To want to strangle dh with a sodding towel!!

[Milkysallgone]

[Rant alert] I went out to buy a blackout blind for ds's room (going through heelish sleeplesness at the mo) and dh agreed to put it up before the dcs went to bed. So up he goes claiming never to have put one up before (despite the fact that he did last yr), and generally grumping around/refusing to accept my help.

Now I told him that in order to cut it properly so it wouldn't a) be too small like last time, and b) refuse to roll back up, he needed to measure out a straight line. So he completely ignores me and starts randomly cutting wonky edges. Surprise surprise it won't roll up!

I had to sort it out in the end, and do bedtimes cos he'd gone downstairs in a huff. His standard excuse for doing a crap/lazy job is " I told you I wasn't in the right frame of mind to do it but you insisted". Obviously my fault!!

He just came downstairs and started having a go at me because there aren't enough clean towels. There is enough for his bath what more does he fucking want????

The flaming cheek!! I'm livid I tell thee .

Sorry -totally inconsequential shite to you all but I feel better now it's off my chest

[DustyTV]

YANBU

[phoebebouffet]

YANBU sounds as if he is BU stand your ground, glad you feel better.

[Milkysallgone]

Yep, we tend to get this mood when any sort of DIY type stuff needs doing. Love the name Phoebebouffet!

[JeanieG]

Hi Milkysallgone-YANBU, we have the exact same issues here whenever any DIY is being done. It drives me mad, I hate all home improvements for this very reason.

So with you on this.

[MadBadandDangeroustoKnow]

Why are you living with my husband?

YANBU.

[onepieceoflollipop]

Oh YANBU.

We quickly came to the conclusion that a) dh cannot do diy. b) I am not much better but can do very basic jobs like changing a fuse of hammering in a simple hook for a picture.

We get someone in for anything now. (even if one of us does a few hours' overtime to finance it!)

[madamez]

What are his good points? Does he have a huge cock or something? Because he does sound a bit of a PITA - won't do a necessary job because he doesn't feel like it, then whining at you for not having done enough housework.

[Milkysallgone]

Onepieceoflollipop- if only his silly male pride (okay and budget) allowed us to get people in to do stuff!

Madamez - right now? I'll have to get back to you on that one.

[Quattrocento]

I think you are being unreasonable - it's very hard to strangle someone with a towel. You should use a tie I think.

[thumbwitch]

Gah! That "not being in the right frame of mind" thing really hacks me off too - my dh claims that doing anything "housey" (or in fact anything other than cookng dinner) after 5:30pm is "too late at night". But then he does cook dinner so perhaps I shouldn't complain

Why do men never grow out of this "if I do a really crap job they won't ask me to do anything again ever" attitude that my brother had to washing up when he was 10?