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Living with my husband, child and parents...

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babyready · 19/11/2020 15:10

So the circumstances of this ridiculous year have meant my husband and I (and our 21 month old) are staying in my parents' motorhome, on their drive. We lived here before when our daughter was born and we were between houses, and the relationship between my dad and husband swiftly deteriorated. I am horrifically in the middle. In general, my dad is prissy, oversensitive and has ludicrously high expectations of my hubby. However, hubby is far from a Saint, and he falls into almost teenage behaviour, slumped over his phone barely engaging sometimes. I am exhausted from desperately trying to cover his slack with tidying after himself etc, and trying to excuse his behaviour. But today, my dad asked if anyone wanted a cup of tea, and he just didn't respond. Then my dad made a comment when he brought me my cuppa that he hadn't made one for hubby because he hadn't said anything. Hubby acted like my dad was being an idiot, saying he hadn't wanted one. Then when he tried to moan to me about my dad being funny, I said he should've thanked my dad for offer even if he didn't want one. Then he got really upset, saying he felt ganged up on and that I should take his side. But I thought he was rude!! So, am I being unreasonable?! Should I be honest about what I think of his behaviour, even though we are living in a really tricky situation for him? His solution is to leave, but that would cost more than we can afford right now. I am desperate to avoid more debt than is absolutely necessary. Guys, seriously, am I being unreasonable?!

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babyready · 20/11/2020 13:56

@MrDarcysMa They are work commitments, and do generate some income, and are important for us to keep up to try and hold on to some semblance of a career. I think ordinarily it wouldn't be an issue, but employers can afford to be selective right now. They have a lot of applicants to choose from... 😏

Also, we did have work lined up in November and December, we weren't meant to be staying this long. We also have things lined up for Jan out of the UK, just praying things are calm enough for them to happen 🙏

But the gist is, we're the guests, we should suck it up to an extent, but I should try and support DH through. Maybe if he felt more supported by me, he would have more strength to deal with my dad.

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