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Reality check - was I rude or is dh being a twat?

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notremotelyintofootie · 23/02/2011 23:56

Ok.... This week I haven't been able to do as much work as I should, dd went to nursery for mon and tues afternoon but I looked after her both mornings and all day today until about 5 when I had brought dh home (gave him a lift) and he watched her while I had a 30 min break...then he popped out to the pub at 6 and got back at 9:50...

Tomorrow is his day off and our agreement ha always been that he would watch dd before late shifts and for at least half of his days off so that I can work and we limit the amount of nursery needed... Yesterday dh mentioned that he needed some time on Thursday to finish his nvq (he has had loads of office time to do this at work and had taken some off time before to do it) I agreed as he needs to hand it in tomorrow even though i have a very big meeting on Friday with my supervisor and I probably have about 16 hours of work to do before then.... I told him that I would need to lock myself away to work tonight and tomorrow night once dd (15 months) and ds (11) went to bed and he said fine, I reminded him before he went out tonight and when he texted me at 9:30 to say he was on bus I reminded him that I would be working...

He came in and put his head around the door and said hello, I turned my head and said hi, and that I would be about 30 mins or so... He stomped off to lounge nd put on the tv so I closed the study door so as not to be distracted by the tv and so I didn't need to ask him to turn it down, he then said in person and repeated by text that I was bloody rude, I reminded him that I had said what I was doing but he said I should have come out for 5 mins etc.... I explained I was in the middle of something and wanted to finish that then I would be out but he thinks I am awful, treated him like he was sub human etc, and is now sleeping on the sofa tonight. I went up to bed and he came up to get a pillow and reiterated that I was rude and out of order and then said he would leave it that if I felt my behaviour was acceptable...... I said yes it was and he was over reacting but was I rude and unreasonable or is this another dh twatisode?

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notremotelyintofootie · 24/02/2011 01:28

No he isn't ds's dad

He never gets up in the night with dd anyway and often sleeps through or if he wakes he falls back asleep

He's probably glad to be away from my coughing! Lol

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blinks · 24/02/2011 01:28

or because he's a big fucking idiot with a wife who puts up with, nay, apologises for his idiocy.

i can smell his nappy baby ass from here. i haaate guys like this. the ones who try to make you feel like shit because he doesn't get everything his way.

i'm sure i've read about this dope before.

blinks · 24/02/2011 01:29

and you're with him why?????

OTTMummA · 24/02/2011 01:35

My DH used to have a problem hearing DS cry in the night, It got better when i started to repeat his name over, and over, whilst simultaniously getting louder and louder.
Now he wakes up first, but DS is older now, so very rarely does it happen.
You need to lay some ground rules about your WAH time and conditions.
Make a list, a fair list, and tell him you felt the need to do it so there will be no confusion about percieved rudeness in the future about expectations.

notremotelyintofootie · 24/02/2011 01:36

I have posted about him blinks...

Just biding time to build up escape fund and see if he improves in the meantime... He has been better generally the last week but tonight was a return to twatdom! I am just so tired too but if I say anything then he is more tired etc etc....

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OTTMummA · 24/02/2011 01:38

"Just biding time to build up escape fund "

Good for you, seriously.

blinks · 24/02/2011 01:56

well then emotionally DISENGAGE.

it sounds like you're hoping he gives you a reason not to go... understandable but if he's a twat and has been told to buck up his ideas several timesonly to be a twat again, then he's just... A TWAT.

you can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear.

Jux · 24/02/2011 17:55

Ah competitive tiredness. DH suffers from this too. And competitive illness. And competitive stress. I could go on and on....

notremotelyintofootie · 24/02/2011 17:59

It's so annoying, if I say I feel tired/I'll etc he reckons he is worse (yeah right all the lie ins and no night duty!) but if he mentions it first and I dare to say I feel the same he jumps down my throat!!

He finished his stuff today and then went for a pint, back just after half five so I am hiding in th loo for some peace before I start dd's bedtime.... Then I have to work again, he's in a good mood at the moment but that might change when I work instead if sitting on sofa watching crap on tv with him! Arghhhh

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ChaoticAngelofAnarchy · 24/02/2011 18:07

Keep building up that escape fund.

YANBU

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