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Felt ill and warned dp about eating - goes straight to eat it

275 replies

Keepdistance · 07/01/2021 20:15

Aibu to be cross with dp
because me and 1 dc had a stomach ache and i said i thought it was 'x as we both ate it at the same time earlier
Checked that dp hadnt eaten it and said something like 'good you havent eaten it'.
I went off to do some printing and came back found him eating it!

I am just so angry that he heard, understood then did it anyway. But really i dont care if he makes himself ill - his choice. but in a position where potentially 2 of us already ill (2 bathrooms) and having to look after myself and the 2 kids whilst he was also ill would have been infuriating.

We were fine my stomacheache went after a couple of hours and dc fell asleep and was ok.
I just feel it was irresponsible and selfish and ignoring what i told him.

He still wont hear it. Making out im trying to control him. !
Will not listen to me saying it's the not thinking of others that is annoying me. He could easily have eaten it the next day instead.
It is not the case i frequently complain (and i wasnt at this time either) so not sure if it was a misunderstanding that i did feel quite ill. )

So i ask him to just not do that again (as in eat something that could be gone off (whilst im already ill and we have kids to look after) and he wont.
He is generally pretty selfish and we end up arguing sometimes as he does the same things over and again.
I dont know if he argues because he cant be wrong. But he seems to genuinely think it's ok. (Though tbh it would generally be me watching ill dc after possibly help clearing up initial vomit.). I dont think im asking too much.
Im concerned that he cares more about eating x (something sweet) than well anyone other than him.
Tbh i feel that the kids have more sense!
It really isnt a do as i say think
1 i just cant see why he would make the choice he did anyway
2 if he is going to ignore he could at least have said.
3 he wont let me explain that it's about more than just him. And honestly i still think he would only think about him
4 obviously unlikely to happen again but if it did i wouldnt trust him (and also would he ignore what i said and feed it to the kids?!! and would likely have to rush down and immediately bin the food.

He also has said why are you just arguing about x food. Cannot see my concerns at all. y

It is often not even about the choices he makes at the time but he wont see any other side and ends up arguing as he would choose to make the decision again. And i sometimes feel i dont want to live with someone who cant discuss without arguing.

He literally doesnt listen properly either and adds details in his own head. was saying i said loose stomach (i didnt). Tried to say similar to that oh it's because youve been eating rubbish and are bloated etc.
He was actually quite offensive saying im crazy etc.
And i can see to him it seems an overreaction.
I think it's also that he wouldnt even consider not having something he wanted even though it might impact others. Whereas i would say 'youre right i'll eat something else (plenty there) just in case, dont wan t everyone ill at once.

OP posts:
MadameButterface · 07/01/2021 21:25

“You just had a stomach ache that never amounted to anything so ultimately a complete non-issue”

Here i sit
Broken hearted
I’ve got two bathrooms
And only farted

IPead · 07/01/2021 21:25

It is certainly not like i constantly have stomach issues

But do you have anxiety issues?

SchrodingersImmigrant · 07/01/2021 21:26

It's probably an artisan cake loaf from free range eggs from rare hen, lovingly mixed with local handmade butter, non bleached flower and moscavado sugar, organic non waxed lemon zest and juice. Topped with handmade marzipan animals and lashes of lemon icing.

Op is worried baker would recognise 😁

Eckhart · 07/01/2021 21:26

@MadameButterface

“You just had a stomach ache that never amounted to anything so ultimately a complete non-issue”

Here i sit
Broken hearted
I’ve got two bathrooms
And only farted

Brilliant Grin Grin
DuzzyFuck · 07/01/2021 21:26

@MadameButterface GrinGrinGrinGrinGrinGrin

YouBoughtMeAWall · 07/01/2021 21:26

Here i sit
Broken hearted
I’ve got two bathrooms
And only farted

😂😂😂

SchrodingersImmigrant · 07/01/2021 21:27

@MadameButterface

“You just had a stomach ache that never amounted to anything so ultimately a complete non-issue”

Here i sit
Broken hearted
I’ve got two bathrooms
And only farted

😂😂😂😂😂
Regularsizedrudy · 07/01/2021 21:27

But it probably wasn’t the food if you were just a bit bloated. It sounds like he is used to your dramatics and thought the food was fine, and it sounds like he was right considering he hasn’t become ill. I’m sorry but you do sound controlling. He is an adult who can make his own judgments about what he eats.

..also why can you tell us what the food was!?

DuzzyFuck · 07/01/2021 21:28

@IPead

It is certainly not like i constantly have stomach issues

But do you have anxiety issues?

This. You talk about the fear of being off work, cleaning them up, only having 2 bathrooms. You just had a stomach ache.

Do you often catastrophise things OP?

MadameBlobby · 07/01/2021 21:29

@BakedTattie

What a complete non issue
This
NoOneOwnsTheRainbow · 07/01/2021 21:30

I can't believe I just read five pages of this and still don't know what the food was.

KumquatSalad · 07/01/2021 21:32

I’m going to start threads where I refuse to specify really mundane (yet crucial to my point) details too. It’s clearly the thing to do.

It in no way makes you sound deranged when you won’t say what the bloody food is. No one would recognise you from the information that your DH are a cake you told him might be a bit iffy.

Nicknacky · 07/01/2021 21:36

What was the food?!

TaysteesGal · 07/01/2021 21:36

this is literally a drama over nothing

LetsSplashMummy · 07/01/2021 21:37

Ice cream! It sounds like a pudding of some sort anyway.

He probably heard tummy ache, thought you meant you'd eaten too much at once but also remembered he'd not had pudding and you all had. I can see his thought process, especially as you can't have been very ill to have made such a mountain out of a molehill.

Go for a walk, without your phone, and get some head space. This kind of drama is very "lockdown," don't worry, everyone is spending too much time together.

NCNCNNC · 07/01/2021 21:37

I am now unreasonably invested in trying to find out what food it was.

HollowTalk · 07/01/2021 21:39

Tbh there are a shitload of men on the relationships board that I'd happily feed gone-off food to.

sadie9 · 07/01/2021 21:39

Two questions:

  1. What was the food - you gave us a clue x (something sweet)
  2. Is your post available as an Audio book?
Sorry, sorry just joking!! I get it that you are annoyed by this massive pain in the ass husband of yours. You can't even be sick in peace, without having to police this fucking Homer Simpson who just sees food, sees your lips moving then just ploughs ahead anyway nom nom nom did you nom nom say something nom nom what are you on about woman nom nom.
Eckhart · 07/01/2021 21:47

You can't even be sick in peace, without having to police this fucking Homer Simpson who just sees food, sees your lips moving then just ploughs ahead anyway nom nom nom did you nom nom say something nom nom what are you on about woman nom nom

Well, given that all he did was eat it without disturbing her, and she wasn't actually ill, that seems a bit harsh.

AccidentallyOnPurpose · 07/01/2021 21:52

Is it honey? Sweet, doesn't go off ,some risk of cross contamination but meh it's fine. And you'd definitely feel sick if you ate too much.

Hadjab · 07/01/2021 21:59

🤦🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

DParse · 07/01/2021 22:01

I'm afraid I felt life was too short to read the whole of the OP. But YABU, OP.

HedgieHog · 07/01/2021 22:02

Too long to read it all but you should have chucked it away 🤷🏼‍♀️

catwithflowers · 07/01/2021 22:03

Place marking to see if

a) we ever find out what the bloody food is
b) this thread will be deleted

😂😂😂

Keepdistance · 07/01/2021 22:06

Homer is a good description.

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