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AIBU to think this is too much cricket time?? Or am I too demanding?

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justatadannoyed · 16/06/2025 09:27

My DH is a lovely man but the amount of time he spends playing cricket is driving me insane. It's at least one if not two evenings training a week, then the full Sunday playing each week, sometimes all across the county, so he is out at 12 and back at like 10pm. We have a young DC and I'd prefer it to be family time. But what really angers me is that there are so many things that need doing in the house- garden waste to be ferried away, things need fixing etc.- but unless I do them he won't because it's simply not his priority/ I think he finds it a bit tedious or trivial. Same if anything needs fixing, it's always me phoning the workmen etc. I got upset last night as he came back from cricket at like 9pm and had already agreed to play again next weekend, when it's supposed to be sunny and wonderful and I thought we could have a family day out... he is so quick with organising the cricket stuff but I organise everything else- AIBU to be upset about this or am I being the one asking too much? Please do let me know as I genuinely don't know if it's me being unreasonabl!

OP posts:
Housemouse245 · 16/06/2025 09:32

SecondWoman · 16/06/2025 09:30

Do you get equal leisure time away from the children?

I don’t know any mother that does 😳

justatadannoyed · 16/06/2025 09:32

SecondWoman · 16/06/2025 09:30

Do you get equal leisure time away from the children?

No, I don't... I do go out with friends often or for a hike or the gym, but nowhere near as much time as him. Which I wouldn't even want to- I like spending time with my DC (we have one, so it's not really about how much "work" it is, it's very manageable) but I find it very full on by myself and it's nice to spend time as a family...

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KrisAkabusi · 16/06/2025 09:32

Unless he's suddenly taken it up, I think you're being a bit unreasonable. You've been together a number of years, you must have known that he does this.
He's away sunday. Why not do your family day out on saturday?

SecondWoman · 16/06/2025 09:30

Do you get equal leisure time away from the children?

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