To be pissed at DH for staying out this late!

[Dandy008]

5pm tonight DH gets a call from his friend inviting him to the pub.

DH arranged to meet his friend at 7pm for a “few drinks”.

Fast forward to nearly 4am and DH still isn’t home.

It’s the 3rd time in 4 weeks that he has been out drinking and it’s never just been “a few drinks”

A few weeks ago he was out overnight in Newcastle and in two weeks he will be out on an overnight stag weekend.

I don’t meant to sound like a nag, or his mother…

But we have an 18 month old child, and I don’t feel like DH is acting as if we do.

Since DC was born I’ve had one night out.
I met some friends for lunch at 12pm and I was back home by 6pm.

I’m assuming DH has gone into town as the pub he was going to shuts at 1am.

I feel like I’m really starting to resent him with how he’s behaving.

Nearly 4.30am and still not home…..

I'd have his bags packed and at the door.. but l'm too darned old to accommodate this selfish shit.. 🌸

Update - he’s home, and he’s throwing up… in the hallway!! I’m fuming.

I would find this completely unacceptable. Raise your standards and refuse to tolerate this bullshit.

@Aquamarine1029

Don’t know why I bothered when he’s in this state, but I’ve just told him it’s I acceptable and he told me I’ve ruined his night but making him feel bad…. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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he told me I’ve ruined his night but making him feel bad…. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Oh fuck that and I really hope you don't fall for that gaslighting bullshit. He is immature and selfish, and you do not have to put up with this.

Hard conversation when he is sober. He needs to shape up or go.

Puking up drunk with an 18 month old. Pathetic.

What about your night? He's not exactly made that fun. And who is cleaning up the sick?

As frustrating as it is, you'd be wise to wait until he's recovered from his hangover before talking to him, as otherwise he will lash out, turn it all on you, play the victim, "I'm allowed to go out/have some downtime" etc.

Use tomorrow to get it really clear in your head what you want to say.

That he has a child now, and he has responsibilities.
That you've only been out once since DC was born, for lunch.
That you are not "default childcare" for him to stay out indefinitely and then be incapacitated the next day. If you weren't around, would he treat a babysitter like this? Say he's going for "a few" and then vanish off radar, and expect her to stay open-ended, abandon any plans she might have had, and stay well into the next day because he was too hungover to deal with his child?
Suggest that next weekend you do the same, go out, get drunk, don't keep in contact, stay out longer than agreed, throw up on the floor, be belligerent when you get in and then stay in bed nursing a hangover the next day. Ask how he would feel.

Please do not clean up his sick.

and he told me I’ve ruined his night by making him feel bad….

Who gives a tiny rat‘a arse. He ruins your night all the time.

I guess you have had to clean up the sick. I agree wait until the hangover has got better or he will still be on th defensive

How pathetic, I'm awake this early on a Sunday because 3 drunk men at least in their thirties were shouting the full length of our road and beyond, full volume egging each other on to down something at 5:45. I'm livid and none of them live here! The vomiting is particularly disgusting. Is that what he wants his child to witness?

Tell him how unacceptable it is once he wakes up

He’s a father and he should act like it

I will no be clearing up the sick. I have left it there for him to clean.

My son and I are still upstairs. DH is asleep downstairs.

I’m dreading getting up. I just know I’m going to be the bad guy in all of this.

I’m up. He’s still pissed!! Like properly slurring his words pissed!! 🤬

Urgh, that's grim. I'd go out for the day and let him crack on with his drunkenness, hangover and cleaning up of vomit. Have you family nearby you and DS can go and visit?

Go out for the day and let him clean up. Don't contact him at all.

@ChiefInspectorParker

There’s definitely no drink problem, he’s just selfish.

It will be my fault. I will be the bad moody wife who doesn’t let him enjoy himself, and all
I will hear is how he can’t have a night out without me moaning. 🙄

@MadeForThis

Go out for the day and let him clean up. Don't contact him at all.

@MadeForThis

I feel like that’s probably what he wants!

This is so so shit.
My ex used to do this all the time and it was such a horrible, unhappy way to live.
I split up with him and my now DH would maybe only do this once a year at Christmas night out. If he did this regularly he or me would be away. I couldn't live with someone who treated me and our child with such little respect.
I hope your day goes ok today.
I'm not sure how your best to play it.
Part of me feels like you should take the toddler out for the day as it's probably not going to be that nice at home but that is frustrating that you have to find something to do all day with your toddler when you could just be pottering about at home.

I obviously don't know you and only know this snippet of information but for me once my (very much bordering on alcoholic) ex was gone life for me and my young child was much calmer.
I wasn't on walking on eggshells shells. I don't feel helpless and so utterly frustrated at how shit it was.
Myself and child were much happier.
From the snippet I've read the best solution here would be your DH to clean up his mess and go away.
Obviously life isn't that straightforward but I know for me my life, mental health improved so much when I split with my ex who used to do this and make me feel bad if the next day about it.

Sorry OP! He is acting like a child

I hope he has the sense to show some
Remorse today