I will just set the scene : I have a wonderful husband whose only shortcoming is his lack of awareness as of the need to do housework. I tend to do about 75% of the normal duties, sorting the washing out, dusting, general tidying, washing up, cleaning the kitchen floor etc. He will do things if I nag him but generally he is pretty poor!
I'm currently pregnant and since Thursday morning I have been really ill in bed with severe D&V - he knows how poorly I have been as he has had to scoop me off the bathroom floor many times and put me back in bed whilst I'm crying about how ill I feel. I have actually been off work all week with pregnancy related issues.
This morning is the first time I have felt well and I went downstairs (hubby is playing sport) and the kitchen is an absolute SHIT HOLE! There is still all the cutlery on the draining board from when I washed up on Wednesday before the sickness started which he has just left. He hasn't done any washing up in 4 days and the units are covered in dirty glasses, mugs, plates, frying pans, cutlery....just everything. I couldn't even have breakfast this morning because there is nothing clean. There are clothes hanging off the clothes horse, which are the same clothes from the washing I did on Wednesday - he wouldn't even think to put those away! I'm feeling seriously annoyed! He hasn't even been feeding the cats unless I've specifically told him too! The washing basket is overflowing but would he think to put any washing on??
I know if I get up and he comes home and sees me pottering around the house I will get dragged into Operation Tidy-Up when really I'm thinking, 'Why the hell should I??" It is an horrendous mess that is just sitting there because be couldn't be arsed to do clean so why should I be expected to do it for him after having been ill for so long?
I mentioned the kitchen to him yesterday (knowing that cleaning isn't one of his strong points) and he said, "there is a little bit of washing up to be done, I'll do it tomorrow...."
As a result, I'm thinking of just staying in bed, telling him I still feel really poorly and then smile smugly when I hear him cleaning the kitchen!!