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AIBU to want a well done?

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notforonesecond · 02/03/2022 18:04

We’ve had a blind on the floor of the hall for a few weeks now waiting to be put up. No particular plans about when it’d get done.

DH was in the office today and I was WFH and I thought “sod it, I’m a grown woman, I’ll just put it up” - so I took a long lunch and I did it.

I was feeling super proud of myself. I’m not totally helpless or anything but I’ve never used a drill before (this makes it sound like DH does the drilling - he doesn’t, we usually get his dad round. In fact, we’d borrowed the drill from his dad)

I was quite excited waiting for him to get home to show off my handy work. What did I get?

“Oh blinds. Was it easy then?”

No “thank you”, no “well done”.

AIBU to feel a bit deflated? I know it’s not fair on him to have decided what response I wanted but bloody hell! If he’d done it I’d have said well done!

I’ve left him downstairs to entertain the kids and come up to bed to feel sorry for myself and my poor, aching shoulders.

Grumble grumble.

OP posts:
CRbear · 02/03/2022 18:06

The “was it easy then” would have pissed me off more- as if you couldn’t possibly have done it if it was anything but! I don’t think I’d kick off but I’d calmly explain why I was miffed and hope he backtracked

OpheliaThrupps · 02/03/2022 18:08

I thought you wanted a deep hole dug in your garden to extract ground water for when civil society collapses Grin

Sirzy · 02/03/2022 18:11

Do you say well done to him every time he does a job?

notforonesecond · 02/03/2022 18:15

@CRbear I know! And it wasn’t that easy either but I might not admit that to him.

@Sirzy if it’s something he’s not done before that I wouldn’t find easy either I do yeah. If he’d put the blind up I would have done.

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cornflakedreams · 02/03/2022 18:19

I was proud of myself the first time I fitted a blind, I don't see why you shouldn't feel proud too.

I agree the "oh must have been easy then" attitude as if you couldn't possibly have managed something tricky would have pissed me off and probably taken the wind out of anyone's sails!

Well done. You'll have to get your own drill now Wink

ivfbabymomma1 · 02/03/2022 20:17

Well done op! I mean that genuinely! It's so shit when do you something your proud of and someone's like meh!

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