To sulk at my husband like a 3 year old for this?!

[MotherOfBeagles]

Not much point to this but I need to rant. First day back at work (work in a college term time only) at 31 weeks pregnant. Absolutely knackered and struggling with PGP.

Get home. Husband didn't put the bins out this morning so have to wait another fortnight for them to be emptied. Great when I've still got packets and bags waiting to go in the bins from new baby stuff inside because the bins were too full as it is.

Also I use the back door and he uses the front due to parking. I don't have a front door key for various reasons. I left first this morning. Guess who left the key in the back door?

So now knackered. In pain. Fed up. Hungry. Sat in the garden waiting for husband to get home. Will take at least an hour, probably more.

Oh and he's just messaged. He's going to be another 45 minutes at least. So about two hours total - maybe a bit more.

I would be having a tantrum of astronomic proportions. No doubt someone more reasonable will be along to suggest he's just made a mistake etc etc but I'd be seriously fuming at this.

Dont wait outside. Go sit in a cafe or restaurant or bar?

Yanbu - pregnancy was spent in a state of perpetual pmt for me (and the following few months of motherhood - think I'm sensitive to hormones ), your day would have me stewing.

Are you near a nice pub/restaurant? Go and fill your face with a nice tea?

Can't go elsewhere as I have my two dogs with me. Who are extremely confused and stressed as to why they aren't being let in the house.

I'm currently veering between calm and dismissive and making him sweat more and just throwing an all out fit.

Also I'm starving and the neighbours tea smells delicious. Sadly don't know them well enough to go round begging.

It sounds frustrating! Is there somewhere nearby that you can drive to for a cup of tea or something? I'd hop back in the car and head to our nearby Tesco cafe for a cuppa and a magazine, for example.

Might be worth having both keys on your keyring in future!

The bins - that's a pain. In our house, first one to leave puts the bins out on bin day - but I'm not 31 weeks pregnant so I can see why you'd be grumpy!

Definitely head out to a cafe or similar, don't sit in the garden waiting!

Oh poor you

Can you not go to a neighbours? If it was me i would probably take myself out for a nice dinner with a massive dessert!

Either that or when DH gets home, go straight to the bath for a soak and make DH cook a lovely meal.

I would just go out and have a nice dinner.

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Does he know you're locked out? Can he not get his skates on and get home a bit more promptly?! That would piss me off more than the other sins, actually!

Also seriously considering confiscating his front door key so he has to use the back too. On the pretence of getting another one cut and just not giving it back lol.

Unfortunately he can't get back any sooner as he works in a city centre and is at the mercy of the trains - or rail replacement busses at the moment.

Cafe, restaurant, library... treat yourself.

Does he have his own room/den -that's where the rubbish can go.

He can drive to the rubbish dump and get ride of the rubbish.

Aw seeing as you have the dogs with you and can't go to a cafe, can you drive to a petrol station and get at least a magazine, some drinks and treats for waiting with? And you need a front door key cutting asap. I think you can send dh out to do that.

Pubs are often amenable to well behaved dogs. Is the weather good enough for pub garden?

Neither you or your husband out the bins out this morning.
Get a front door key cut. Its bonkers not to have a key to your own front door.
No need to wait in the garden. Go somewhere!

Time to find a place to hide a key, or give it to someone you trust near by.
Tell him to bring chocs and flowers as your in a bad mood,

Why didn't you put the bins out? Why don't you have a front door key for your own house?!

Get a keysafe.

www.amazon.co.uk/Keyguard-Outdoor-Key-Safe/dp/B002UYFHR0?tag=mumsnetforum-21

Word of warning: do not give OH the combination: it's YOUR keysafe. If he locks himself out then he has to phone you for the combination.
That way you will know that the key has been taken out and will ensure that it is put back - and change the combination!

Otherwise he'll just take the key out to use and forget to put it back. (voice of bitter experience).

I don't have a front door key at the moment as we had to give one to the estate agents as we are currently trying to sell our house.

I didn't put the bins out as firstly I can't shift them up the hill to where they are picked up when full. Also it is the one job my husband has to do but the mornings. I walk the dogs and drop them off at day care and ensure that both our lunches are sorted out and literally lay them out for him. Don't think it's unreasonable to expect him to complete the one job asked of him.

Dh is finally home and grovelling appropriately. I've gone with quiet and stand offish. Lol mainly because I'm soooo tired I don't have the energy to kick up a fuss

Eek out the pampering OP .... feet up and everything brought to you . Do you need your legs massaging? Chocolate?

Suggest DH does a trip to the tip at the weekend with the bin contents and the packaging contents to start afresh.

Annoying about the key thing, but the bins really aren't a big deal; just send your DH to the tip with any additional stuff you need to throw out so you don't have to wait a fortnight to get rid of it. While he's out he can get you a spare front door key cut - they only cost a couple of quid.