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Anyone up? DP has just come in and thrown up all over the bedroom

316 replies

deshi · 14/03/2017 05:29

He had a night out last night, one of his friends who isn't in he country often had come over so he went out. He has work tomorrow and he tried to get out of the night out but the friend was insistent (I know this is true). Anyway he rolled in about an hour ago (fine) but woke me up slamming doors and then I woke up to the sound of him being sick all over our bedroom carpet.

It's all over the carpet and he's blocked the bathroom sink and he's do drunk I could barely wake him as he was vomiting everywhere. I've obviously had to get up and get on my hands and knees and clean the sick up he has barely an idea of where he's at its revolting.

I've spent about 40 mins cleaning when I should have been asleep. I've finally finished and he's got back into bed and has asked why I won't join him - I don't want to smell sick as I'm sleeping and even though I've cleaned the carpet he needs a shower.

Had this happened to anyone else? He is usually such a great partner just can't handle his drink at all and he has to be at work early tomorrow so now I'm worried I'll have to force him out of bed in a couple of hours and not sure what state he will be in.

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StealthPolarBear · 14/03/2017 07:08

The op has said he will not be driving

Imaginingdragonsagain · 14/03/2017 07:09

I would definitely try deleting the account. I don't see how he's going to be able to function this morning. It won't be just a normal hangover!

AwaywiththePixies27 · 14/03/2017 07:09

If you can't hide the night out would saying he had a dodgy kebab be acceptable?

I'm friends with a few Managers. Trust me, they'll see right through this one.

I wouldn't be calling in for him either or cleaning up after him either but I can understand why you did OP. Vomit reeks and I couldn't stand being in the same room either. But then this thread also makes me glad I'm single. My Ex only ever did this once. Waking up to clean everything up with a banging hangover made him never do it again. Even then he didn't do it on a work night what on earth was he thinking?

myoriginal3 · 14/03/2017 07:10

Get him up and out. Shower, strong coffee, piece of toast and tell him to buy xtra strong mints.

StealthPolarBear · 14/03/2017 07:11

Op what will the implications be if he loses his job?
Tbh I'd be tempted to let what happens happens

Trifleorbust · 14/03/2017 07:11

Alcohol poisoning Hmm

There is a ways to go between vomiting from a few too many pints and being hospitalised. I am sure he will be fine.

Crunchymum · 14/03/2017 07:12

Any way you can email boss (maybe 'as' you DP), making 'your' excuses, apologising profusely etc....

Either way it doesn't look good. Calling in sick for a hangover [on a Tuesday!!] Is rubbish. Turning up with a stonking hangover is equally as rubbish. His boss and colleagues won't know this was a one off.

Your DP is a selfish dick OP.

murphys · 14/03/2017 07:14

Is he up OP?

rollonthesummer · 14/03/2017 07:16

If it's a very new job, is he actually 'friends' with his new workmates on social media?

Very daft idea to go out on a Monday night when you have important meetings the next day. He didn't have to drink, even though he 'had' to go out-I don't think any clubs are open on a Monday night round here!

Is he awake?

Whocansay · 14/03/2017 07:18

What a fucking idiot. He can't take his drink, so rather than having a couple he gets shitfaced? And sticks it all over social media? And before a big work meeting? What a guy!

Stick him under a cold shower and tell him to sort himself out. Leave the bedding for him to do when he gets home. He has to go in. Hopefully he will have vomited most of the alcohol so won't be drunk now. I would be having some very serious words later.

deshi · 14/03/2017 07:18

He's refusing to move. I've only tried once though. Making him a coffee now but he's out for the count.

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Sunnysky2016 · 14/03/2017 07:18

Shamelessly place marking- hope he's ok OP!

AwaywiththePixies27 · 14/03/2017 07:19

If you go down the alcohol and meds route, what lie excuse will you use?

I'm regularly on antibiotics for example. At Christmas. I can have the one drink on amoxycillin but if I was to have several one or two drinks on metranidazole I've been told I'd be really really poorly.

I also don't think you can use the stomach bug excuse, if you use a tummy bug excuse and he rocks up to work tomorrow hangover free, his colleagues will avoid him like the plague as they won't want to catch it and his bosses will be wondering what kind of bug only lasts 24hours and will click on it was the well known, hangover bug.

Is he awake yet? Some alka seltzer, shower toast and let him get on with it.

PlumsGalore · 14/03/2017 07:20

Not the same but I had to get up at midnight after having been asleep because DH came in late, the old cat had shit in the hall (hard floor) and he had padded through it and then the carpeted house with cat shit on his shoes.

I had to get up because he is so useless the cat shit would not have been cleaned up properly. An hour later I come to bed after disinfecting everywhere and he is sleeping.

I feel your anger.

clippityclock · 14/03/2017 07:23

Ice cubes on his balls OP.

It will very, very bad for him not to go go in a new job let alone one where there is an important meeting!

He needs some vitamin b, gaviscon and plenty of water. I would be not stop shaking him. Squeeze his earlobes, rub his sternum very hard and also squeeze a pen on his cuticles. All those will wake him up and keep doing it repeatedly.

SailAwaySailAwaySailAway · 14/03/2017 07:24

I'd leave him to it. He needs to be responsible for him own actions and take the consequences. Presumably he knew he couldn't take his drink and then chose to go out on a Monday night. I can't see why you'd be making excuses for a 34 year old man really.

Trifleorbust · 14/03/2017 07:24

The only possible excuses that are going to work are D&V, migraine or something similarly vague not related to drinking. Don't say good poisoning. Don't say mixing alcohol and medication. No one believes those excuses. Delete the instagram account. If challenged, he should say he was out with a friend for an hour or so but went home ill and wasn't drinking.

deshi · 14/03/2017 07:26

I've deleted his Instagram story I hope it's not too late. He's refusing to get up or go in.

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pinkrosebuds69 · 14/03/2017 07:26

Can you make him him a bacon or egg sandwich with a coffee and juice and take them up to him and wake him up by throwing cold water all over him

VivienneWestwoodsKnickers · 14/03/2017 07:27

clippityclock HCP or emergency services? Many years of dealing with drunks in the police, most of those tricks were taught to me by paramedics 😂

Sunnysky2016 · 14/03/2017 07:27

I think he needs a good shower and string coffee (providing he doesn't bring it back up) and see how he is. As a manager I would not look on an employee very well if they came into work reeking of a hangover. except the time it was the whole team and we were all like it in a meeting, but we all just died that day together

ReginaGeorgeinSheepsClothing · 14/03/2017 07:27

Ah the good old sternum run and nail pinch clippety! World like a charm!

BrutusMcDogface · 14/03/2017 07:27

Bloody hell! I totally understand why you'd want his back; he's your dp after all, and he doesn't do this every day.

But. You've tried to wake him and he won't budge. Try again but then what else can you do?! He's a grown ass man after all.

ArchNotImpudent · 14/03/2017 07:27

If he's out for the count, I don't think you have any choice but to phone in for him - as pps have suggested, just say he has been vomiting all night. Yes, his manager will probably see through it and your DP will need to phone later and grovel/offer to make the time up, but not phoning and being AWOL is worse than phoning with a crap excuse - at least if you phone it gives them time to make contingency arrangements for the meeting.

VivienneWestwoodsKnickers · 14/03/2017 07:28

@deshi Probably a God thing he's not going in. If needs be, you call his office and say he's been up vomiting all night and that he's now resting. No more than that, no opinion on the cause. Let him work it out later.

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