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AIBU to ask how long you see your DP/DH/DW on a week day?

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cherrycola2004 · 16/10/2017 07:30

Just that really. I’m curious.

I work evenings and he works days. He leaves the house 7-7.30am and home anywhere between 6-7.30pm.

I work 2.30pm - 8.30pm so I see him for about 1hr/1.5hrs at night before bed.

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CinnamonAndSpice · 16/10/2017 09:24

None in the morning as both rusfg about. I do sch hours then he gets home at 6ish..if he then does his self employed work and has a booking he's out by 7pm till 1/2am.but that varies on how many people need a Dj. And tbh if we've had a hectic month he just says no to a booking.. Or I go with him if my DC is with his dad
But generally home at 6ish.. Bed about 10.30-11. We always sit down by 8pm after tea and showers etc. And always go to bed at the same as each other

EverythingEverywhere1234 · 16/10/2017 09:49

It really depends. In the summer, we can literally go several weeks saying simply good morning and goodnight (sometimes not even that, he's often in at gone 1am) to each other. In the winter, normally he's home between 7pm and 9pm, although sometimes later. He has his own agri based business, so it's mad hours. God knows how it's going to go when we have kids, ha!
Yesterday/today for example; we saw each other yesterday morning until midday then he went to work until 11pm, by which time I was already asleep. He was then gone again at 4am, and is unlikely to be home before midnight tonight. Not overly unusual either.

Looneytune253 · 16/10/2017 09:51

Quite a lot cos I’m a childminder so I work at home and he works shifts so either in from 2pm or in until 2pm.

cherrycola2004 · 16/10/2017 09:53

@notonthestairs about the same as me then. i usually get a saturday with him and then a sunday evening after he has finished work. and yeah 20 mins in the morning but def no time for quality time :)

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wobblywonderwoman · 16/10/2017 09:54

I don't .. He works away
It is affecting our marriage I think - at weekends he has other stuff to do so very little quality time

cherrycola2004 · 16/10/2017 09:55

Prior to this job he has been doing for a year he used to work from home and I saw him loads. In some ways it's better to not be in each others pockets but this is just a little bit too long. I am thinking of getting a job in the day instead of the evenings so we're mostly out at the same time. I just get a bit bored/lonely. I know there are loads of you who would love time alone and peace and quiet, I should be grateful!

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bluenomad · 16/10/2017 09:55

About an hour in the morning and about 4 hours between getting home and bedtime. About twice a month we do a night out during the week so he leaves work a bit earlier.

SwishswishBiTCH · 16/10/2017 09:59

I see him for about 2 hours on an evening before bed, He works 10PM-6AM (nights) Sunday-Friday. Usually does overtime Friday 10PM-12PM Saturday. Back in Sunday at 10PM. See him for about 9 hours, Friday, Saturday and Sunday all together. Sleep in same bed 1 night a week :) x

They're really bad work hours unfortunately and we do have a w year old and a 6 week old, but the pays fantastic and it's triple time Friday whole Saturday so it's an opportunity not to miss xx

autumnboys · 16/10/2017 09:59

He leaves the house at about 6.45, but I do get up when he goes down for breakfast. That 10 minutes is generally when we have conversations about kids birthdays or anything else we don’t eat them to hear as they all have bloody bat hearing when they’re awake. Grin

In the evening, he comes home generally around 8pm. We go to bed between 11. 8-9.30pm the kids are around/ we eat/help with homework. We alternate being out on Wednesday night and usually one of us will be out at a meeting on another evening.

fantasmasgoria1 · 16/10/2017 10:04

Depends as start times vary a little but for a couple of minutes in the morning and between 4 and 6 hours in the evening and then we go to bed! He gets days off in the week so sometimes all day!

confusedlittleone · 16/10/2017 10:20

His days off are Monday Tuesday- so we see each other for a few hours those nights, the rest of the week we don't see each other at all tho (he starts work at 4pm-7:30am then has a 45min commute home, I leave the house at 7am and don't get home till 7pm)

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