To want to tell dp to GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN!!!!

[InsultingBadger]

I am making food for a Halloween party tomorrow and so far all he has done is hang about, make dd cry and comment on EVERYTHING!

1. That won't be enough pumpkin (it was)
2. Lets try the new ricer (pumpkin then gets stuck in it and not pulped as I knew it would as ricer is crap!)
3. Let me whip it up (put so much whipping effort into pumpkin, no idea why, that dd was crying as it was her job)
4. Left over pastry and pumpkin... 'Lets make some amazing pumpkin filling discs and no pastry so they are all floppy!' (Then does not follow through on any brainwaves... Common happening in this kitchen)
5. Lets use the flan dish in the back of the cupboard ... I say no it's fine, this loose bottom one is better... (He then empties the cupboard onto the floor as I wasn't making enough effort to get it out..but I didn't want it out!)

I feel this is partly my fault as I moaned the other day about our lack of closeness and doing things together, but this is making me stabby!

Disclaimer... Lighthearted, I love him dearly and really do appreciate his (misguided) enthusiasm.....

But thank god he is now having a shower!

Awwww bless him trying to help - but yes I would be feeling stabby too. Can you give him a specific task and let him just get on with that?

Spoonyfucker

Or get him started on the washing up

I had DH back-seat-face-painting yesterday and I was ready to kill him. You sound like you were very restrained indeed.

Keep him occupied with other tasks. I hate being watched and commented on, especially if I'm doing something new or fiddly.

chopsypie I love that expression and remember the original thread fondly

Out of shower... Straight into kitchen... To 'test' wobble factor on pie (?) stuck finger in pie, made big hole in otherwise perfect pumpkin pie.... Somebody come take him away I am going to throttle him!

Oh yes, forgot to mention, he has been looking after dd all morning and done all washing up, so I forgive him... Just...

I have a rule.

Start telling me how to do stuff and you have officially taken over.

I have stopped the car and made him drive when he's started trying to tell me how to drive. I have handed him the apron and told him to crack on when he's tried to add a spice or something to the dinner. I have said ok then, I'll leave it to you, when he's started to tell me how much better it will be to do X this way not that way.

It is very effective. Now he only says something if he's happy to take over and do it himself.

Ooh I may adopt that tactic! He is a good cook so it may work in my favour

It's good. He is now well trained. I only have to turn to him and open my mouth and he says ok, ok, I'll shut up.