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DH wants a phone ban after 7pm each night

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CheeseFiend36 · 03/02/2018 23:41

We have been married for 6 years. Generally a good marriage but we can be quite different at times :- he can be constantly chattering or on the wind up like an 18year old Man-Boy, while I’m comfortable in my own company and can literally sit there on the sofa and not say a word to him for an hour, not for any bad reason other than I don’t always feel the need to talk about inane shit.

Anyway, apparently this grates DH as he doesn’t understand why I would not to converse with him after DS has gone to bed, he’s got it into his head that I’m too distracted by social media on my phone (he doesn’t have any SM while I do) and that I’m on my phone far too much it’s hindering my ability to create a conversationBiscuit.

He keeps suggesting a phone ban after 7pm for both of us, to prove a point because apparently he doesn’t use his phone after these hours and can do it easily (which is complete bullshit) but he “knows I will struggle”.

why should I - I’m the one that usually spends the whole day busy with DS and barely get time to go on my phone during the day meaning when DS is in bed, that’s usually my time to “catch up”, and yes that includes being on my phone. He does about 5% of the day’s childcare and has plenty of occasions to be on his phone in peace during the day, such as the half-hourly toilet excursions he regularly makes Hmm.

Aibu to tell him to stuff his idea and to get a grip?

OP posts:
mathanxiety · 04/02/2018 18:37

A woman ignoring man and kids..

How is picking up DS from nursery every day, taking care of DS all evening and putting him to bed with no break at all after work, then doing 95% of weekend childcare 'ignoring' the DC?

The person ignoring the kid here is the DH.

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