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AIBU?

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Getting ready for gathering

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Lindyloomillion1 · 24/12/2021 16:35

This afternoon, in less than an hour, we are expecting a handful of guests for drinks and nibbles. I have bought the food and most of the drink and prepared the snacks. Husband went out at my request to pick up 4 items locally and disappeared for an hour and a half. I know what happens when we have a gathering so asked him ahead of time not to leave the few things he was doing toward the general effort (clearing the hall of boxes, buying beer, making a dip) to the last minute as I find I'm always the one doing most of the work. Lo and behold, he has spent the day meeting a friend, wandering around to buy those few items and on the phone or browsing the internet. The kitchen's a mess, boxes still in hall, dip not made. I am so fed up with his slacking I am writing this instead of doing the rest of the prep. AIBU to resent this? He is otherwise lovely most of the time

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Shoxfordian · 24/12/2021 17:33

Yanbu

He’s not contributing to your lives by doing this; he’s disrespectful and dismissive of you

SummaLuvin · 24/12/2021 17:55

It's not really good enough, but you say he is lovely in most other ways. Everyone has parts of them that are not the best, that's just being human - we stay with our partners, not because they don't have any annoying traits, but because their good traits far outweigh them. Given there is a pattern, perhaps next time put your foot down and ensure he does his jobs before he goes out so that they aren't left until the last minute? Or if he isn't nipping out set a firm deadline for his tasks?

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