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Exasperated with nip screw husband.

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MyOtherCarIsAPorsche · 13/11/2025 11:18

He has recently replaced DD's car and is allowing her to keep the money that she gets when she has sold her old car - which should be around £12,000. He is a generous father.

But he's a nip screw husband.

The dishwasher which I have had for 15 years broke down a month ago and instead of replacing it with a new one, he ordered the part required and fixed it himself (he's also very practical).

This part lasted short of a month and the dishwasher, which let's face it, is elderly, has again broken down.

It has been broken for a few days and I hate washing up as he insists on cooking and he uses every pot and utensil we possess.

I have sourced a replacement which can be picked up in store within the hour. But he says that he's going to fix the old one and 'don't you dare go wasting money'.

There are two days worth of dishes piled up in the kitchen because I am refusing to (blackmailing) hand wash anymore. He's stomping around effing and Jeffing because there are no clean teaspoons. Poor man.

Should I order whatever I want - I can get delivery tomorrow? Or wait for him to be bothered to order the part he thinks he needs - which may or may not fix an ancient relic?

Why is he generous with the children but not with me? Should I LTB? He hates me doesn't he?

OP posts:
Fedupofwimps · 15/11/2025 12:33

Shudupayaface · 15/11/2025 11:50

Let your husband get a replacement part again, there's too much waste nowadays, no one gets anything fixed because of labour and call out costs. Be grateful for your handy husband. Boo hoo that you have to wash up for a bit. If you're one if those that allows men to not wash up, more fool you!

Think you're a few pages behind...the new dishwasher is already in use.

anyolddinosaur · 15/11/2025 12:20

Have you sorted out the savings yet? You need to protect your future.

diddl · 15/11/2025 11:50

Op has already got the bloody dishwasher!!!

Shudupayaface · 15/11/2025 11:50

Let your husband get a replacement part again, there's too much waste nowadays, no one gets anything fixed because of labour and call out costs. Be grateful for your handy husband. Boo hoo that you have to wash up for a bit. If you're one if those that allows men to not wash up, more fool you!

Lesleyhill22 · 15/11/2025 11:47

He’s a real ‘tool’ isn’t he? Print out the page of the dishwasher you want, including details of delivery, fitting and removal of the old one (Curry’s do the full service) and stick the page under his nose, saying that you want him to order it by teatime. If he doesn’t, then you order it using the joint account. Well done for leaving the washing up, once the dw is fitted he can spend a happy few hours doing a few loads testing it out. Don’t stand for any of his nonsense or drama. If he’s worried about he cost, he can deduct it from DD’s car money.
Good luck, let us know the outcome!🙂🥄🥄🥄

PastaAllaNorma · 15/11/2025 11:28

We reverse the standard "one cooks, the other washes up" because I wash up as I go and prefer cooking meals in one or two pots while DH uses every utensil in the entire kitchen and it looks like a bomb's gone off.

Nevereatcardboard · 15/11/2025 11:28

How often do your DGC hear him shouting and swearing? I think it’s appalling that you and your DCs allow this to happen while they are in your care. I don’t think you understand just how bad this is for ND children.

MyOtherCarIsAPorsche · 15/11/2025 11:01

Buy more teaspoons?

When we got married (38 years ago) we got a huge canteen of cutlery with 18 of each piece - it was regifted (unused) by an elderly family member. It was my most prized wedding gift - I thought it was fabulous.

Over the years we've lost a few bits and pieces - possibly put in the bin with take aways/yoghurt pots etc. The children were always putting cutlery in the bin and most of the time I would find it.

We have 12 teaspoons left from the original set and at least another dozen oddments. H uses a clean spoon every time he does a mash and can get through them quite quickly. It wouldn't occur to him to rinse one under the tap.

I use the same glass/mug all day whilst he gets a clean one each time he has a drink. It's because he's never washed up/stacked or emptied the dishwasher/cleaned anything in the kitchen. This is why I stopped cooking - I wasn't prepared to do both when I worked full time. I love to cook/bake when he goes up to our caravan.

When our youngest daughter moved in with her (now) husband, I was amazed he did his own laundry/ironing. From that point forward I left H's laundry up to him.

I can't remember the last time he changed his bedding. I don't go in there.

