To smother him with a pillow?

[TooManyButtons]

I'm a nurse, in the middle of a run of 12hr nights, working over 55 hours this week. This morning, I staggered in from work, went to bed (after cleaning the kitchen of the dishes from a meal I cooked him last night, but didn't actually have time to eat before I went to work), to find OH still in bed. Fair enough, it's the weekend. He told me he had no intention of getting up for hours as he has man flu. Fine. Irritating, but fine.

At 2.30 this afternoon, he woke me up by prodding me, saying he needs a cuddle because he's feeling poorly, and he's coming back to bed.

I'm now wide awake, no chance of getting back to sleep before my shift tonight, and he's snoring and grunting next to me.

Can you kick him into the spare room? onto the sofa? Tbh, my OH wouldn't dare - he knows I WOULD smother him with the pillow!

you will be found out!

cup of cold water over his head?

Smothering's too good for him. Sounds too cuddly.

Something slightly mean like deliberately but accidentally putting sugar instead of salt on his chips etc...

Are you in possession of a toddler and smarties and/or other high sugar food? Hyper sugar rush toddler blitz attack should sort him.

Sadly no toddler, but I do have a five month old spaniel puppy who I'm sure would love to leap onto the bed!

I'm just so pissed off, I'm really tired and just don't function on 5 hours sleep. I've asked him time and time again to stop waking me up. It's not fair.

He's a selfish arse, I'd be bloody furious if dh did this to me knowing how knackered I would be.

joking apart it's not fair. you need to really call him out in this.

I was going to say the same as thebody

It's not really funny, is it? You have a highly responsible job, a very long shift ahead, and if he doesn't 'get' this you might want to think about compatibility.

He's not a baby, is he??

He's a selfish arse. You need to sleep just as much as him.

Next opportunity you get wake him up at 3am and see how he likes it.

Apparently I'm being mean, and I've been horrible all day. I'm literally on my knees, work's so busy at the moment. I have nothing left to give, and I'm just so, so tired.

YouTheCat he thinks nothing of waking me up at 3am should he decide he needs a cuddle/he's had a nightmare, when I'm up for work at 6am and he doesn't start his office job until 10am.

If he can't understand that you need to sleep to be able to function and be pleasant I'd suggest chucking him out.

Wake him at 5am then. Make as much noise as is humanly possible.

Is he 8?

He really sounds terribly self-centred and childish.

I wouldn't think he's cut out to be father material in the future, btw.

ring him a couple of times a night from work.

he is being a complete twat op!

Can you imagine him if you were up all night dealing with kids? Can you consider how awfully selfish he'd be in that situation?

Why are you with him?

I really don't ask this lightly, what else is it he doesn't get?

He sounds a fool. Either he wises up or.... Well the rest is up to u...

he wakes you up if he has a nightmare?! what the fuck?! fucking wake him up now. No way does he get to sleep if you don't. childish yes but seems you're living with a selfish manchild.

Oh I get whinged at for having the light/hair dryer on in the morning, because it disturbs him.

Children definitely aren't on the agenda btw.

Ah see I thought it was a one off.
I agree with others, this is deep rooted selfishness and really unattractive.

This would make me seriously consider the future tbh.

He's a twat, sorry TMB

But why waste your time? You could be having lovely, full 7/8 hour sleeps on your own terms and be having a blast without this manchild.

YouTheCat is right.

own room when on nights is the answer with a huge feck off DO NOT DISTURB sign on it.

How long have you been with him?