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AIBU?

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I told DH I'm not his mum.

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oopslateagain · 25/01/2011 21:38

Sorry this is long and moany Blush

He's going away to work tomorrow for 3 days. Over the weekend I said he'd better let the bank know so there's no problems with his debit card (online banking so he just has to log on and click). He didn't. He'll be driving for 10 hours in Europe; tonight he said he would take food with him so he didn't have to stop. I don't have anything other than Dairylea triangles and Froobs, so I suggested he pop to the local supermarket (literally 2 minutes walk) as they've got a brilliant little 'lunch' fridge with sandwiches, wraps, fruit etc.

He just said he can't be bothered, he'll 'find something'.

He's sitting watching telly now, I asked if he was packed - I did all the laundry today and put all his clean stuff out on the bed so he could pick what he wanted. He said he'll do it in the morning.

He's leaving the house at 6.30am.

I asked if he had all his paperwork etc - he said he 'knows where it is'.

Bloody hell!!! Angry

I know he's going to wake me up at oh-fuck-early panicking because he can't find something.

This isn't unusual; if something needs doing he tends to leave it and leave it and I usually end up doing it. Except for things that I CAN'T do, like make him go to the doctor to get the blood test he needs before they'll give him any more of his tablets, the ones that he ran out of in APRIL.

I just told him that I'm not his mum and it's up to him to get his stuff sorted, and not to wake me up in the morning panicking because he can't find something.

And now he's all huffy. And I'm going to be ever-so-nice and go and apologise, cos I can't let him go away while there's bad feelings.

But AIBU to make a stand and STOP picking up the slack when he doesn't do stuff? It will make life really awkward for a while, I just know it will.

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fruitstick · 28/01/2011 12:19

Oops I'm pretty sure we're married to the same man.

DH is always moaning about ludicrous problems which have a very straightforward solution.

Our marriage is a bit like Jeeves and Wooster.

RevoltingPeasant · 28/01/2011 12:31

fruitstick

Do you endeavour to give satisfaction?

Grin
fruitstick · 28/01/2011 12:35

The odd buffing here and there!

oldraver · 28/01/2011 12:38

Does the Dartford thing not take cards ?? I know its only £1.50 but the M6 Toll you just shove your card in and out it pops straight away ?

DirtyMartini · 28/01/2011 12:52

Jesus effing Christ. For the millionth time on MN I feel massive relief that DP is not one of these manchild types. It would drive me bonkers; I just couldn't live like that.

OP, I think you are being massively unfair on yourself to say it's all your fault for mothering him into a second childhood. It takes two people to fall into a pattern like this.

EightiesChick · 28/01/2011 15:45

I agree with DM above - plus, why does he keep ringing you up and telling you these things (not having cash for the toll etc, not having booked the hotel) when he must know they will wind you up, especially as you can't do anything about them? It's almost as if he is inviting you to nag, effectively saying 'go on, mum, tell me off, I've been a bad boy'. He clearly gets something out of being the 'naughty child', possibly then feeling able to moan that you smother him, when in fact he's almost needling you to do so.

The only answer to that, then, is to blank it. Was it Eric Bern (who wrote 'Games People Play') who said that the only way to win is not to play?

Actually, come to think of it, I think it was the computer in the film Wargames Smile but even so...

oopslateagain · 28/01/2011 17:28

Maybe he's hinting he wants a spanking! Grin

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