I'm at home today, my husband is at work. There was something wrong with our dog when I was out walking him and I wanted husband's opinion. I sent a text asking him to call me. It's his lunch break so I knew I wasn't interrupting work. He phoned me:
Him (snappy arrogant impatient tone): What's up?
Me: I think there's something up with the dog-
Him (interrupting before I can finish the sentence - still snappy) Get him to the vet then
Me: Hang on, can I tell you what's happened first.
As I tell him what happened with the dog; he constantly interrupted me, snapping questions without giving me chance to finish what I was saying.
He later texted me, making it all about him: "Look at it from my point of view. You text saying to call you; I'm not there to make a decision"
Well how the fuck else am I meant to tell him about it? Mind control?
He does this a lot. I have to be really skilled at presenting information to him in a certain way or he flips. I'm sure it's a way of him showing he's in charge, or a way of getting the upper hand (despite the situation just calling for a bit of support and his opinion) or he's just a plain old bully.
Just as a background and so as not to drip feed, if I dare to interrupt him or ask him something he doesn't like or want to do, then he always snaps in response. There is no reasonable polite discussion.
AIBU or is he?
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To think snapping and constant interrupting is a form of getting the upper hand?
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FionaThePrincess · 12/07/2016 13:37
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