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AIBU?

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To be a bit annoyed at DP for using the last orange squash?

11 replies

BraveLilBear · 19/07/2013 09:43

Straw poll... I'm 9 months pregnant and finding it tough to stay hydrated and cool in this ridiculous heat.

I bought some orange squash to keep in the fridge so when water is added it's cooler.

DP has never used any of it, despite me offering.

I knew I was running low yesterday but chose not to buy some as was already laden down with shopping for dinner and was on the bus.

This morning I got up to find the empty bottle of squash on the side.

If I'd known he was drinking it I would have asked him to get some on his way home last night.

I'm not overly stressed about this but am annoyed at his selfishness. To cap it all, he's refusing to acknowledge that what he did was a little off.

AIBU to want him to at least recognise what he did was selfish?

Not a big deal at all, but genuinely interested to know if this is acceptable behaviour...

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ballinacup · 19/07/2013 09:46

This is one of those things where, rationally, you know YABU, but it's still fucking annoying. Like DP being at home all day yesterday and using all of the bread but not telling me. Whilst I would have liked to have ranted and raved and called him selfish, logically, he wanted a sandwich and just didn't think.

Similarly, your DP was thirsty, saw the squash and didn't think. It isn't selfish, but yes, it's annoying!

BraveLilBear · 19/07/2013 10:10

True. He does the bread thing too... my favourite being when he made himself noodles on toast on Tuesday while working from home and later said to me 'why don't you make yourself a cheese sandwich?'. There were three pieces of bread left, two of them crusts and one damaged. Totally unsuitable for a sandwich.

I should be used to it really.

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youmeatsix · 19/07/2013 10:14

would you expect him to be annoyed if you had finished it? someone had to finish it

Trills · 19/07/2013 10:17

YABU, but it's understandable

If you think that nobody else likes/eats a thing then you imagine that you have control over whether it has run out or not.

DfanjoUnchained · 19/07/2013 10:20

Cut the tops of the crusts off and it's a perfect sandwich.

Re the squash, everything is annoying when pregnant so yanbu

DiaryOfAWimpyMum · 19/07/2013 10:23

9 months pregnant

Weird heat wave going on

No juice/squash

YADNBU

Can you drink tea? I find it's nice sitting inside drinking tea [old gimmer emoticon]

livinginwonderland · 19/07/2013 10:23

YABU, but you know that. It's still annoying though! My flatmate has a habit of leaving the smallest bit of things left, but things you can't use up, y'know? Like, one slice of bread, or one chicken drumstick or one fish finger...and it's like, why?!

ByTheWishingWell · 19/07/2013 10:25

I would love to say YANBU. Mainly because I'm 8 months pregnant and being driven potty by a DP who finishes things (or leaves them unwrapped out of the fridge to go off Hmm) and can't even manage to tell me, let alone replace them himself. Unfortunately I think we ABU to let it wind us up!

LastTangoInDevonshire · 19/07/2013 10:48

They don't think, do they? Mine has put 3 extremely large compost bags behind my car so I can't get out of the carport and they're too heavy for me to move. Did he think about it........no, of course not!
Just proud that he'd managed to get a 'bargain' !!

BraveLilBear · 19/07/2013 10:50

He would be annoyed if I finished something that he mainly ate/drank, so I make a habit of asking first - it was how I was brought up.

I honestly wouldn't have minded if he'd just said 'do you mind if I finish off the squash' but to have not had any previously then finished off the bit I deliberately saved for this morning (and didn't even put in the recycling)... annoying.

I swear that this baby will be brought up to have consideration for others... will just have to make sure s/he follows my lead!

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EndoplasmicReticulum · 19/07/2013 10:50

At least he didn't put the empty bottle back in the fridge.

YANBU as you are hot and pregnant. Put some water in the fridge for today, and make him buy you lots more drinks on his way home.

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