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AIBU?

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To think that this is just normal life and DH should stop complaining?

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ironrooster · 18/07/2016 20:29

DH is very bitter that he doesn't get to relax all evening. He works full time and gets home about 5:30. I work part time and am home with DD5 after school.

The routine that we have is that I make tea every day and he washes up. He tends not to wash up straight after tea as DD wants to play before bed so it gets left until later.

We take turns in putting DD to bed alternate nights and bedtime is usually fraught - she won't go to sleep unless we sit in the room which is usually 30 mins or so.

DH also does his ironing in the evening and makes his lunch for the next day. He doesn't do any other housework as I get it done during the day. I don't have much stuff to do after DD is in bed so am less busy than him - usually have a shower or watch TV.

He feels that all these things take up his whole evening and he never gets to relax.
I think that a) they don't actually take him the whole evening (he forgets the time spent inbetween watching eastenders, or looking at his phone for 15 mins here and there) and b) it's just normal family life putting kids to bed and doing a few chores.

He goes out once or twice a week but apparently that doesn't count as he's not say at home relaxing Hmm

AIBU to feel really irritated by him?

OP posts:
CharlotteCollins · 20/07/2016 13:51

Outsourcing the ironing is not a solution to a man's apparent belief that he shouldn't do any chores!!

Naicehamshop · 21/07/2016 17:16

Non-iron shirts are absolutely fine so long as you buy good quality ones and hang them up straight after washing.
He sounds like a giant baby OP.

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