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DH REALLY showed us up tonight

154 replies

CarrieOke · 03/11/2011 21:54

DH and I were invited to my parents for dinner tonight along with our DD(6). Also invited were my sister and her husband along with their DD(5).

Everything was going well until an advert for DisneyLand Paris came on TV and DH very uncharacteristically spat "oh fuck off with your screeching kids, what a pile of shit."

DH never swears and certainly never talks like this at someone elses house. Everyone was pretty shocked, mum pulled cats bum face but nobody said anything, I just gave him "the look".

DD then said "but daddy, I'd like to go to DisneyWorld". DH then replies "yes, DisneyWORLD, there is a massive difference between Disneyland and disneyWORLD. DisneyLAND is in France and it's cheap and nasty, people only go there when they can't afford to go to America. If we do go, we'll be going to the REAL disneyworld in the USA."

dd squeals in delight. Sister looks at her hubby who shakes his head. DH see's this and adds "well come on, Disney Paris is a cheap cunt holiday!".

My mum at this point stands up and busies herself in the kitchen. I am furious. DH knows full well that my sister and her family are going to Paris next year. I ask to have a word in private and in the hallway I ask him what on earth he's playing at and why he's acting so odd. He says I'm over-reacting and he's just trying to liven up the evening. When we go back in DD is telling DN that she's sorry she won't be going to the REAL disneyworld as her parents are cheap. I tell her off and DH shouts "USA" to which DD copies and they both start shouting it. Mum comes back in and complains about the noise and my dad asks me how much DH has drank and suggests we take DD home. First time I've ever been asked to leave my parents house Sad DH still refusing to apologise. AIBU to not let this one drop? he's totally shown me up in front of my family.

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Happymm · 03/11/2011 21:59

Does he really never swear? That's pretty out there for someone who doesn't, in the company of parents and little ones .Shock

I'd be wanting to know why he thought it appropriate to behave so appallingly-would he have done it at his parents?

herbietea · 03/11/2011 21:59

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reelingintheyears · 03/11/2011 21:59

Is he back under his bridge now?

cheesesarnie · 03/11/2011 22:00

what a twat

Guitargirl · 03/11/2011 22:00

Has something happened between him and your sister recently to make him behave so badly?

Hulababy · 03/11/2011 22:01

TBh I would be furious, but I also think there is probably not much more you can do tonight whilst he is still in this mood. I would probably go to bed and leave him to it.

But I would bring it up again tomorrow. And I would expect huge apologies to all involved from him asap too.

ColdSancerre · 03/11/2011 22:01

That's awful. That's shockingly awful.

eurochick · 03/11/2011 22:02

It is very odd. It sounds like he had really overdone the booze. He should apologise to everyone.

CarrieOke · 03/11/2011 22:03

We'd had a few crossed words before we went out and he didn't really want to go. When we got there he was straight in the drink and deliberately provoking. He is stressed with work but still very out of character.

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reelingintheyears · 03/11/2011 22:03

Yeah right.

worraliberty · 03/11/2011 22:03

OMG I think I'd want to rip his knackers off Shock

thisisyesterday · 03/11/2011 22:04

wow!

do you think it was just the drink talking or something else?

i would be concerned that there was some underlying issue if this is really as out of character as you say.

if it was "just" the drink then I would be absolutely fuming. disgusting way to behave to other people, and using tha tkind of language, especially in front of kids.... awful

Minus273 · 03/11/2011 22:04

YANBU, I wouldn't let it drop. Even more strange that it's out of character.

It's not a cheap holiday really is it? Strikes me as really expensive tbh.

maybenow · 03/11/2011 22:04

if my DH spoke like that in front of my family or his then it would be so out of character i'd march him to A&E to be checked for a head injury or brain tumour!

is it really out of character for your DH? or could he just have been a bit drunk? it really depends on what he's normally like.

thisisyesterday · 03/11/2011 22:05

and he is wrong anyway because there is a disneyworld AND a disneyland in america

ChickensHaveNoEyebrows · 03/11/2011 22:05

If DH did something like this, I'd be taking him for an MRI scan. No joke.

manicbmc · 03/11/2011 22:05

His behaviour was out of order. What's worse though is his refusal to apologise for it.

Minus273 · 03/11/2011 22:06

He hasn't had a bang to the head recently has he?

GreenEyesandNiceHam · 03/11/2011 22:06

Sounds like the start of some kind of breakdown Confused

Would you describe his relationship with your family as strained (obviously it is now, I mean before tonight!)

Disgusting behaviour, especially towards your poor niece, shitting all over her holiday like that Sad

CarrieOke · 03/11/2011 22:06

to be fair I've never really seen him drink so much so I suppose it could be "normal" drunk talk for him. I'm still angry though. I think my dad was more upset than anyone.

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helpmabob · 03/11/2011 22:07

As this is so out of character you really need to have a conversation with him and try to keep your anger in check (which is reasonable anger) while you talk as it seems there must be something else going on to make him behave so differently.

AmazingBouncingFerret · 03/11/2011 22:07

Fragrant tonight...

usualsuspect · 03/11/2011 22:07

Its unbelievable really

thisisyesterday · 03/11/2011 22:08

it sounds extreme tbh even for a drunk person, if he isn't like that usually...

Northernlurker · 03/11/2011 22:08

He needs to apologise to your family. Tbh - if my bil had behaved like that it would have to be a bloody good apology before I stopped considering him a twat!

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