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To not want to drive 4 drink people home?

123 replies

alwaysblonde · 30/04/2014 19:02

Its DH’s birthday in July and by then I will be 7 months pregnant. Hes asking that we go to this fancy restaurant which is a 2 hour drive away, that I drive him and his 4 friends back to our house after the meal so they can have a drink (fine, I don’t normally drink that much as I hate hangovers).

The problem I have is that my DH gets really drunk and his past performance is not great. Last year I drove them home from a rugby match and he and a friend was drunk they were shouting in my ear all the way that a couple of times I nearly crashed.

At easter, DH and another friend got so drunk (and I believe had some illegal substances) that firstly he came into my room trying to find his ‘jacket’ and woke me up, I then went downstairs after him (worried about what state he was in) to find him putting a tray of filo pastry into our powerful oven at 3.30am whilst completely wrecked.
I confronted him and his friend argued with me (DH was so out of it he was incoherent) that I was being unreasonable that I demanded that they both went to bed and stopped cooking the filo pastry. I angrily went upstairs and Dh tried to pull me down the stairs by my dressing down leaving me naked on the stairs (with a visible baby bump) so I turned around and slapped him (I know i shouldn't have done but it was a scared reaction but thats not the issue) Then both of them tried to apologise to me by trying to come into the room with me. I was having none of it and told them both to f**k off. DH eventually got into bed and I was so disgusted in him (and he was so wasted I couldn’t get him to go in another room) that I went and slept on the sofa in the study. I couldn’t sleep there as its so damn hard and given I had on that same day had some pregnancy sickness, felt bloody awful for a couple of days that I had to call in sick- it was like I had the flu!. I felt that I had been drinking like they had!

Next day DH apologized but his friend was taking the piss out of me for going ballistic. They have this thing that whenever I ask for something they say ‘Im pregnant’ in a crazed way.

I am concerned that history will repeat itself. I’ve had a troublesome pregnancy so far (SPD, reflux, sickness etc) and I don’t want to put myself in the situation that I feel shit again as im desperate to stay in work and stay healthy. As well, people staying over involves me doing loads of hovering, bed making, bathroom cleaning etc etc whilst my husband fannies about making them ‘canapes’ and I don’t feel I know yet if my SPD is going to get worse and I wont be able to do this. Honestly, our house is like a hotel!

I’ve said to DH that hes got some choices- either its cancelled and he has a bigger one next year or that I don’t come and that he sleeps in another room so he doesn’t wake me up. He’s chosen that he’s going to book a room up there and they are all going to stay- this is fine with me.

However hes not talking to me now (hes being childish) I am going to ignore it until he sees sense. His argument is that I have no evidence that he will behave like that, however my stance is that hes done it before.

I’ve said that I don’t even know if I will be able to drive then (SPD is already bad) and he’s rubbished this saying I will.

Am I being unreasonable? A sense of humour failure or does my husband need a kick up the arse?

(I don't know if DH was using illegal substances, it looked like it but i am quite naive about that- i know he has before)

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qazxc · 30/04/2014 19:27

No,No,No.
Him and his friends have a habit of acting like morons when drunk.
4 hours round trip heavily pregnant and not an easy pregnancy at that.
You having to do most of the work getting house ready while he fannies around making nibbles.

Let them arrange their own transport and spend the night there.

expatinscotland · 30/04/2014 19:27

No, it's not just one blowout. Your OP is instances of his getting so wasted he is dangerous. That is not someone who is fine with regards to drinking.

You don't trust him for a reason.

He is a disrespectful arse to insist on this and you know that he is going to get rat arsed.

CheeseandGherkins · 30/04/2014 19:32

If it's for the food then why doesn't he not drink and drive the car himself? Why is the drinking being made an issue of by him (sulking etc) if he doesn't have a drink problem? I can see why that restaurant was chosen but I wouldn't want to do a 2 hour drive twice in a few hours really. Find a hotel closer that isn't so expensive and let him drive?

CheeseandGherkins · 30/04/2014 19:34

Oh and if a "friend" of dh took the piss out of me the way you said his did to you he would be having a go at them and standing up for me, not joining in...

How old is he? He sounds young and immature.

Quinteszilla · 30/04/2014 19:34

No he is not fine sober, and he was not horrified at his behaviour towards his ordgnang wife - he would not be arguing with you now if he was!

Quinteszilla · 30/04/2014 19:35

Not sure how my phone changed pregnant into ordnang?

