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I say DH can't be trusted, he's angry with me

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BananaBanana1999 · 02/05/2018 06:50

Woke up this morning to find DH had left a saucepan on the hob with the gas on. Contents of said pan was burnt to a crisp and the saucepan was a write-off. I don't care that the saucepan is ruined (or that the house now smells strongly of chicken) but I very much care that it was a fire risk. DH and I have been living together 6 or so years and in that time he's left the gas on maybe 5-6 times like this. He's also left his keys in the front door (so anyone could get in) 4-5 times, and the one time I went away for a weekend without him, he accidentally overdosed our kitten at the time, who was then rushed to emergency vets and nearly died (kitten is fine now, thank fuck). I didn't think I'd ever forgive him for that, but I did. He is forever leaving our back door open (I usually check and lock it myself now, but if I forget, he never does it). If I've been out all day I'll come home to find that he's forgotten to feed the cats and top up their water.

He says I have trust issues, and I agree with him. I feel like I can't trust him with even the most basic stuff. I feel, at times, rather anxious, and this morning I told him he is very much part of the (anxiety) problem. Am I being too harsh?

He loses his bank card every 3 months (this is no exaggeration). He orders a new one, borrows £100 off me while he waits for the new one to arrive. I don't even mind tbh (it doesn't really impact on me or the safety of the cats), although I just can't comprehend how he loses it so regularly.

AIBU to feel so incredibly frustrated, and also anxious about leaving the cats / house in his care while I'm gone for 4 nights next week?

OP posts:
PanGalaticGargleBlaster · 03/05/2018 10:38

I have left a pan on the gas a couple of times but never overnight. I've left the door unlocked too once or twice.

I would say most people have done that at some point, usually you are jolted into action to be more careful in future. There are a few on here pushing the ‘this is just who I am it’s up to you to deal with it’ line which shows an astonishing lack of awareness or indeed outright selfishness as they expect others to just deal with the consequences of their fuck ups.

3luckystars · 03/05/2018 11:17

@PeachMelba78 thank you very much for that lovely post. I am going to follow it up with my GP definitely.
Even reading this thread has really made me think about the stress I feel every day. I just thought everyone got a bit scatterbrained when they have young children because it's so busy, but after reading this thread I have realised how many procedures I have in place every day, just to do normal things. Thank you again for your reply and for this thread.

3luckystars · 29/06/2018 14:28

I just wanted to post on this thread again, because I have done nothing but think about this over the last month.

I went to the GP this week and ask for a referral for an ADHD assessment, so I will post back and let you know how I get on. (I'm in Ireland so I'm not sure how the system works here or how long it takes)
I hope the OP got as much benefit out of this thread as I did. It really made me stop. Thanks again and best wishes to the OP.

SugarIsAmazing · 29/06/2018 14:52

You're married to me Grin

LemonysSnicket · 29/06/2018 15:06

I tend to lose bank cards a few times a year ( my wallet breaks or it falls out of a pocket) easily done.

The rest makes him sound like a large toddler or someone incapable of looking after themselves. Is he veg slow?

LemonysSnicket · 29/06/2018 15:06

Very* not veg, Jesus

Juells · 29/06/2018 15:15

@BertieBotts I have a kindle, and love it. Lots of books available free, if that's what you want. But I rarely pay more than £2.90 for a book - I buy a lot of self-published fantasy books, and that's what they usually cost. Such a luxury to be able to just search on the kindle or amazon, find a book you like, and download it instantly.

PotatoesDieInHotCars · 29/06/2018 15:19

Look it doesn't matter if he has ADHD, SN, dyspraxia, sleep apnoea or whatever. You can not leave your pets with him. If he does sadface and says "you don't trust me" bloody tell him no you don't. He hasn't put any systems in to place to help manage his behaviour. It's better to mortally offend him than come home to a burnt out house and crispy critters.

TwoBlueShoes · 29/06/2018 15:37

He can use his phone to set alarms and alerts for things like cooking or feeding the cats, but I think you've hit on the problem, which is that it's not that he's forgetful that's the problem, it's that he refuses to try and change that's the problem. Maybe time for an ultimatum. Sort yourself out or I'm leaving.

KurriKurri · 29/06/2018 15:43

MY XH was like this - that isn't the reason I divorced him, but it is one of the reasons I don't miss him at all. It is hugely stressful living with someone like this - I didn;t realise how stressful until I stopped living with him.

When we were together I had to take responsibility for everything. He forgot everything that didn;t actually impact him (he had a remrkable memory for anything that would inconvenience him if he forgot it)

Like your DP - he couldn't be left in charge of feeding and watering animals. Lost important papers, keys etc etc. Never remembered appointments (except at work where he was fine)
He once left our baby DD in a shop in her pram and came home without her.

It was endless - every day there would be something. I eventually realised that if he really wanted to remember things he could, but he was so self absorbed anything that affected others and not him alone was under his radar. and that I think boiled down to a lack of resepct on his part.

Its an awful way to live and I am infinitely happier now I don't have to share a home with him.

If you want to stay with your DP the only way I can see it not driving you mad is for you to live separately.

BrendasUmbrella · 29/06/2018 15:56

He needs to work on strategies to help him deal with stuff. You need smoke alarms that work, cooking timers, evening checklist, written down for doors, gas and electrics, keys in doors etc. Get a water fountain for the cats. He needs his own stash of cash instead of borrowing from you.

He needs a Mummy.

ThumbWitchesAbroad · 29/06/2018 16:09

I'd have bloody trust issues with anyone who has that catalogue of risky behaviours - you CAN'T trust him, because he's not trustworthy!

Fucking idiot of a man.

Jaxhog · 29/06/2018 16:11

Hire a couple of thuggish looking friends to pretend burgle the house next time he leaves the house keys or back door open. Keep contents in storage for a week, then tell him what you've done., and why. He will either man-up or leave. Both a satisfactory solution.

Isleepinahedgefund · 29/06/2018 16:12

For the first time ever on mumsnet, I agree there could very well be something underlying this. I am prone do a lot of the things you describe (keys left in door, once lost my bank card 8 times in a year, forget pans cooking), I have dyspraxia and dyslexia amongst other things (not ASD/ADHD though), also if I don’t get enough sleep it’s so much worse. I’ve put a lot of systems in place to counteract any stupid things I might do.

I think the main problem for me is that he isn’t taking responsibility for his actions and is turning it back on you, that’s extremely unfair and stressful for you. It really doesn’t matter what the reason he does it is, unless he is going to take responsibility for it. Otherwise, if he gets a diagnosis he’ll use it as an excuse rather than an opportunity to improve his life.

TatterdemalionAspie · 29/06/2018 16:45

He and you might find this useful/illuminating... musingsofanaspie.com/executive-function-series/

liverbird10 · 29/06/2018 16:58

He sounds like a nightmare and a gaslighting bellend.

Run. Fast! With the cats under your arms.

Juells · 29/06/2018 17:24

Run. Fast! With the cats under your arms.

😂

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