AIBU to want to smother DP with a pillow (Lighthearted)

[Shootfirstaskquestionslater]

My DP is really starting to annoy me now he has been ill with one virus after another since last October typical winter bugs he had a chest infection just before Christmas that he had treated with antibiotics but since he got ill all he’s done is moan and complain and act like he’s had deaths door I felt sorry for him to begin with but now he’s pushing my sympathy to it’s limits. He went to the doctors today and basically got told that his tonsils are a bit inflamed and to suck it up he was given a nasal spray for hay fever and sinuses and sent on his way but since he’s been back he’s putting on the annoying ill voice and walking round in his dressing gown I’m about ready to smother him with a pillow while he’s asleep. He has a really disgusting habit of blowing his nose on his dirty clothes sick of telling him to use tissues. Am sick of listening to him moaning I got sick over Christmas and sucked it up and got on with it.

@Thedancingbear

Why should I answer you? I've made Zero jokes about DV

You are apologising for and justifying it.

No-one's got an answer, have they?

Feeling your pain and also considering murder. DH has a cough. A simple cough. But Jesus wept he’s bought half of Boots for it, is walking around in the dressing gown of doom (with hood up!) claiming he can’t talk as it hurts. But not enough to stop him moaning every 30 seconds!

I would normally have some sympathy. But I’m 9 months pregnant, having a section later this week, have horrific SPD and can barely walk.

I’m actually looking forward to a couple of days in hospital to get away from him!!

My DH had a cold over Christmas. The snoring was unbelievable. Even the dogs were startled. After days of lying awake until 3am, I tried to subvert my rage by turning it into a form of fun entertainment, a sort of nighttime challenge. So, he snores. Can I - turn over, get my water glass, flick a load of water on his face, turn back, replace water glass, put covers over my head - all by the time he wakes up startled, confused, and wondering what on Earth has just happened. Turns out I can. Such larks.

Justkeeprollingalong now there's a thing ... I better check!

ChristmasAccountant the moaning and groaning. Just to remind everyone what absolute pain they are in and how ill they are.

nellieellie "even the dogs were startled" that made me howl with laughter! I recorded my dh's snoring once and played it back to him in the morning. He said I was making it up but it really was that bad. He was snore-groaning as he had a cold at the time so was clearly suffering deeply. And even in his sleep letting me know of his suffering.

Thank you @justkeeprollingalong and @TheLittleDogLaughed.

@justkeeprollingalong yeah that’s his most disgusting habit and I really don’t know where he’s got it from but it’s nasty 🤢 habit.

@ThelittleDogLaughed haha lol I feel you it’s the same for me I have 4 cats and they have better habits than he does.

@thedancingbear your user name offends me but you don’t hear me complaining about it. Do me a favour go and micromanage someone else’s thread.

I think dancingbear doesn’t quite ‘get’ Mumsnet
Ffs go back to your grotto

@TheLittleDogLaughed I will hand this thread over to you if he is bringing up fur balls 😂.

@ChristmasAccountant you have my sympathy I thought I had it bad you have it way worse and moaning DH is the last thing you need right now good luck with your section and I hope you enjoy the peace and quiet.

@nellieellie best comment ever that made me howl good thing am in the living room away from the sick one otherwise I would’ve woke him up laughing. I might just try that game on him see if I can manage it too

@TheLittleDogLaughed snore groaning I’ve heard it all now he would’ve been suffering even more if you had put a pillow over his face for snoring alone. I would’ve stuck him on the couch for that.

Actually, good point, dancing bears are pretty cruel and horrific; bear abuse!

Hahaha 😂 @Gardi I don’t think she does either.

@TheLittleDogLaughed exactly but in her world that mustn’t be as bad as DV it’s also a cruel name for a bigger lady dancing. Maybe the dancing bear should take a minute to think on that.

it’s also a cruel name for a bigger lady dancing. Maybe the dancing bear should take a minute to think on that.

?

Anyone want to explain why DV jokes are okay? @dancingbear

Because girls, traditionally the victim, are making them

I don't really find it funny or offensive either.

I've been a victim of dv

But I imagine that's as much the difference that you're getting at

I do find some of the stuff on here, ie letching over the bodyguard, making jokes about violence on their husbands to be distasteful and double standards BUT I also couldn't give enough of a fuck to argue about it.

Don't become what you're trying to criticize

I'd have thought most people ephod associate a dancing bear with hofmeister but maybe that's a generational thing

🍺

Ephod? *would

@easyandy101 I don’t know what a hofmister is.

My nice quiet morning has just been kiboshed he’s awake and so the moaning starts.

Have to say I sort of know what a certain poster is going on about. There was a thread last week or the week before that was something along the lines of "AIBU to strangle my husband?" without the "caveat"(lighthearted) bit after it.

Now, I don't believe for one moment that poster was going to strangle her husband but I felt very uncomfortable about it and actually messaged MNHQ about it but didn't get a reply.

@ShatnersWig I haven’t seen that thread and I certainly have no plans to kill or hurt my DP in anyway he’s just annoying me at the minute.

@easyandy101 I don’t know what a hofmister is.

A beer that was heavily promoted in the 80s and early 90s

It's logo is a dancing bear (not fat woman type) and it's tagline was follow the bear

@Shoot No, I know you're not. It's cool! I'm not saying I agree with a certain poster's approach just that I can see why in some cases people could feel uncomfortable about it.

Shootfirstaskquestionslater, my user name means nothing more than (a) I am bear-like and (b) i like dancing. I must admit that I hadn't considered any other connotation.

If it genuinely offends you, I'll change it, on the condition that you delete this thread, which offends me.

Deal?

Also, obviously, I apologise for any offence caused by my choice of user name. I probably will get round to changing it when I've got 10 minutes and can work out how to.

He's just making the obvious point that a I'm going to beat my wife to death (lighthearted)

Wouldn't go over well, and tbf not just on mn but anywhere, cos it's not funny is it

The response of "calm down dear I don't think you get mn is a common trope but more offensive. You know nothing of their life experiences.

Like I said upthread, I have been a victim and understand how other people could find the "lighthearted" approach

If you have to put lighthearted as a caveat ( one of the things that annoys me about mn) then it's clearly not a very good joke. The delivery should carry the joke without it being explicit.

Fuuuuuucckkkinghell DancingBear unclench will you?!!