Topseyt · 30/04/2014 19:35

He has history for this and has used illegal substances, sometimes at the same time. You know how this night out will end up.

Have no part in it. They will turn abusive on you, especially if they are in a group. If he goes out that night then he stays out. Simple. If he doesn't like that then tough.

He sounds like a spoilt brat.

alwaysblonde · 30/04/2014 19:37

Tinkerbell- Yes he is fine when he's sober. I have to address what he does when he is drunk and thats to ask him to cut down on his alcohol intake. its only when his friends come around that he gets hammered. Normally he has a pint or two and falls asleep on the sofa.

i guess i wanted confirmation that I wasn't being unreasonable! Which Im not.

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Pleasejustgo · 30/04/2014 19:37

Wow, he pulled your gown off and you almost fell down the stairs?

Furthermore, they mock you. Confused

You need to reevaluate what's happening here OP as if this is what he is like now I dread to think about what will happen when the baby arrives. His fun will then be well and truly ruined.

His drinking is putting you at risk and you need to protect yourself and your baby.

I'd be utterly horrified if this happened to me I really would, please take it seriously.

Quinteszilla · 30/04/2014 19:39

Why can you not manage to address what he is like as a drunk when he is sober? Why is he arguing and causing trouble?

expatinscotland · 30/04/2014 19:39

Sure he's fine when sober, like now, when he's sulking and giving you the silent treatment for not wanting to indulge his next piss up. Hmm

alwaysblonde · 30/04/2014 19:39

He does have a drink problem but he's not dependant on alcohol.

He's a moronic binge drinker. i think thats always been his outlet given all the shit he had dealt at home.

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alwaysblonde · 30/04/2014 19:40

I'm thinking now- how do I address that?! Surely support and not just me leaving him (i DONT WANT TO LEAVE HIM!)

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Quinteszilla · 30/04/2014 19:40

"Normally he has a pint or two and falls asleep on the sofa. "

How often is this?

expatinscotland · 30/04/2014 19:41

Excuses and denial. He has no off switch when drinking with these people, gets abusive, expects to be indulged in these binges. This is how alcoholics behave.

expatinscotland · 30/04/2014 19:42

You can't 'address' it. You cannot control it. And it is not your fault.

He is an alcoholic.

alwaysblonde · 30/04/2014 19:43

expatscotland - yeah thats a good point.

I'm just reminded him that he can't drink when we go on another weekend as ill be 8 months pregnant. He's suggested we cancel it as 'you'll be moaning about the bed (probably true), and i want to have a few drinks'.

Ok.ok.

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alwaysblonde · 30/04/2014 19:43

Few pints- every couple of weeks? i have nothing against that. he can have a few drinks and fall asleep on the sofa.

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Quinteszilla · 30/04/2014 19:44

I am sorry. Your husband is an abuse alcoholic who is fine with his dtunken cronies mocking you. You are expected to put up drink drinking buddies, and you are bringing children int this. Poor baby.

Marmalade1144 · 30/04/2014 19:45

Re this evening, book a hotel for all of you close to the venue.
Or, book them a taxi two ways.
Or rebook it for after baby born?

If you're worried about driving them, don't! Give him the options above.

nauticant · 30/04/2014 19:45

Tinkerbell- Yes he is fine when he's sober.

Sorry OP but he isn't:

Next day DH apologized but his friend was taking the piss out of me for going ballistic. They have this thing that whenever I ask for something they say ‘Im pregnant’ in a crazed way.

and then:

However hes not talking to me now (hes being childish) I am going to ignore it until he sees sense.

Topseyt · 30/04/2014 19:45

Drink is too important to him. He needs to realise that, but will he?

My BIL is also an alcoholic. He goes through some long sober periods when he is really lovely, but then he always starts drinking again and it ruins everything.

TheDoctrineOfSnatch · 30/04/2014 19:46

"s suggested we cancel it as 'you'll be moaning about the bed (probably true), and i want to have a few drinks'."

He has to stay sober in case you go into labour. Has he got that yet?

expatinscotland · 30/04/2014 19:46

He puts alcohol before you and your child. He did this at Easter, he wants to do this at his birthday and again at this weekend away.

He can't stay away from booze for the benefit of his wife and child.

I am really sorry, but that is how alcoholics behave.

Backinthering · 30/04/2014 19:47

Sulking and ignoring you sounds horrible as well, and that's him sober.

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