To hate being criticised.

sittinginthesun · 2013-10-03 10:51:07

I think I have a real problem with this, and wonder how others cope. I don't make decisions lightly. I think things through, research, weigh up options, then make a decision which I think is quite pragmatic. Day to day, I have my own routines at home and at work, which work for me. So what really, really annoys me is my DH or my Senior partner at work wandering in, and telling me that they would have done it a different way, and that I've done it wrong! Today, I've had DH out of the blue decide that he would actually have preferred us to send the dcs to private school, and that it is only because of my "prejudices" that I didn't go to the open day at the local private secondary - despite the fact that I had discussed it with him numerous times, was told it was my call, looked at the fees/entrance exams etc and decided that it would be far more sensible to stick with the excellent state options, told him my view, asked his, was told he didn't have time to think about it and he was leaving it to me. So why decide to criticise my decision at 7am this morning? Then I come to work, where I am the highest grossing, but worst paid, fee earner, and have to make decisions constantly and regularly, because others can't be bothered, until they decide periodically that they need to show a bit of authority and question every bloody thing I do. Honestly, I don't know whether I am just a control freak, and bad at taking criticism. Is it me or them?

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