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Am I being a twat or is dh?

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Ilovemydogandmydoglovesme · 19/12/2013 23:35

Bear with me. Xmas Grin

We have a spare room. It is kept locked. There are currently dc's Christmas presents hidden in there. The key is kept on top of the door frame. The frame stands slightly proud of the wall and the key can fall behind the frame, to sit on a ledge, but is easily flicked out again.

(I'm getting there.) I put the key back on the other end of the doorframe to where dh usually puts it. I see no difference. Except dh has gone looking for it, run his hand along to find it and obviously knocked it right down the side of the doorframe. Where it definitely cannot be retrieved without removing the side of the doorframe. Which he will do at some point because it shouldn't really be like it is.

Are you still with me? Oh thank you. Dh has gone apeshit at me because the key has vanished. He says he didn't knock it down. I say he must have done. Apparently it is all my fault for not putting it back in exactly the same place. I think he must take some of the blame.

I realise, in the grand scheme of things, that it doesn't really matter and no one would otherwise give a shiny shit. However he has had a massive go at me over it and I am not happy. I accept I moved it but he must have knocked it down and I am not prepared to be shouted at for it. We do have the spare key.

Which he wouldn't let me have. In case I somehow lose that one. I now can't get in to the spare room. Where all the presents are.

Has anybody made it this far? Is he being a knob or am I? I think my marriage depends on it tonight! Xmas Confused

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ChameleonCircuit · 20/12/2013 11:09

Silent Night, Holy Night
You're a twat and you talk shite
You should have hung up the key so we're all here to sing L. T. B.

Ithankyew. Grin

ChameleonCircuit · 20/12/2013 11:09

That was for your DH, BTW, you're not a twat.

Minnieistheglittermouse · 20/12/2013 11:12

Wish my dh would lose the key to the presents so I couldn't wrap anything....

Grin wave tell him to get on with it

Ilovemydogandmydoglovesme · 20/12/2013 12:04

Chameleon you are so wasted on here.

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ChameleonCircuit · 20/12/2013 12:06

I wish I WAS wasted. I wouldn't be stressing about Christmas stuff then Grin

HopeClearwater · 20/12/2013 13:06

Jeez. He won't give you the spare key? Controlling little shite.

AryaofhouseSnark · 20/12/2013 13:28

Has he lost the spare key ? Is that why he was being the twattiest of twats, maybe to distract you while he looked for it.

purrforamincepie · 20/12/2013 13:50

Get the mad lady round and put her in the bathroom. Go relax on the bed. When your DH gets home, shout down you're in the bathroom.

Ilovemydogandmydoglovesme · 20/12/2013 16:06

I'm so liking some of these!

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Topseyt · 20/12/2013 16:46

I'd be furious to be locked out of an area of my house and would complain long and loud

It doesn't sound like the best arrangement for storing keys though. Get a key rack, so that keys are hooked up on the wall and can always be found when needed. I have a lot of keys for this house, so we have two racks. You could also just put the odd nail into the wall to hold some keys.

When you do eventually get hold of the spare key, get a couple of copies cut. Keep one on the same ring as your house keys or car keys. You don't have to tell him about it, and it would mean you always have access to that room whether he likes it or not.

Alternatively, you could just lock the hubby inside the spare room and refuse to let him out until he has a) wrapped all the pressies, and b) learned not to be such a twat.

Ruffcat · 20/12/2013 16:52

Are the presents wrapped. If they are unwrapped leave him too it. Point him in the direction of the wrapping paper and Sellotape

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