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Carrots

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Dottysmum18 · 24/09/2018 06:19

My partner and I haven't spoken all day now, can you please enlighten me to if this is my fault.
Back story together 8 years 2 DC DS 7 DD 3 months
Yesterday i was up at 7 with kids DP was asleep on sofa ( bad back ) till 10:30 then went out to get himself breakfast was gone an hour and a half .
I wanted to cook roast dinner realised that i didn't have potatoes, was gonna walk to Tescos to get some but DP went into garden and dug some up for me. Before he went to breakfast , he also dug up some carrots.
Baby went down for nap so did all prep while she was down to make it easier later, peeled potato made stuffing and Yorkshire batter.
Now to the argument the carrots as they are home grown obviously at different sizes, so I cut tops and tails off and cut the big ones in half left smaller ones whole so cooked at same time.
DP come back from leisurely breakfast and sees carrots. Says I have "ucked them up , why have I cut them , home grown should have the tops on and left whole , why the duck does he have to teach me these things." I said nothing really as no point engaging in it.
The then comes into the front room and starts again . I said "I dont want to hear any more about the carrots and if he doesn't want them them don't eat them" . He them says "that's is your answer to everything if I don't like it them I can jog on and im getting sick of it" I didn't engage once again and went into kitchen and pack up all prepped food and placed it into fridge. Cooked that day for DS offered DP food and tea numerous times always no and other then that havnt spoken other then another incident over weaning as I said u can warm from 4 months but I wanted to wait till 6 to do BWL as you go straight onto "real food " cue DP argument that puree is " real food" I said yes that's not what I meant but didn't engage further as he was just looking for a fight so I went silent he gets annoyed " once again someone tries to teach you something and you don't like it "
So the bloke who has never changed his daughter nappy or bathed either of his children ever is gonna teach me about weaning when I am a mother and early years educator Hmm
Am I the wrong for cutting the carrots ??
Realised this is very long so my apologies.

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LagunaBubbles · 24/09/2018 23:19

One minute you were speaking about being with him since you were 17 and not imagining you would ever be without him and now you've ended it? What did he do?

SleightOfMind · 25/09/2018 00:30

He’s exhausting and difficult. Just think what your life if would be like if you didn’t have to pander to his carrot shaping demands. The Day of Top and Tailing would have tipped me over. I love my garden and have been known to get a little precious over the occasional aubergine but I don’t love it more than the DCs or DH.

PositivelyPERF · 25/09/2018 00:40

I hope you’re ok, OP. 💐

UseditUpandWoreitOut · 25/09/2018 00:42

Dig up all the carrots before you leave, OP.
Shame to waste them.

KnotsInMay · 25/09/2018 08:10

I hope you are OK Dottysmum. It clearly went beyond the carrots and his behaviour to you as a family wasn’t really committed, so I am not surprised by your news. Stay strong, and I hope you have support.

LagunaBubbles · 25/09/2018 10:05

Dig up all the carrots before you leave, OP.

Sorry that made me Grin

SlimDogMillionaire · 25/09/2018 19:16

And top and tail them

Lovingit81 · 25/09/2018 19:23

He's a dick. I'm sorry but you have much much bigger issues. What the hell are you doing with a man that won't change his child's nappy?? Confused

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