to think I did not break his fucking arrows?

[ShoveThatArrowUpYerArse]

OK, so we both work F-T. I take the our eldest to his hobbies after school, as H does not get home in time. This means I have stopped the two hobbies I have as they clash with DS1's hobbies. Its also a pain as they are 20mins drive away which means I end up in some crappy cafe for an hour trying to entertain ds2 whilst DS1 is in his classes.

H worked from home this week so I asked him to take DS1 to his class on Thurs. H said 'but I do archery then', 'yes' said I ' but you can also do that on Sat instead' 'That could be quite good' said H ' I can do it in daylight then.'

However, H has just decided to fire his arrows in the garden.

And they all broke. Some how he has reframed this as 'my fault (if you had 'let' me go on Thurs I wouldn't have 'had' to practice in the garden and they would not have broke

He is now huffing and puffing and trying to claim this means I am not supporting him to do his hobbies.

He never realises how dumb he sounds. He is a fact-free, logic-free, reason-free zone.

You missed out arrow-free.
😂

"He never realises how dumb he sounds. He is a fact-free, logic-free, reason-free zone."

He sounds like a 3 year old!

To add he shouldn't be shooting alone, one arrow drawn beyond his anchor point and the arrow will fall of the rest and he will shoot himself into his own hand. I have known it to happen and if he is using aluminium rather than carbon arrows he's in serious trouble.

He never realises how dumb he sounds. He is a fact-free, logic-free, reason-free zone.

So not even 5, he’s 2 years old.

Sorry but your thread gave me the giggle I needed. 🙊
You should've laughed at him.

@HaveringWavering

Why is archering in the garden more likely to break the arrows? Surely you still have to fire them at a target?!!

There is a lovely song called “Broken arrow” by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Play it loud on repeat on every speaker in the house.

Better still, you could put together an archery playlist.

Brand New - The Archer's Bows are Broken
Little May - Bow and Arrow
Taylor Swift - The Archer
Bryan Adams - Everything I Do (because Robin Hood)
And of course...

@RachelHasThoseInBurgundy

He never realises how dumb he sounds. He is a fact-free, logic-free, reason-free zone.

So not even 5, he’s 2 years old.

By the time both my children were 4 I realised that they were capable of moments of greater reason and emotional intelligence than their father.

Can you do that safely in a garden?

Sounds (potentially) sketchy as hell

and how bad at archery is he really?

I know nothing about archery but I presume not very good!

So many hobbies going on!

YABU to give you your hobbies for the DCs. You do one hobby, DH covers the other somehow.

All sounds quite unfair if you both work FT

By the time both my children were 4 I realised that they were capable of moments of greater reason and emotional intelligence than their father.

It took you that long?

Listen, roll your eyes and turn away, if he goes in for round two just look at him and say you said, and then turn away and do something else.

Fucking manchild.

By the time both my children were 4 I realised that they were capable of moments of greater reason and emotional intelligence than their father.

Crumbs . What started as a rather witty rant about this man behaving like a tosser is getting darker by the minute. Does he have any good points OP?

Stan him with broken arrows? At least he'll be free tomorrow with no arrows.

All the years on Mumsnet I never thought archery would be one of the 'hobbies'.

@JesusInTheCabbageVan a classic!

Another suggestion is, of course “Dum tee dum tee dum tee dum…”

How bad are his arrows that they broke? When I learnt a few years ago they were pretty tough as they had to survive multiple uses into a target. Plus we were taught never to shoot where there could be people behind so how certain is he that no one uses the area behind your garden?

Ask him how he is supporting your hobbies.

I couldn't be with someone like this. I just couldn't. It's deeply unattractive and I'd have zero respect for someone so childish and ridiculous. Does he actually have any redeeming qualities?

Another one thoroughly enjoying this thread. Thank you OP - although....... if this is the everyday occurrence it sounds to be, my commiserations.

@JesusInTheCabbageVanesusInTheCabbageVan

Better still, you could put together an archery playlist.

Surely it should start

Just as a matter of interest - what's wrong with your husband that he doesn't just have cycling for his hobby like every other husband on MN ?

Why have you stopped your two hobbies in favour of your child's hobbies?

I hope you take one of them back up.

He sounds utterly pathetic. How do you manage to put up with him?

We all need to winge sometime. Do you think he was truly blaming you or just having a winge.