So we’re away for a long weekend at pil after several months of illness for me & stressful work done to the house, (I arranged & chased all the builders/tradespeople etc).
There was a big party in a nice spa hotel on Fri & weeks ago I booked a massage for 3.30 as part of the deal which was paid for by my pil. Lovely. I was so looking forward to the treatment as had reached the end of my tether with everything going on. Told dh the details & that it was just a half hour massage & was that time ok. He said yes fine. Dh was to go clay pigeon shooting but didn’t bother checking times until we arrived at hotel. Lo & behold it was 2pm-3.30pm. Cue slight sad face & ‘I just won’t go’. I said no do go but just be back at the spa area by 3.30 & I’ll have dc ready for swimming.
I knew from experience if he hadn’t gone I would have heard several ‘what a shame dh couldn’t go shooting’ throughout the day & felt it would be reflected on me to blame-I did try to change the time of my treatment but they were fully booked.
Of course dh wasn’t back on time-messaged 30 mins before to say he didn’t think he would be, I messaged back to say ‘how late will you be? Ring me’ & he then did & asked ‘do you want me to come back now?’ I said well yes I have treatment.... phones back a few minutes later to say he’s actually about 20 mins away-I said fine & hung up. I couldn’t find anyone else to look after 2 dc & had to cancel massage. Am glad I didn’t as although he messaged a while after to say he was there at spa, I was in pool with 2 dc & didn’t see him-he didn’t come on in to help with dc so I didn’t even get to go in the hot tub/sauna/outdoor pool or any of the relaxing things I was looking forward to.
Later in the day I had fil approach me & very nicely tell me I needed to be more organised, whereupon I told him through gritted teeth that I’d booked it weeks ago & it was his son who hadn’t bothered checking details. He was sorry. Next I had mil & couple of other random people say ‘why didn’t you ask me to take dc, I’d have done it’. I don’t know if anyone asked dh why he didn’t try to arrange alternative childcare since it was his responsibility at that time. I could possibly have asked mil when we were in the pool if she’d take them but she’s had her hair done & didn’t want it wet & dc were so excited to be in pool that I’d just have been worried how boisterous they were & wouldn’t have been able to relax.
Anyway, that was Friday & we’ve barely spoken since. He hasn’t apologised. He is usually lovely but is pretty sheepish now, I imagine as he knows I’m seething. I’m awake early again & can’t seem to stop being pissed off about it.
Sorry that ended up way longer that I meant it to-thanks for reading.
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buckeejit · 19/11/2017 07:26
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