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to be fed up with helping?

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freddiefrog · 06/11/2012 08:44

Our girls are members of our local scout group. DD1 a Scout, DD2 a beaver.

DH is an assistant scout leader, I help every week at beavers. We've helped refurbish our scout hut, DH does the accounts for the scout troop, we help at activity days, we help at camps, we're involved in the back office type stuff with running the troop. We both give a fair amount of time.

On Sunday afternoon I received an email asking us to go and help shift some furniture around. I didn't check my emails on Sunday so didn't read it until Monday morning.

Sent an apology to say sorry, only just got message.

In response, this morning, I got a massive rant about how our group leader has to do everything himself, no one ever helps, he's going to quit, he's fed up, he hopes i enjoyed my 'lazy' sunday, etc, etc, etc

Now, I understand he's annoyed, but I feel we do more than our fair share. No other parents put as much time into helping (most dump and run). I spent weeks helping paint and sand down rusty beams, clean and sort the hall. I've got a million things I'd rather be doing on a Friday night other than sitting in a hall with 30 rampaging kids, so I'm feeling a bit 'well, fuck you' to be honest.

We're all volunteers, I only have so many hours in a day and I genuinely didn't see the email until yesterday.

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FreePeaceSweet · 06/11/2012 15:16

That 'actually' appeared out of nowhere. :o

freddiefrog · 06/11/2012 15:16

Actually, that sounds more than it was. Mainly stuff like meeting at the scout but after camp to help unload the trailer and put the stuff away, cleaning cooking equipment.

I will reply, but when I'm not quite so annoyed that I tell him to poke it

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girlsyearapart · 06/11/2012 15:18

Let us know what you say!

flossy101 · 06/11/2012 15:19

What an idiot! He can't ask you on the same day, and expect u to drop everything. Sounds like he may be frustrated generally and he shouldn't have taken it out on you.

mutny · 06/11/2012 15:39

Yanbu. And tbh, even it you had got the email, who is to say you could have dropped everything. Why does he expect you to be at his beck and call?

Sounds like he has control issues tbh.

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