To be annoyed with dh because..

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we're going to see his mum today, who lives 2 hours away. Its 12:30pm and we still haven't left - he's been pratting round the house doing nothng all morning. I asked him 2 hours ago when we were leaving and he said he wanted to go for a run first.
He's just got back from his run, and is now making his lunch. He still needs a shower. It will be 4pm before we even get there.

Obviously its work for me and school for dd tomorrow.

Grrr mine bumbles around doing God knows what when we need to leave the house on time to see people at weekends too. Drives me mad.

All men do this, don't they?

My father used to service the car at the planned departure time for any trips away. Also hoovering the entire house about 20 minutes before guest arrival time and never otherwise.

Still worth getting annoyed about though. One may choose to deny it but the need to hen-peck is as strong as the need to be a PITA I'm sure.

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Ah yes, dh is also a fan of a sudden need to vacuum the entire house just as we're meant to be leaving, and emptying the bins, cleaning the kitchen. Never bothers at any other time.

And if I dare to even mention that maybe we should be going, he starts shouting all aggressivly at me. I've just mentioned to him that I don't want to be back too late tonight and I got the eyes rolling, head shaking, sighing at me. Like its all my fault - stuff it think I might not go.

Or, you could go on your own and leave just as he arrives. MIL can then see what an organised wonderful woman you are and you will receive Brownie points for valuing the MIL/DIL/grandchild relationship so much - unlike her son. However, the law of family relationships says you will be seen as mean old bat of a wife.

Think she likes me more than him to be honest. She always looks rather pityingly at me and says I shouldn't have to put up with him.

Do you get on with your mil? If so, phone her and ask when she is expecting you as your dh seems uncertain.

The next time you are due to visit I would tell your dh a couple of days in advance that you need Sunday evening free to organise for the week ahead, therefore if you don't leave your home by xx time (in order to be able to leave mil's by a certain time) then you won't be going at all. He can take the kids by himself.

Don't go. I wouldn't. If you get on with her, give her a rting and tell her why.