I blame his mother. Grin

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ForeverDelayedEpiphany · 15/11/2025 10:55

Gremlinsateit · 15/11/2025 05:04

AI is not a research tool. There is a link earlier in the thread, and here is another (search in the document) sedberghlookaround.org.uk/issues/189%20May%202002.pdf

Fair enough. I don't use AI as a serious research assistant. It was just a little lighthearted search 😂

FairKoala · 15/11/2025 10:37

Have you ever talked back when your dh says you are extravagant and told him when your extravagance gets up to his level (giving away £12,000, buying a boat etc) then you might listen to him but whilst he is spouting hypocritical nonsense then he isn’t worth taking notice of

For laughing about using your own savings on a dishwasher I would transfer the cost of the dishwasher and what interest you would have lost having to pay for it from savings out of the joint account

Actions have consequences

Whilst you might be able to rationalise your dh’s abuse, how can you stand by and listen to your dh abusing your GC. They don’t understand that GF has brain damage They just hear abuse.

Whilst this abuse might be bad for Nt children this abuse is so much worse for dc who are ND. Especially as he is targeting their Neurodiversity.

If he can’t help being abusive because a medical procedure then why is he targeting a
child who can’t help doing what they are doing because of ND issue.

I wouldn’t be looking after dgc if he is in the house.
He is damaging them.

I don’t think you understand how bad his actions and words are

Lovingbooks · 15/11/2025 10:31

Really don’t get the angst you gave him a chance to fix the dishwasher he did it broke down again, you have a joint account so just buy a cheap dishwasher get someone to deliver plumb and take away if you can’t do it yourself. Whatever your disagreement about washing up it’s minging to refuse to wash up for 2 days.

User478 · 15/11/2025 10:30

Buy a new one the same color as the old one. Tell him you fixed the old one.

FrankbyNature · 15/11/2025 10:29

Tell him to get a new dishwasher immediately..

His behaviour is appalling.

If he thinks there is not enough money he can call in the money of your daughter or sell the boat.

FFS

Washingupdone · 15/11/2025 10:21

When your DH starts to rant could you record him and after several recordings, at a quiet moment when he is calm play them back or even have your DC sitting round a table with you for support . This may help him realize what he sounds like and what you are going through.
Or even get an appointment with the surgeon who originally asked if his personality had changed.

FairKoala · 15/11/2025 10:16

LooksForGlasses · 15/11/2025 07:47

Nip screw is northern possibly - my grandma used to say it as well as my mum and dad. Dad used to say it was about having to use a spanner to get a coin out of someone's hand.

I don't think it's Northern. Lived in the north all my life and never heard it.

Depends how far north or maybe a very small regional saying but I knew exactly what Nip Screw meant.

HardyCrow · 15/11/2025 08:49

EsmeSusanOgg · 13/11/2025 11:23

Just order it. This is such a silly thing to penny pinch over. He tried a repair, repair has failed - get a new one.

Yes this. Do you have a joint account for family expenses or does he hold all the money. If the latter insist on a change.

diddl · 15/11/2025 08:18

Dad used to say it was about having to use a spanner to get a coin out of someone's hand.

Arrggh! Now what does that mean?

I would say that that is a explanation of someone who is tight fisted/miserly.

You have to take money from their hand by force.

Still doesn't explain nip screw imo though.

pebbles8811 · 15/11/2025 08:09

@MyOtherCarIsAPorsche remove your money from the joint savings account and put it into your personal account if husband wants to spend spend spend let him do it with his own savings not yours, he can’t dictate what you can spend money on then go splurge it all himself. PLEASE take your money back and tell him to leave it seems clear from your posts no one in your family is happy about how your being treated, best of luck to you OP go be happy without him and don’t feel bad about fucking him out because if the roles were reversed hubby would have divorced and remarried by now

RocSor · 15/11/2025 08:05

Order it including delivery and installation, but only in your full name Hide the order documentation somewhere impossible for him to find (ie if online, print and then delete from system)
It's appalling that you have to do this but you have to outwit his controlling behaviour.

In the meantime, say nothing, do no dishes!
Trust me, I had to do similar for 30 years, until the day came when I finally filed for divorce.

