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To ask him to leave ?

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Lmox · 19/03/2024 16:10

last night I asked my husband to leave. He was furious and shocked and I don’t know if IBU? What happened was:

  • on Saturday he had a lie on (which I never have) while I looked after 9 month old. We had a meal out booked for DH’s friends birthday, so I was also prepping baby’s meals for the day, meds (he has epilepsy) and arranging babysitter. When I pulled him up on not helping me, he lay in bed staring at ceiling for another hour and a half. He has ADHD so I understand he may have been overwhelmed
  • He came downstairs whilst I was in middle of looking after baby and doing my make up etc to say that he thought he should go to night out alone as he needs to be around people who ‘build him up’ he sent text to his friends to say I wouldn’t be coming as I was ill. I was upset as I don’t like lying and I had been texting them just an hour before to arrange our arrival times. DH did apologise for this via text later .
  • I was up all night with our baby as he had a nasty cough. I slept about two hours. DH came home at 6am. No text to say he would be out all night. I made clear to him on a number of occasions that I don’t like him staying out all night without letting me know. I know he would have been at friends house but it’s the principle.
  • He slept until 12pm the next day and only woke up as I woke him as I needed him to help me get our baby into taxi for a medical appointment. He was still drunk and I was angry
  • when I came home from appointment with our son he said that he was really ‘put out’ out about how I’ve spoken to him.
he has half heartedly apologised but I don’t feel he means it. This also follows a very turbulent couple of months when we were in hospital with our son and put a lot of strain on our marriage as I didn’t feel he was supportive. I know he has ADHD and struggles with some things but I feel really hurt by his behaviour and he doesn’t seem bothered IMO
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MonsteraMama · 19/03/2024 16:27

YANBU oooooo if my husband had uninvited me from a planned night out like that, especially while I was in the middle of getting ready, he'd have come home at 6am to a locked door and his shit on the doorstep. I'm fuming for you (for that and obviously for him being an unsupportive waste of carbon).

Definitely get rid, you and your little one will have an easier time without him around.

And no ADHD is not an excuse for being a prick.

Rickrolypoly · 19/03/2024 16:26

I couldn't imagine being married to such a lazy, useless moron.

Has he left?

44PumpLane · 19/03/2024 16:26

If he was going on a fun trip with friends and had a flight to get on would he be capable of setting an alarm and getting the flight?

If the answer is "yes" then he is choosing not to help in the morning or give you a lie in. Because if he can physically manage to do it for something fun, then it shows he can do it when it's important to him.

PussInBin20 · 19/03/2024 16:20

YANBU he sounds useless.

WeeOrcadian · 19/03/2024 16:17

ADHD or not - he's a parent who isn't doing much parenting, or anything else

. YADNBU

LovedmyRaleighChopper · 19/03/2024 16:16

YANBU
Things would have to hugely change for me to be tempted to let him stay at all! He’s a lazy CF wanting you to do it all and respect him too! He certainly needs a wake up and reset and if he doesn’t realise how useless, unsupportive, idle and entitled he is very quickly then you’re on to a loser.

Acornsoup · 19/03/2024 16:15

This also follows a very turbulent couple of months when we were in hospital with our son and put a lot of strain on our marriage as I didn’t feel he was supportive. I know he has ADHD and struggles with some things but I feel really hurt by his behaviour and he doesn’t seem bothered IMO

He is taking the piss OP. You are right, he doesn't seem bothered. You tried to talk to him and he's still not helping. It's up to you what to do about it. ADHD does not make people useless partners and it is not an excuse to be unsupportive.

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