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to tell me OH I'm not cleaning the house on mothering sunday.

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sickoftheholidays · 03/04/2011 12:06

Bit of background, I'm self employed from home, cottage industry. I work 7 days a week in some form or another, actual orders through the day, admin, answering emails in the evening and sourcing fabric etc frequently until about 10.30pm at night. I have 2 kids, 4 and 6yo, for whom I am the main carer outside of school hours, as DH works out of the home and isnt home until 7-8pm most nights by which time kids are fed, bathed and having bedtime story. Friday night the kids had a sleepover at MIL, came back yesterday evening. I had intended to clean the house yesterday so I could have a day off today. Woke up yesterday morning with a lovely head cold and spent the day on the sofa feeling sorry for myself, and reading a book in between answering emails.
Today I am up and about and have been working on orders all morning, OH has taken kids to church, I didnt go as didnt want to share my lurgi with all the frail elderly folk etc etc.
He has just come home from church and asked me what time I am knocking off work - I ask why (thinking that maybe he's planning to cook dinner what with it being mothering sunday and all) but he says he wants to know when I am going to make a start on the house.
AIBU to tell him (politely but firmly) in front of the kids that he can s*d off if he thinks I am doing the housework on Mothering Sunday! I dont expect him to do it either if he doesnt want to, it can wait until later on in the week when I'm feeling better! I will say in my defence, its not really untidy, with the exception of my work room which is a tip but will be cleaned up when I finish working

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thumbwitch · 03/04/2011 14:18

heh heh!

dittany · 03/04/2011 14:30

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Deliainthemaking · 03/04/2011 18:54

you're politer than me OP :)

why is it some men want a cookie for doing a fraction of what we do

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