they just go away on holiday) and that didn't happen there either.

*Ducked out of going to my sisters later. "I've done my duty"

And I imagine at the rate he is going there will be other daft excuses to put off gift giving until it is officially no longer Christmas day.


Contemplates whether there is anything perishable in his presents and whether they can instead be put away for his birthday in March, the ungrateful sod


Rant over.

[itsstartingtofeelalotlikexmas]

Buy him a divorce for next year's present?

[ScorpionQueen]

I'm sorry, I can't think of anything nice to say about this but do wish you a Merry Christmas. He's being an arse, have some wine and ignore him. While you're at it, book yourself a holiday without him for his birthday.

[Yama]

Sounds like you really hate each other.

[LovingChristmas]

What a div, of course its less stressful for him to have Xmas at home when you cook, clean and organise! I'm with the buy him a divorce for next year, miserable git. Enjoy your time at your DSis.

[jalopy]

3kidsintow, methinks.

[2kidsintow]

lol...was good to rant. We don't hate each other, Yama. In fact we love each other, honest. I do happen to agree with LovingChristmas and jalopy's summary of his mood today though...bit of a div that could do with growing up a bit! He has his moments. And thankfully he kept his complaining to a level that the rest of my family, inc the kids didn't notice so it didn't spoil it for them. (The eldest did notice his playing on the psp and complained to him herself)
Happily he has mellowed now and we will hopefully have a nice evening together now he's got it out of his system.

[MrsMuddyPuddles]

Sounds like he basically sulked after you didn't read his mind and exchange presents at midnight?