My husband is tired. I thought I’d better tell you all

I want what medshe has!

I have a never slept a wink one too. I've taken to recording his snoring on my phone but apparently that is just a "nap, not a real deep sleep'. Ok.
He hurt his back yesterday and Could Not Move. He dived like a test cricketer when he knocked his beer off the arm of the sofa though.

Best thread ever. Who knew there was such melodrama in the average family home? And so many men who clearly missed their calling on the stage. The range of non verbal communication used is just so inventive. The evocative body language! The subtle but well timed noises!

So lucky, all of you, to have such creative, inventive and sensitive DHs. Obviously they are tired. Genius is tiring.

Mine is very tired too. It’s been a very tiring day. So much so that he’s going to set an alarm (which will obviously wake me too) for early so that he can go for a run. Yep, he is that tired.

Me too @pointythings - still can’t quite believe it.

Mine has a cleaning noise which consists of loud exhales as if he's weightlifting. It gets louder if it's not acknowledged. Since I pointed it out to him, it seems to have eased.

He also has this thing he does when he's stressed - the length of his stride increases, the less he feels his stress is acknowledged. He kind of leans forward as well as if he needs to catch a bus but isn't allowed to run. Reminds me of a stroppy toddler.

@seapatrol Unfortunately, having shows to put on requires a considerable amount of early starts and very late finishes.

I'd love it if rigging stage, lighting, PA and seating, lighting, catering, etc, only needed to happen within normal office hours and performances were over and done with by 5.30pm, but for some reason, it takes a bit longer than that and audiences are a teensy bit selfish in wanting doors at 8, rather than before they've finished work themselves.

I don't do that job anymore, though. Guess I got smarter.

Mine is "shattered" because "the baby kept me up all night".

No dear. The baby kept me up all night. You were asleep for most of it.

Mine gets awfully tired in the day, in fact he had a little sleep on the couch earlier, but now he's absolutely boinging around and playing call of duty. How does that work then?

He spends the entire evening after the kids are in bed, rolling around on the floor (his favourite place to watch tv from), and groaning... occasionally yelping when I don't seem to be noticing his agony enough. Oh, and refuses to do anything that might actually help - like painkillers, or a heat pack.

Maybe "accidentally" drop some drawing pins in the floor and forget to clean them up? Upturned plugs are another good option (but don't stand on them yourself!).

'Nocturnal cunty owl'

No longer married but mine suffered from some sort of peculiar dehydration. Could not contemplate doing anything before imbibing a beverage ( 'I'll just have a coffee/beer/glass of wine first and then I'll get moving') before sitting down and staring at his Ipad for an hour, occasionally sighing and then saying 'Right' and doing sod all.

I've had a repeat performance every single night for the past several years. Only with mine, it is a bad back - one that doesn't stop any daily activities whatsoever, but becomes a vortex of the most unimaginable pain every evening.

He spends the entire evening after the kids are in bed, rolling around on the floor (his favourite place to watch tv from), and groaning... occasionally yelping when I don't seem to be noticing his agony enough. Oh, and refuses to do anything that might actually help - like painkillers, or a heat pack.

I just can't do sympathy any more. I resent it. It interrupts every single thing I'm either trying to study, or watch. The evening is my only chance for peace and quiet and he's flopping around like a fucking beached sea lion not getting enough attention (referring to the noises and flippering only, not anything less flattering).

I might have more sympathy if I hadn't suffered my entire life with a broken back that never healed properly, and chronic pain as a result. I take painkillers, use a heat pack, go to bed/bath if I really can't bear it, the end!

Mine had spent an hour asking me if I think he should go on a run.

"Oh, I couldn't possibly make an important decision like that for you, dear. Why don't you ask Google?"

Mine had spent an hour asking me if I think he should go on a run

I too love this thread. Mine says "I'm sooo tired" in place of a greeting. In fact, every time I look at his face, I can see his mouth forming the words. He hangs his head and then goes limp like a puppet with no strings and staggers dramatically as if he is about to fall. Zero sympathy from me. No fucks given. Just go to bed earlier then mate?

Thanks for informing us OP, I've let everyone know on my street.

Is he wearing the dressing gown of doom, doing the shuffle of death? Is he yawning and sighing when he rocks up downstairs whilst you're having your daily work meeting on zoom? Does he then put the fucking kettle on so that it's at its loudest when you're off mute and trying to speak to colleagues? 😠

Oh but mine is MORE tired than yours.

Fact.

Oh dear op, i think i might be your dh. (Disclaimer, i am not). I am always tired, and yet i never get a wink of sleep. Although my poor delusional dh says i snore like a buffalo all night. Perhaps i need a dressing gown of doom, and a hobby. Not cycling, too tiring

Ha ha - love the OP's post.

@SlightyJaded
The Tired 😂

[quote 2018SoFarSoGreat]@FlamingoAndJohn I have to say I am quite surprised that you would blithely go for a walk. Leaving him home ALONE. In his state? That is shocking. I'm quite unsure how to react. What is the right number to call to report your reckless action? You knew full well that we are ALL here - thousands of us - ready and willing (and indeed, fully experienced!) in the care and nurturing of The Tired DH. Sorry, The Poor Tired DH. You had but to ask. You didn't even.

Poor, poor dear. I hope you have at least ordered him a DGofD as an apology gift? Express delivery, of course.

Please give him my best regards. And my sincere sympathy.

:)[/quote]
Log it with 101, I think!

My DH, (after me giving him tea and breakfast in bed) says 'please be kind to me today, I'm tired'.

I honestly don't know I haven't murdered him

My ex has been seeing out covid here as we get on pretty well and are sharing childcare /schooling while working. It's worked surprisingly well.

He has piles.
Fuck.ing.hell

You guys have it easy just coping with tired lambs. Try spending time with someone who is tired but can't sit down.