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To be fed up with picking up after husband and kids?

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Sennensurferkid · 30/09/2018 11:48

Dh works full time, I work part time, he isn't lazy, he works long hours, does loads of diy, does a bit of cooking and tidying up (in a fashion), but he leaves crap lying around constantly. As does my eldest ds.

For example, dh has been called out to work early hours of this morning, he's left 3 pairs of joggers on the landing floor along with socks, boxers, t-shirts.

I found a pair of socks on the kitchen worktop, wtf?

A load of tools and decorating supplies strewn across every windowsill available, the kitchen work top, on the cooker hob.

Carrier bags from nipping to the shops dumped on the worktop.

Shoes in the middle of the floor.

Deodorant cans on every available surface.

There's a pile of receipts collecting on the upstairs windowsill.

A random coat hanger on the kitchen floor.

I'm sure there's more and that's only dhs things, my 10 year old has a similar amount of belongings dumped around the house.

My 3 year old has every broom and dustpan out playing horses and every cushion off the sofa making dens.

I picked up the same amount of crap yesterday morning while dh took ds to football, and dh had the cheek to say I hadn't done anything all morning!

I can't get on and do a bit of cleaning and hoovering until I've moved all the random shite out of my way.

When I tell them to pick it up themselves they just move it to another place.

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TotHappy · 30/09/2018 14:37

My husband is like this, I'm in your position, part time so responsible for the cleaning. So if I complain about if he says 'but that's your job'. It's not the ducking same though is it? Cleaning as opposed to CONSTANT tidying.
I hate cleaning up all the paint flakes/ plaster from his DIY before I can cook. Every ducking morning because he does it late at night after work. And he gets all offended if I complain becauss he's done DIY after a day's work so I should do my part and be grateful...

WorraLiberty · 30/09/2018 14:39

It may be too late to do anything about your DH but you really need to stop picking up after your eldest and insist they do it themselves properly.

Too late for an adult to stop leaving joggers, boxers and t.shirts all over the landing?

Are you actually serious? Confused

Sennensurferkid · 30/09/2018 14:52

Ugh, to be honest after speaking to husband, I feel like fucking off somewhere for a week.

He's gone round and picked all his shite up, but while removing his car battery, yes car battery, that has been at on the kitchen worktop for the last 6 weeks, he has the cheek to moan that the fruit bowl containing bananas is in the way and shouldn't be there.

I uncovered loads more crap, carrier bags of wires stashed on top of the wardrobe, he's being a cunt to be honest.

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DianaPrincessOfThemyscira · 30/09/2018 14:55

Just bin bag everything, separate bag for each person if you’re feeling generous!

When they can’t find their pants or school jumper or phone charger then maybe they’ll get it.

DianaPrincessOfThemyscira · 30/09/2018 14:55

Oh god bad cross post!

Yes he’s being a bellend.

sparklepops123 · 30/09/2018 16:39

My dh has a habit of leaving piles of dirty clothes in a corner, I put them straight back in his drawers so when he goes to get 'clean' clothes out, they're not.

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