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You're a shit housewife!!

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runforyourdog · 25/03/2022 01:39

Just had a massive row with H. I know it's unforgivable but I completely lost my temper and slapped him.

He said 'you are a shit housewife' err well maybe that's because I'm not a housewife and work full time!! He think he does loads around the house which he does like he does the washing for e.g. but I do vast majority of kid ferrying / mental load.

I know I'm unreasonable but can anyone see why I got angry!?

OP posts:
PenStation · 25/03/2022 09:05

I won’t comment on the slapping incident as you are already remorseful and it’s unhelpful for the rest of us to put the boot in.

Turningpurple · 25/03/2022 09:09

@EvilGoldfish

Isn’t this a bit like the ‘breed not deed’ argument?

A man attacking a woman is a bit like a pitbull attacking a chihuahua and vice versa.

Neither one is acceptable or pleasant, but only one way is going to result in a death.

Op should never have slapped her husband, it’s abusive.

BUT to pretend (the comment about him now worrying ok would escalate and would kill him and the children is particularly galling given the facts of who is far more likely to do that) that it’s even in the same ball park as the male partner violence against women that results in around two deaths a week every year in the UK seems off to me.

You aren't wrong about the pitbull vs chihuahuas.

But my daughter is a lesbian. Are you seriously suggesting if her partner slapped her, she can't be worried it will escalate. I can't be worried about that be abuse the perpetrator is a woman so it's less likey to happen?

It being less likely to happen doesn't mean the fear is less when you are the one in the situation.

Yes, woman are more likey to ne kill by a man. But that doesn't mean DV should be shrugged off or that people should completely ignore the real fact that DV usually escalates.

Yes, hitting your partner is wrong. I was also told during therapy that it is not uncommon for emotionally abused to sometimes lash out when they are pushed to the brink, and then have that lorded over them so that the abuser can play the victim and keep them under control.

Very few people in this situations, response is 'well he is white and rich so it's fine'

Op has come and given only what he said for support in slapping her partner. That's not the usual behaviour for someone feeling like they were pushed to brink.

Jumping to 'yeah but I bet its still his fault' isn't helping. Many men, who commit DV, claim they were pushed to the bring and antagonised into it. But we don't give then sympathy

Op hasn't hinted she did this in self defence at all. Quite the opposite infact. She is already got her excuses lined up.

PenStation · 25/03/2022 09:13

Also, only the OP and her H know the background. Emotional abuse can be as damaging as physical abuse. We don’t have the information to say who, if anyone, is more at fault. Rather than telling the OP to hide the thread, give her some options. She came on here for support.

Comedycook · 25/03/2022 09:13

You shouldn't have hit him obviously. Violence is never acceptable.

Why are you working full time though and doing a shit ton of housework when your dh earns so much money?!

EssexLioness · 25/03/2022 09:14

What he said was pretty awful however I am absolutely disgusted by your actions. What right do you think you have to physically attack someone because you don’t like what they said? I cannot imagine hitting my DH for any reason. Can you imagine the response if you came on here saying that your partner hit you because you said something that offended them? This is domestic violence, regardless of the size or sex of the person involved. And what makes it worse is you came here posting about what he said to gain sympathy, whilst seemingly not realising how bad your behaviour is. Talk about victim blaming!

PenStation · 25/03/2022 09:15

@Comedycook

You shouldn't have hit him obviously. Violence is never acceptable.

Why are you working full time though and doing a shit ton of housework when your dh earns so much money?!

Quite. Abuse can take many forms. It’s not our place to judge because we don’t have the info.
Thatsplentyjack · 25/03/2022 09:17

My mum ended up hitting my dad when he was emotionally and mentally abusing her. Following her around the house, shouting at her, cornering her in her bed, hiding all the house keys, intimidating her infront of children etc. One night he had her blocked in her room saying all sorts of awful abusive things to her and she lashed out and slapped him. Did that make her the abuser?
Hard to tell OP without knowing the dynamics of your relationship

SallyWD · 25/03/2022 09:19

@DelphiniumBlue

I'm amazed people think slapping a much bigger and stronger male is as bad as a female suffering domestic violence. Let's be clear, it's not. OPs H is not in fear of his life, or of having bones broken. It is not the same. OP has said she knows it wa wrong, and her comments about his size, ethnicity and earning capacity flag up that he is in fact one of life's more privileged people, so his options are not limited in the same way an abused woman's are. He can afford to leave if he wants to.

Op, if he thinks your housekeeping skills are so shit, he can employ someone to do a more professional job. Or take on more of the load himself.

I'm sorry but I disagree. I have a friend, a big beefy man of well over 6 foot who was abused by his wife for years. She was tiny but he became very fearful. He was such a gentle person that he could never defend himself and wouldn't have dreamed of hitting back but believe me was scared. He showed me bruises and he became a shadow of his former self in terms of confidence. When he finally left she played on his phobia and put rats through his letterbox. Domestic abuse isn't just about who's physically stronger and can inflict more damage. It's psychological too and my friend was psychologically destroyed by his wife, as well as physically hurt.
ChelseeDagger · 25/03/2022 09:20

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stuntbubbles · 25/03/2022 09:21

You both work ft. Why on earth do you not have a cleaner?
Are you joking?

