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To of lost it with DH

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HP200 · 17/10/2025 07:40

So back story DH and I both work him 5 days and me 4, we both get up at the same time. DH gets up and goes straight to work I do washing, walk dogs, tidy, kids lunch boxes etc and we walk in the door in the evening within 5 mins of each other. My ‘day’ off extra I go food shopping and do the house work and often move this day around to attend appointments for my SEN child.
DH loads the dishwasher and I do maybe 95% of cooking, cleaning, shopping, washing.
i was late home last night due to a hospital appointment and DH was cooking and had the hump so asked what was up, apparently I didn’t thank him for putting the bins out for me the day before. This is the second time in 7 years he has done this so I have done it every single other week. I pointed out in that case he owes me hundreds of thank yous and he doesn’t get a round of applause for actually doing something that is not ‘my job’ and he lives here too. I was then told I was moody and nasty so we spent the night in silence- AIBU for my response as he texted this morning to say that I was?

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PoppyFleur · 17/10/2025 09:38

@HP200I am enraged on your behalf!

He Is so shockingly unreasonable that words fail me. Take this ungrateful man child to task immediately.

I cannot believe the ineptitude of some men; my teen son contributes more to the household and certainly doesn’t stand around waiting for applause.

SuziQuinto · 17/10/2025 09:36

Namechangerage · 17/10/2025 09:31

Yes same with the mornings. Why does he get to just sort himself out and you do everything?

I know. Unbelievable.

ThejoyofNC · 17/10/2025 09:36

You are allowing this to happen. Time to make big changes.

pizzaHeart · 17/10/2025 09:35

soupyspoon · 17/10/2025 07:45

Doesnt sound like 'losing it' to me

Come round here if you want to see someone losing their shit with a man child.

You might have a lot of unexpected visitors over this weekend @soupyspoon so stock up some biscuits

femfemlicious · 17/10/2025 09:34

Sit him down and try to talk to him rationally about restructuring the chores and who does what. Explain to him you can't keep doing so much. I don't think you will get vert far because he is used to the current structure and it favours him but still try. I suggest marriage counselling 💔

Karatema · 17/10/2025 09:34

My DH is like this! When I go away he’ll do the washing up, put the hoover round etc. When I’m here - he’ll help cook dinner, make me hot drinks. However, if I haven’t “noticed” his efforts within 10 minutes of walking in the door, he’ll tell me exactly what he’s done and expect a thank you which I’ll give him through gritted teeth!
I won’t say it gets better with time because we’ve been married over 40 years and although it has improved, he use to tell me as soon as I walked in the door, it still grates!

Namechangerage · 17/10/2025 09:32

sammyspoon · 17/10/2025 09:29

I am genuinely interested as to why you have enabled this behaviour for so long. He’s clearly a lazy shit but you’ve allowed this to happen.

Yes of course blame the woman 👏

Maybe because she’s been too busy actually doing all the shit he should be doing, that she can’t add on being his mother too!

Pedant5corner · 17/10/2025 09:31

@Happyjoe , but some posters won't bother to open the thread because of the whopper of an error in the title.

Namechangerage · 17/10/2025 09:31

Mauvehoodie · 17/10/2025 09:30

YANBU and this is a hill I'd die on tbh. You're doing far far too much. What is he doing with his evenings while you're doing dinner etc? He needs to actually start participating in the house he lives in.

Yes same with the mornings. Why does he get to just sort himself out and you do everything?

Namechangerage · 17/10/2025 09:30

The poor love. He had to put out the bins AND cook! He is unreasonable not you.

And silent treatment is a form of abuse you know! It’s fine to argue but not to carry it on to punish you like he is.

Mauvehoodie · 17/10/2025 09:30

YANBU and this is a hill I'd die on tbh. You're doing far far too much. What is he doing with his evenings while you're doing dinner etc? He needs to actually start participating in the house he lives in.

sammyspoon · 17/10/2025 09:29

I am genuinely interested as to why you have enabled this behaviour for so long. He’s clearly a lazy shit but you’ve allowed this to happen.

Happyjoe · 17/10/2025 09:27

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Message deleted by MNHQ. Here's a link to our Talk Guidelines.

This is social media, not an official paper, so please relax.

Says more about you than the OP that you didn't read it tbh! Just think it's a shame that you focussed on that rather than helping the OP.

zingally · 17/10/2025 09:27

I did the maths, and taking into account your "day off", you should be doing 57.14% of the household chores. What's DH going to do to make up his 42.86% of chores?
If he does 1 bin duty a year, that's 1.92% of the YEARLY bin duties alone.
Let's say that, conservatively, there's 15 household tasks that need completing each week, that's 780 tasks a year. VERY conservatively. He needs to be doing 378 of them.

nomas · 17/10/2025 09:23

HP200 · 17/10/2025 07:52

That’s how I feel most of the time- like I have an extra child as the whole mental load of pets, kids, Christmas, birthdays etc falls directly onto me. He will often point out my extra ‘day off’ but it’s not a day off it’s catching up with housework, washing, stripping beds etc and I literally don’t stop. I plan every dinner and meal so couldn’t raise a round of applause for putting the bins out for the second time

Ugh this sounds awful. And you will end up his carer.

Tell him he needs to do his half of housework or you will divorce him. And then when he he inevitably does fuck all, divorce him.

MumChp · 17/10/2025 09:21

I had lost my mind years ago. Why do you put up with this?

Floatingdownriver · 17/10/2025 09:20

This is no way to live

SuziQuinto · 17/10/2025 09:20

Sharptonguedwoman · 17/10/2025 09:15

Yeah, I know😐

Yours is an entirely reasonable proposition. I just don't hold out hope for anything in this situation.

LBFseBrom · 17/10/2025 09:19

Your thread's title made me laugh :-), thanks for that.

Of course you shouldn't have to thank your husband for putting the bins out, nor should he expect you to. It's not your job, it's something either do.

Puregoldy · 17/10/2025 09:19

While you are walking the dogs and making lunch boxes and doing the hundreds of other things what is he doing?! You are doing way too much and I guess the question is why? He is supposed to be your partner. I would get a cleaner and order shipping online and give yourself a day off a week. Living with him you may need it.

Sharptonguedwoman · 17/10/2025 09:15

SuziQuinto · 17/10/2025 09:14

He'll probably just look at her blankly.

Yeah, I know😐

SuziQuinto · 17/10/2025 09:14

Sharptonguedwoman · 17/10/2025 09:13

Make a list of what you do on your 'day off'. Ask him which of the tasks he'd like to take on.

He'll probably just look at her blankly.

Sharptonguedwoman · 17/10/2025 09:13

HP200 · 17/10/2025 07:52

That’s how I feel most of the time- like I have an extra child as the whole mental load of pets, kids, Christmas, birthdays etc falls directly onto me. He will often point out my extra ‘day off’ but it’s not a day off it’s catching up with housework, washing, stripping beds etc and I literally don’t stop. I plan every dinner and meal so couldn’t raise a round of applause for putting the bins out for the second time

Make a list of what you do on your 'day off'. Ask him which of the tasks he'd like to take on.

SuziQuinto · 17/10/2025 09:11

HoppingPavlova · 17/10/2025 09:10

I’m absolutely gobsmacked that 2% have voted the OP as unreasonable. That’s mental.

ETA, once upon a time DH would say ‘yes, I’ve done that for you’ or indeed just told me about a general chore he had done like expecting a round of applause. I stamped that shit out quickly.

Edited

Unless they think she's unreasonable to put up with it?
Or they're trad wives themselves.

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