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DH called me a pathetic b****

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Piouspenny · 30/09/2024 19:15

Our neighbours sent some cupcakes with my son when he returned from a play date. . Unfortunately, they weren't particularly nice so I threw them away; DS and DH aren't particularly fond of cakes so wouldn't have eaten them.

I mentioned this to DS in passing when he asked where the cupcakes were. A few days later, when over their house, he told the neighbours that I threw them away.

It's caused some friction with the neighbours and they have made it clear DS is no longer welcome at their house, which has left him feeling very upset.

DH has placed the blame squarely on me, calling me a bitch, amongst other things.

I know I shouldn't have said anything but I think swearing and being abusive isn't acceptable.

OP posts:
Wheredidileavemycarkeys · 01/10/2024 16:45

Hyperbowl · 01/10/2024 16:38

Thank you. No I didn’t say that. The poster in question has been banging on about it repeatedly even though there’s no evidence to suggest either and it adds literally no relevance to the post. It’s just nonsense because they are determined to paint the OP as a saint by coming out with stuff that hasn’t even been stated.

I haven’t actually. I think you’ve confused me with someone else?

Hyperbowl · 01/10/2024 16:43

waterygrave · 01/10/2024 16:14

“They were not nice”

what is not nice? I need help with this -

poorly decorated?
small or big?
too homemade looking - no master chef vibes?
taste bad? (under impression OP did not put them near her mouth)
Not nice color?

Help me know what it means for homemade cupcakes to be “not nice”

Apparently they were stale. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Hyperbowl · 01/10/2024 16:38

Chocolatebuttonsandprosseco · 01/10/2024 15:25

I don’t think anyone said she did?

Thank you. No I didn’t say that. The poster in question has been banging on about it repeatedly even though there’s no evidence to suggest either and it adds literally no relevance to the post. It’s just nonsense because they are determined to paint the OP as a saint by coming out with stuff that hasn’t even been stated.

waterygrave · 01/10/2024 16:14

“They were not nice”

what is not nice? I need help with this -

poorly decorated?
small or big?
too homemade looking - no master chef vibes?
taste bad? (under impression OP did not put them near her mouth)
Not nice color?

Help me know what it means for homemade cupcakes to be “not nice”

Tellysavelas · 01/10/2024 16:11

baileys6904 · 01/10/2024 16:09

Maybe he would, if he got half a chance 😁

Let him eat cake!

baileys6904 · 01/10/2024 16:09

Tellysavelas · 01/10/2024 14:26

Maybe he should start scoffing cakes from now so that OP can see he likes them.

Maybe he would, if he got half a chance 😁

Wheredidileavemycarkeys · 01/10/2024 15:52

Petitchat · 01/10/2024 15:51

Are kids off school today ??

Looks like it

Tellysavelas · 01/10/2024 15:52

Chocolatebuttonsandprosseco · 01/10/2024 15:46

I know right.

No, I don’t. What is your point?

StormingNorman · 01/10/2024 15:51

Piouspenny · 01/10/2024 14:40

No, the mother made them. I admit, I was silly to tell my DC that I'd thrown them away but they were not nice.

When you tell it like it is, do you care or realise they you could be hurting people? Not even the people you are critiquing but your husband, your son and even yourself.

Tellysavelas · 01/10/2024 15:51

Wheredidileavemycarkeys · 01/10/2024 15:19

There is no evidence to suggest that they had been sat there for days and that was the reason why she threw them out. Why are you like a dog with a bone about a piece of information that you’ve fabricated that has no relevancy to the thread

Is there any evidence she threw them out as soon as she got them?

Thanks @Wheredidileavemycarkeys . Apparently what they say is fact and they don’t have to provide any evidence. All I said was that we don’t know how long they were sat for. Cup cakes become stale very quickly if left out, in my experience.

Petitchat · 01/10/2024 15:51

Are kids off school today ??

Wheredidileavemycarkeys · 01/10/2024 15:47

Chocolatebuttonsandprosseco · 01/10/2024 15:46

I know right.

Oh my god..