LooksForGlasses · 15/11/2025 07:47

Nip screw is northern possibly - my grandma used to say it as well as my mum and dad. Dad used to say it was about having to use a spanner to get a coin out of someone's hand.

I don't think it's Northern. Lived in the north all my life and never heard it.

ThatBlackCat · 15/11/2025 05:13

MyOtherCarIsAPorsche · 14/11/2025 21:11

Nip screw is northern possibly - my grandma used to say it as well as my mum and dad. Dad used to say it was about having to use a spanner to get a coin out of someone's hand.

I ordered my dishwasher this morning - my son picked it up for me late afternoon and I've just filled it for the third time - one more load should clear the worktops and I can have a wipe around.

H didn't bat an eyelid - probably laughing at me because I used my savings and not the joint account.

I prefer my old dishwasher - DS was saying that apparently father couldn't get the part he needed and he was still trying to source one before buying new. This lovely new one feels smaller. It's the same make as before.

The grandchildren ate off paper plates this morning and thought it was great. They had a good day at school and afterwards we watched our local news to try to watch our DGS's reception class doing a sponsored three legged walk - all 30 second long clip of it.

H has been his usual jolly self - swearing when my son was making a din fitting the dishwasher, calling DGS names when he didn't eat his meal - he has ARFID - I had to resort back to safe foods but always try him with a family meal first. Swearing because I wasted money treating my son and me to fish and chip delivery although he's spent more on his M&S curry and bottle of wine.

H is quiet for now - watching TOTP in his room while DS and I are watching a Christmas film in another.

I've had a good day overall - I've no idea how to let the foul mouthed abuse go over my head and stop taking it personally - but I now really dislike hearing any swear word, even the mild ones make me feel sick - I've heard too much. When H is amenable - he says he doesn't mean it. He thinks he genuinely can't stop himself from his outrage/outbursts. He says he listens to what comes out of his mouth and it's like it's someone else ranting. He will not consider any counselling - the person that he would have been referred to is my younger daughter's , NDN's daughter - but he doesn't know that. Small world.

The support group that I'm on has many people explaining how wretched they feel, treating their families terribly after they've had adverse effects/brain damage from ICU stays. I think it's these sorts of comments/explanations that keep me here - well that and the fact that I will in no way ever leave my home because I've been forced out. I'm staying - I've got my own pot of money that he can't touch. I need a coat of armour for his insulting/abusive behaviour to bounce off.

Having told you all how crap he is - last month we had a fabulous night at a family party in a local hotel - dancing, singing and laughing with friends and family. It was just like before his surgery. I cannot fathom him .... there are still glimpses of his past personality.

Dad used to say it was about having to use a spanner to get a coin out of someone's hand.

Arrggh! Now what does that mean? I wish people on this site would stop talking in riddles and code and just come right out and say what they mean. I don't understand what either of your sayings are remotely saying. So you answered with an even harder to understand saying. Can you just say in plain English what you mean?

Gremlinsateit · 15/11/2025 05:04

ForeverDelayedEpiphany · 15/11/2025 00:53

Well, after a quick Google, apparently AI deemed nip screw a non-existent phrase. (Of course, taking anything that AI says with a pinch of salt...)

I agree with others that the phrase must be unique to you OP, and possibly your family.

Ah, the Google search also came up with this result... perhaps your family made their own phrase based on an actual nipple screw? (which i recognise but didn't know the name until today lol 😆)

AI is not a research tool. There is a link earlier in the thread, and here is another (search in the document) sedberghlookaround.org.uk/issues/189%20May%202002.pdf

SheSaidHummingbird · 15/11/2025 02:17

@MyOtherCarIsAPorsche Get the dishwasher and tell him "It's my boat."

Or slap a big red bow on top and wish him a Merry Fucking Christmas.

IridiumSky · 15/11/2025 02:16

‘Nip screw’? Shouldn’t this be in the ‘sexual fetishes’ section?

And the obvious solution is to buy more teaspoons.

MolvolioPortesque · 15/11/2025 02:04

I haven’t heart nip screw before. First thoughts were he was one of those tedious men who thinks it is bloody hilarious to twist your nipples like they are turning the volume or up down on a dial, sometimes by older men, who make the accompany radio tuning sounds. Vagina clamped shut.

Anyway, LTB. What a selfish prick.