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My partner keeps waking the whole house.

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ThaiRedCurry · 23/10/2018 06:22

This is one very sleepy house. I have a 5 month old who is a terrible sleeper, a toddler who thinks 5am is a reasonable time to get up in the morning and my partner who is in the police works shifts.
When he is on a late he finishes at around 1am. He comes in the front door and then slams it behind him. Turns on the landing light and the hall and then I hear him in the kitchen. Opening the microwave, reheating tea, slamming microwave door and then pulling out the kitchen chair. Once that's done he comes up the stairs and switches on the bathroom light. Leaves the door open, has a shower uses the toilet and flushes it. Then if this isn't already enough he dumps bag in the babies room (we only have a 3 bed so lots of storage in a wardrobe in babies room) and often even turns on the light in there for good measure. I try not to get pissed off but by this point we are all awake and I then have to get up and settle everyone and try get back to sleep myself.
Should I stop grumbling or is there a way I can approach this subject with him.
I'm so sleep deprived Confused

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NorthernSpirit · 23/10/2018 13:08

He’s being thoughtless and selfish.

Just had my PIL staying for a long weekend and had to ‘politely’ ask my MIL at 6:30am on Sunday morning not to slam the doors (she can’t be bothered turning the door knob so slams the doors shut) or turn all the lights on (which is waking the children). I don’t care if she’s in her 70’s, it’s inconsiderate.

NoParticularPattern · 23/10/2018 13:08

Just because you’re the one earning the money doesn’t mean you automatically earn the right to be a selfish dickhead. Background noise is quite acceptable- shutting a door or turning the kettle on for example. Slamming doors and turning all the lights in the house on- including one in the room of a sleeping baby- is being a selfish dickhead.

The 1930s called, they want their opinions back.

RedDrink · 23/10/2018 13:09

When did the OP say she's a SAHM? Confused

She might not even be on mat leave anymore.

greenlynx · 23/10/2018 13:09

Look, his wages are keeping the family together and allowing OP to be a SAHM
Her staying at home allows him to do full time job and not worry about sorting out childcare.....

CantWaitToRetire · 23/10/2018 13:11

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RedDrink · 23/10/2018 13:12

Seriously I've read her posts 3 times, maybe it's my own 6 month old causing sleep deprivation in me but where did she say she's a SAHM???

IdahoCrow · 23/10/2018 13:15

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Candlelights2345 · 23/10/2018 13:17

Even if she is a SAHM (which she hasn’t said on this thread anyway), it doesn’t mean she has to be subject to inconsiderate behaviour!

HellenaHandbasket · 23/10/2018 13:20

Normal background noise? Where the fuck do you live where that level of noise is normal at 1 in the morning?

Dh leaves at 0530 one day a week to go away for work, he showers the night before, packs the car etc and so in the morning he just brings me a coffee in bed if I am awake and sneaks our as quiet as possible so as not to wake anyone. I thought that was just common sense?

Volant · 23/10/2018 13:35

On what planet are doors slamming and lights going on in a child's bedroom at 1- 2 a.m. "normal background noise"?

RedDrink · 23/10/2018 13:41

I can only guess that oswald is the OP's husband, it's the only thing that makes sense.

He may want to get her some help for her addictions and some help for his prickishness.

platesandflowers · 23/10/2018 15:13

You can get help for addiction. Not sure about what help you can get when you're a raging asshole.

icouldwriteabook · 23/10/2018 15:33

myself and my OH are both police officers and I can safely say no matter how hard your shift has been, you don't have a free pass to wake your wife, small child and baby up by slamming doors and generally being selfish when most of the street/neighbours are also asleep. you learn to adjust to creeping around the house when you get home between 12-6am!

not sure why you needed to consult MN to tell your partner he is being unfair. I'd have gone MENTAL if my OH even thought that was reasonable, I get annoyed when he puts the tap on full belt at 10pm Grin

storm11111 · 25/10/2018 17:32

I'm admittedly pretty selfish, even i wouldn't dream of turning the light on of the bedroom of a fricking baby and at least attempt to be quiet!!! Sorry but everyone saying mean things is kinda correct

PumpkinKitty82 · 25/10/2018 18:08

Wow, that would send me ape shit!
I get annoyed when my DH flushes the toilet in the night so how you’ve put up with that for god knows how long ,I don’t know!
I’d tell him to pack it in and be bloody considerate

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