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To think I have totally fucked up.

50 replies

PiperIsTerrysChoclateOrange · 08/11/2015 22:30

Every year I have spent from September Christmas shopping.

I tend to grab a bargain in which I know family and DC will like.

Dh moaned about the money I was spending so I said to ok, change all my passwords and email sites that I use.

Coming up to Christmas and we have nothing and I feel my attitude with ok fuck it you deal with it has blown up in my face.

OP posts:
gamerchick · 08/11/2015 22:34

He was supposed to sort it and hasn't?

ShamefulPlaceMarker · 08/11/2015 22:34

Do you have to save for christmas? Or do you have savings at the ready to use?

Did you or our oh change your password? Not sure what you mean by email sites?... Guessing you do all shopping online?

I never do any christmas shopping until end of November, if it makes you feel better....: but I hate shopping!

Jhm9rhs · 08/11/2015 22:36

Ah yes, same issue I have with my DH annually. We set a budget, I shop savvily from September onwards, invite him to participate, he declines, then he complains about what I have bought come December.

summerainbow · 08/11/2015 22:36

No it is no where near Christmas yet.
Let him realise he has 2 pay packets to do Christmas with.
Let him do it .

gamerchick · 08/11/2015 22:36

You still have time, there are 7 Monday's left before Christmas. Have a word with your bloke if he's not going to sort it then he needs a rocket up his arse.

NothingNewUnderTheSun · 08/11/2015 22:36

What? Confused

You told him to disallow all your websites etc by changing your password so you can't shop? Is that what you're saying? If so that whole scenario is seriously fucked up.

PaulAnkaTheDog · 08/11/2015 22:37

Did you ask him to shop? Were you spending daft amounts? What's the issue?

sharonthewaspandthewineywall · 08/11/2015 22:47

You have nothing as in money or gifts? I really don't get it

ICantSpellNoffink · 08/11/2015 22:56

This sounds a bit odd, how do you access your emails ? Does he have access to all you money too? You can browse online and work out what you want even if you don't buy it now.

OstentatiousBreastfeeder · 08/11/2015 22:57

You let him change your passwords?!

NothingNewUnderTheSun · 08/11/2015 22:58

Well OP? Are you going to clarify what you mean or have you just posted a load of unintelligible dribble and done a runner?

SockQueen · 08/11/2015 22:58

It's early fucking November. Christmas is hardly ruined just yet.

arethereanyleftatall · 08/11/2015 22:59

I know it's unusual for you this way, but Christmas has bit even crossed my mind yet. I imagine that's true for most people? I'll think about it early to mid December.
So, don't worry, plenty of time.

Dizzywizz · 08/11/2015 23:00

There's only 7 Monday's left until Christmas?!

LikeASoulWithoutAMind · 08/11/2015 23:00

I'm a bit confused OP sorry. Can you explain a bit more?

If it helps I haven't bought a thing yet. I never really get going til mid November really.

AcrossthePond55 · 08/11/2015 23:00

I'd simply let all and sundry know that my DH is 'in charge' of buying gifts this year per his request and just sit back and watch it all blow up in his face.

I really hate that purse-controlling shit. DH and I agree ahead of time on a gift budget and once that's settled, I do the shopping and he keeps out of it.

So, do you think you were spending too much?

Dizzywizz · 08/11/2015 23:01

*mondays !!

OstentatiousBreastfeeder · 08/11/2015 23:01

Oh, and yeah, it's not nearing Christmas just yet. Despite what John Lewis would have you believe.

I think the bigger issue here is;
A) You feeling you have to pacify him by having him change your passwords
and
B) Him feeling fucking entitled to change your passwords.

PaulAnkaTheDog · 08/11/2015 23:02

NothingNew Nae need to act like a dick. Op is a regular poster. Not everyone returns to a thread every five minutes.

DoreenLethal · 08/11/2015 23:06

Are you living 6 weeks in the future?

madwomanbackintheattic · 08/11/2015 23:08

'Coming up to Christmas and we have nothing'.

Eh? Points to note - it's nowhere near 'coming up to Christmas'?!
You have weeks and weeks to decide what to buy people and get on with it
Why on earth would you ask him to change all your passwords for online shopping? Even if he did, you just set up another account at the same site (with a different email address - freely available within a minute at any number of providers...)
Did Christmas get changed to 10th Nov in your neck of the woods? nothing has blown up in your face - he has plenty of time to organise a fabulous Christmas, if that was your agreement?

ElderlyKoreanLady · 08/11/2015 23:08

You've got ages OP, if he gets to December and buys fuck all then you've made your point and reclaim control of the gift giving.

ElderlyKoreanLady · 08/11/2015 23:09

Or, as I said above but with improved grammar Blush

AlwaysHope1 · 08/11/2015 23:10

You've got lots of time calm down. Most deals, specials come up now in any case.

ilovesooty · 08/11/2015 23:14

I read it as the OP usually shops well before Christmas, there was some conflict about what she was spending so she told her husband to change her passwords. She is now worried because nothing has been purchased yet.

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