useless DH

[PBlaarth]

I'm pregnant and breastfeeding my 3 month old..... Morning sickness is kicking my ass and all I want is scrambled egg, but we need butter. DH says he will go get butter. I'm starving too as it happens, feel dizzy. Not eaten this morning yet.

He takes a 20 min shower, then slowly gets dressed in front of me, at one point completely stops moving and just stares at me. The goes through the receipts in his pockets, then folds, yes folds his trousers over the arm of the chair....they normally live on the floor! Wtf!! >:)

Aibu to think I can get away with murder?

Apparently you can be found not guilty on grounds of diminished responsibility if you're pregnant due to your hormones. HTH

'Ffs hurry up!' Is what I would say

LTB

Carry on repeating 'butter' at him until he pulls his finger out!

Him: "I wonder if it's warm enough for a t-shirt today"
You: "Butter!"

OMG my other half does the same thing! He knows I can't stand people faffing or dawdling. Throw stuff at him.

Making your pregnant, nauseous wife wait for her medicinal scrambled eggs is definitely grounds for divorce.

I also have a faffy DH. Leaving the house is a mission of gigantic proportions, involving him wandering round the house, looking for socks, shoes, keys, jacket, then he disappears into to the bathroom for ten minutes. Then he comes out, and resumes his search for the holy fucking grail keys etc, then remembers that he hasn't brushed his teeth, then wonders aloud whether he can get away without shaving...

Meanwhile I am stood by the front door, resisting the urge to scream 'OH FOR FUCK'S SAKE' at the top of my voice (doesn't help, I've tried).

He is brilliant apart from that, though.

What a mess.

why would you have a second child with such a seemingly unthinking person ? sorry but i need to ask.

I totally feel your pain, I am very quite impatient anyway and DH is the most enormous faffer, it drives me up the wall. Getting out of the car is his worst one. I undo my seatbelt and get out and shut the door. He slowly turns the ignition off. Looks at the light, and turns it on and off a couple of times. Looks in the glovebox. Gets a bit of rubbish out of the back and puts it in the front. Undoes his seatbelt. Might then get out of the car. Shuts the door. Light now stays on. Gets back in to check the light. Looks at the tyres. Looks in the boot. Then 3 hours later he might finally shut the car door and lock it. I am pregnant too and if I was on a jury would definitely acquit you

I haven't ever put butter in scrambled egg
Not helpful, sorry

You put butter in scrambled eggs?

I just whisk eggs and milk and stick in the microwave for 5 minutes.

I understand though... With my first I REALLY wanted a feast lolly and the ex wouldn't get out of bed quick enough. There were tears.

Has it occurred to you he might be depressed? I get more dawdly when I am depressed.

Mrsfuzzy, it must be nice to have a perfect husband. Assume that makes you perfect too?

He's a lovely man and a wonderful father, just a faffer, which also covers sevenatenine's comment...pretty sure he's not depressed, just a faffer. I will make a point to try and talk about this though, would hate to think he's secretly suffering.

Re. the butter in eggs....burn the butter in the pan, then add the eggs and cook.....yummy yummy yummy ??

pblaath, no i'm not perfect nor is my husband, but at least he does not flaff about, i would not put up with that from anyone who messes about and knows i need support but drags ou t the aspect of helping. i feel for you, a young baby, pregnant and dh makes a performance of getting dressed and stares at you ??? wtf

My DH is exactly like this, OP! When I ask him about it, he says it feels like he's hurrying in his head. He genuinely doesn't realise he's lapsed into slow motion.

I have seen him move quickly only once, when he bought a new iPhone and needed a different sim card, and the shop closed in 20 minutes. No slow motion then, just pure efficiency in motion. It was a thing of beauty that has never been repeated.

Sorry mrsfuzzy, feel my response was an overreaction blamed only on hormones. Sorry I was a bit rude.xxx

Wait? Did I read that right? Your three month old? AND you are pregnant?!

Anything you do would be understandable!!!

A 3 month old and pregnant, bloody hell!!!!

Throw up on him.

Three month old and pregnant. Crikey, when did you find the time?

I'm a bit sympathetic towards your dp and I'm guessing he may be lost in the 'new baby and not getting any sleep' haze.

That said, I once shouted at dp for driving past a shop after I'd idly commented I was hungry when pregnant.