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ABUI to tell DP to pull his finger out because I'm not a HW

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SunshineLollipopsRainbows25 · 24/09/2017 10:57

We have a house together a 2DC DC1 is from a previous relationship so I take sole responsibility for her and always have, I'm in charge of everything for her is let him take some role but he never tries, now I worked FT before DC2 and I'm now currently on Maternity leave... since being on maternity leave he texts me asking what's for tea? he does not cleaning/tidying he's given up doing everything because he goes to work and I'm home. which I wouldn't mind if I was a SAHM and he was paying for everything but I'm not a SAHM I'm a working mum who is on maternity leave!! I pay my own way and half towards everything I'm not his nanny now I'm at home!

would I be being unreasonable to sit him down and tell him to sort his own shit out and tidy up after himself and help around the house more because I'm not his effing mother maid?? unless he's going to pay my way and me not go back to work I'm not going to be??

if all I've done all day is look after our DC2 whilst DC1 is at school and done no house work I feel judged! if there's no tea for him to come home too he has a big huff. but why can't he make me tea?? even on his day off he asks me "what's for tea?" I don't know what you making???

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expatinscotland · 25/09/2017 12:12

It's not 'helping' or tidying 'for you'. That implies this type of work is your job. You nip this in the bud and do not, as Kr1s says, jack in your job or go PT when you are the unmarried partner of a person like this. He's throwing you scraps and you are fawning over them. Don't buy in to assuming the 'life load'. Does he have to have his duties spelled out to him at work? Thought not or he'd get sacked. So there's no reason he needs to have it done at home, either, and it's not 'asking' or 'nagging'.

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