Chocolatebuttonsandprosseco · 01/10/2024 15:46

YoghurtPotWashingMachine · 01/10/2024 15:45

oh my god...

I know right.

Wheredidileavemycarkeys · 01/10/2024 15:45

YoghurtPotWashingMachine · 01/10/2024 15:45

oh my god...

oh my goodness!

YoghurtPotWashingMachine · 01/10/2024 15:45

Wheredidileavemycarkeys · 01/10/2024 15:44

What’s your point?

oh my god...

Wheredidileavemycarkeys · 01/10/2024 15:44

Chocolatebuttonsandprosseco · 01/10/2024 15:43

I can’t believe I need to write this, I really can’t. Do you understand there is a difference between immediately and a few days? Thay there is a wide space of time between the two?

What’s your point?

waterygrave · 01/10/2024 15:43

the old sayings ring true …

Just as easy/same amount of energy to be positive as it is to be negative.

”just being honest” sounds a lot like “I don’t even try to be positive”

Maybe reflect or consider why you behave in a way that pushes people away, rather than in a way to draw people near?
What are you afraid of?

IMO … I’m just being honest …

Chocolatebuttonsandprosseco · 01/10/2024 15:43

Wheredidileavemycarkeys · 01/10/2024 15:25

so she threw them out after a few days?

I can’t believe I need to write this, I really can’t. Do you understand there is a difference between immediately and a few days? Thay there is a wide space of time between the two?

EasternEcho · 01/10/2024 15:34

Tellysavelas · 01/10/2024 13:01

I’ve not made Op be a saint. But at least she’s admitted to her shortcomings, as I said upthread. She has been honest and has been kicked for it.

Somehow a husband who has called his wife a pathetic bitch for throwing away some cakes that no one wanted has been turned into a hero here.

The husband was not calling the wife a bitch for throwing away some cakes. He was upset that she told their child that she threw them away. He said she should have said a white lie. He is concerned that their child will learn her hypercritical ways. OP responded by calling her husband "wet" and "ridiculous".

In passing, at no point did OP even mention offering the cakes to her husband or child, or leave it out for a day or two to see if anyone would eat it. She just binned it based on her own opinion that they wouldn't "particularly" fancy them.

Holdyourpeace · 01/10/2024 15:28

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Wheredidileavemycarkeys · 01/10/2024 15:25

Chocolatebuttonsandprosseco · 01/10/2024 15:25

I don’t think anyone said she did?

so she threw them out after a few days?

Wheredidileavemycarkeys · 01/10/2024 15:25

he's mad at her for being negative and critical and telling their son that they weren't very nice and telling their son that she had thrown them away

Is that worth getting angry about? All people are negative and critical sometimes. Like some of the the people on this thread for example Wink

The son blabbing to the neighbours that the cakes were thrown away is regrettable but the fact that the cakes were thrown away is not itself a big deal if no-one actually wanted to eat one.
If the son wanted them and they were thrown away that would be odd but if he wanted them why would OP throw them away.

Chocolatebuttonsandprosseco · 01/10/2024 15:25

Wheredidileavemycarkeys · 01/10/2024 15:19

There is no evidence to suggest that they had been sat there for days and that was the reason why she threw them out. Why are you like a dog with a bone about a piece of information that you’ve fabricated that has no relevancy to the thread

Is there any evidence she threw them out as soon as she got them?

I don’t think anyone said she did?

Wheredidileavemycarkeys · 01/10/2024 15:19

There is no evidence to suggest that they had been sat there for days and that was the reason why she threw them out. Why are you like a dog with a bone about a piece of information that you’ve fabricated that has no relevancy to the thread

Is there any evidence she threw them out as soon as she got them?

sandyhappypeople · 01/10/2024 14:58

Piouspenny · 01/10/2024 14:40

No, the mother made them. I admit, I was silly to tell my DC that I'd thrown them away but they were not nice.

If you knew you were silly to say that to DS, and admit you shouldn't have said that, why did you blow up at DH and call him ridiculous and wet when he said you should have just made up a white lie about it instead?