Thatsplentyjack · 25/03/2022 09:22

I cannot imagine hitting my DH for any reason.

Really? Then you must not have experienced or have any knowledge of mental abuse. It's a common tactic amoung abusers and without knowing anything else about the OPs relationship its hard to know if tha5s what's going on.

EvilGoldfish · 25/03/2022 09:24

@Turningpurple I didn’t just post that for the op (though I maintain, we don’t know all her circumstances, so many women I’ve met since I left an abusive relationship actually thought they were the abusers) I also posted it for any abused lurkers who may end up reading it and feeling like their DH is right, that they are the bad ones because they snapped.

Of course your daughter should not be hit in ANY relationship, but the facts are still there. If attacked she is more likely to be physically able to defend herself from a woman than a man, and another woman is much less likely/able/willing to kill her. That doesn’t make any emotional/physical/financial abuse any more acceptable, just that those facts still stand.

Comedycook · 25/03/2022 09:24

@stuntbubbles

You both work ft. Why on earth do you not have a cleaner? Are you joking?
I'm wondering the same. The ops dh is a high earner. Does she want to work full time and do the majority of household stuff? Does she have access to money? It does seem a bit odd to me to be working full time and doing the house stuff when there is theoretically plenty of money to throw at this problem?
AlbusSeverusMalfoy · 25/03/2022 09:26

I'm a big lady and definitely weigh more then my husband. We earn similar amounts, so on that basis he should be with in his rights to give a quick slap yea?

PenStation · 25/03/2022 09:26

That’s right @Comedycook

This is why I think it might be sensible for OP to see a counselor to disentangle the situation and help her decide what to do. I’m not sure we can take that role on MN.

MajorCarolDanvers · 25/03/2022 09:26

Please seek help before you hurt him again. No excuse.

SallyWD · 25/03/2022 09:27

@ChelseeDagger

OP, I have slapped my DP when he has made arsehole comments in the past.

He deserved it and it sounds like yours did too.

The hand wringing on here is quite frankly embarrassing to read.

I hope you are ok and second the call for a cleaner, paid for from his salary, you know to save him from the threat of further domestic abuse Hmm

Jesus - "he deserved it". Can you imagine the reaction if a man said this about hitting his wife?
TabithaTittlemouse · 25/03/2022 09:28

Imagine someone at work saying something that you didn’t like and you slapping them…. Wouldn’t happen because you can’t behave like that at work. I can’t imagine choosing violence.

Franticbutterfly · 25/03/2022 09:28

My DH said something similar to this. I started working more hours and was told that I wasn't "providing the same level of service". My house has gone from immaculately clean and tidy, to clean.

TabithaTittlemouse · 25/03/2022 09:29

@ChelseeDagger

OP, I have slapped my DP when he has made arsehole comments in the past.

He deserved it and it sounds like yours did too.

The hand wringing on here is quite frankly embarrassing to read.

I hope you are ok and second the call for a cleaner, paid for from his salary, you know to save him from the threat of further domestic abuse Hmm

Has he ever slapped you?
IsThePopeCatholic · 25/03/2022 09:30

You both sound like you’re in a toxic relationship: no respect for each other, resentment, lack of love.

yourestandingonmyneck · 25/03/2022 09:30

Meh. There's no way your husband felt as frightened, intimidated and powerless as a woman who's been slapped by a man. And I think all those posters implying it's the same thing are being disingenuous.

Yes, you shouldn't have done it, just as he shouldn't have said what he did. But a snippet like that is not enough for anybody on here to give you marriage advice.

Is he generally a good husband? The only thing I can really say, based on what's written here, is that if you both work full time and he's earning £180k, neither of you should be "housewife". Get a cleaner.

And ignore the melodramatic responses Hmm

EssexLioness · 25/03/2022 09:30

@Thatsplentyjack

I cannot imagine hitting my DH for any reason.

Really? Then you must not have experienced or have any knowledge of mental abuse. It's a common tactic amoung abusers and without knowing anything else about the OPs relationship its hard to know if tha5s what's going on.

That’s a big assumption. I left an abusive relationship prior to this marriage. I frequently suffered regular mental abuse, physical violence and marital rape. I also grew up in a physically and emotionally abusive home. I still maintain that no human has the right to physically attack someone because they don’t agree with something they have said.
Knittingchamp · 25/03/2022 09:30

I think you need to separate. He has no respect for you at all with a comment like that and you assaulted him. It's obviously gotten so toxic at the very least you need time apart.

My3cents1 · 25/03/2022 09:31

@Thatsplentyjack. “Im sure he will survive”. That comment shows me there’s no real remorse. Of course the other way, it would be LTB and links to every resource for help.