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to not want to spend dh's days off with him?

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KarasKite · 10/06/2014 13:53

Dh has three days off per week, which are usually weekdays. He has nothing he wants to do with the days off and tends to follow me around like a lost puppy, it's driving me crazy.

For example: he'll stay in bed until 8.20 when we're leaving at 8.30. He'll then run around rushing to come on the school run. He likes to go a different way to me, which often makes us late. He's never had breakfast beforehand so we can't take our 2yo to the park straight after school or anything because he wants to go home for breakfast.

If it's a day I take dd to toddler group he'll want to come too, but just sits there on his phone rather than play. When dd naps (and I usually work from home) he wants me to sit cuddling on the sofa, or even go back to bed. If I'm taking dd to soft play or swimming in the afternoon, he will want to come too but again - just follow us around or sit and watch. If we're at home he will follow us from room to room and every time I stand or sit still he'll start cuddling or kissing me and I feel totally claustrophobic.

I'd love to have the days he works as days just with the kids then do housework/normal work/have some time to myself on his days off while he spends some time with the kids, but he wants to spend all of them all together. Aibu to find this suffocating?

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Sigyn · 11/06/2014 08:27

I'm also mystified about the school run.

If he's a drag-if he's such a lazy arse he can't haul himself out of bed in time-he stays home (what was that about family time?). If he wants to come on the school run without having breakfast, well he goes hungry while you take your kid to the park. Grown man=he'll live with a late breakfast.

Honestly, OP, he's taking the piss.

JapaneseMargaret · 11/06/2014 08:33

This thread feels awfully familiar.

It doesn't sound as if you like him very much, and rightly so quite honestly, because he sounds incredibly annoying.

I have to ask - why did you get with him in the first place?

gingercat2 · 11/06/2014 09:08

He sounds extremely annoying to me.

gingercat2 · 11/06/2014 09:12

Can to you start to get a bit firmer - eg say the night before "now I don't want to be late tomorrow, so I'll be leaving for school at half eight, and if you're not ready you'll have to catch us up" and that sort of thing?

tellmeastory · 11/06/2014 10:23

I wouldn't want to spend any time with him, how do you cope? He sounds so annoying. YANBU

Sigyn · 11/06/2014 10:50

Also-you're not actually saying you don't want to spend his "days off " with him, are you?

You're saying you have things that need to be done-like, uh- work - and that he's refusing to take those things seriously.

He's taking the absolute piss really.

I keep coming back to this thread and each time I reread the OP I am more Shock

KarasKite · 11/06/2014 13:47

I have tried being firmer with him. He just looks wounded, apologises but doesn't change. I pointed out that I've done all the parenting parts of the morning by the time he wakes and that driving to school isn't really a contribution as I could've done that myself. I too don't get why we all have to go on the school run. I'd like to have time to speak to older dc without toddler there so would be happy to do it but if we ever split it (rare) he insists on doing that part rather than staying with dd, even if she's asleep!

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Needasilverlining · 11/06/2014 16:34

Right, so you've stated what you want before, he ignores you, and what happens then?

Sounds like he's banking on you not pressing the point, maybe?

StillStayingClassySanDiego · 11/06/2014 16:45

It does sound terribly familiar to another poster who had a similarly limp partner at home. and just recently another OP has a man who never gives her 5 minutes peace, always on the phone or bothering her on the school run.

I think you've just got to tell him to stop being such a fucking sap, it's draining!

Boo-bloody-hoo to his wounded look too, tell him to stop being a tit!

Shardlakelover · 11/06/2014 18:54

This would drive me mad, how do you put up with it? Do you want to stay with him?

ouryve · 11/06/2014 18:58

He sounds like a total wet blanket.

And I can't believe the number of people suggesting that the OP has to make an effort to entertain him or include him. He's not another toddler, ffs, he's a grown man. If he can't get his arse out of bed and make breakfast in good time of his own accord, then why the hell should the OP be making herself late in order to accommodate him?

Sigyn · 12/06/2014 09:16

Well go to counselling or something, I guess.

It sounds like one of two things is going on.

  1. Your DP is an arse of the highest order who is frankly taking the piss

or

  1. Your DP is a bit of an entitled arse and that's compounded by you not communicating very well.

If you want to try to sort this out, counselling would give you a chance at that.

If you want to run for the hills, (which is what I personally would do but this thread is not about me), I certainly wouldn't blame you. Life is too short for manchildren IMO.

littlegreengloworm · 15/06/2014 21:35

Have you sorted anything out op?

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