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Upset over Mother’s Day AIBU

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Blondefancy · 27/03/2022 11:44

I’m not sure if I’m BU or not or I have every right to be upset, I do suffer from anxiety which has been worse this past week so I’m often unsure as to whether my feelings are valid or not.
So DP knows that I really like Mother’s Day or just any type of annual event, I like to celebrate Father’s Day even though he never sees the point (so already I should know what to expect..) he doesn’t even remember to say happy Mother’s Day to his own mum half the time and rolls his eyes and huffs when I mention it. We have two DC’s, one of which is 5 and came home with the most sweetest of gifts they’d been making in class, I was happy with this obviously!
Last night I reminded DP (after he came to bed at 2am) that I’d like him to get up with the girls and make me some coffee maybe have a sneaky lie in as i can honestly count on my one hand the amount of times I’ve lain in since having DC over 5 years ago. He got annoyed with me but begrudgingly agreed. I end up sleeping on the sofa because I couldn’t sleep and was woken up my DC coming in crying about her tablet, can I have some milk and all that stuff - DP seemingly still asleep. I send DC upstairs to ask their dad as I’m half awake and supposed to get some sort of a lie in, he begrudgingly wakes up and sorts it out but by that point I’m already awake and helping out (so to speak.) no happy Mother’s Day from anyone, he didn’t even tell them it was today (the youngest won’t understand anyway) he brings me coffee and then just sits staring at his phone - obviously in a bad mood that he’s had to sacrifice his lie in..
A little later on and he’s making himself breakfast and when I say can I have some he just complains that there’s not enough eggs, I sort the girls out with breakfast, getting dressed etc. Anyway so he has now retreated outside in the garden to “get some of this work done whilst it’s still quiet) Hmm even though I’ve been sorting everything out. I mentioned to him that I said yesterday I wanted to go for a walk today and he’s just got huffy saying “you want me to go to my mums, you want me to go for a walk at this point it’s just easier to agree with anything you say” completely just missing the point that it’s Mother’s Day and he should just want to do both. I’ve managed to persuade him to go into town to get his mum something nice, but even that is met with huffing and moaning. ANYWAY I’ve now just retreated upstairs to wine about this on mumsnet and he’s outside in the garden with the DC. Not sure if I have a right to be annoyed just thought I’d share..

OP posts:
HellToTheNope · 27/03/2022 18:23

Have you never asked yourself why you chose this horrible man to spend your life with? It makes no sense whatsoever. What a terrible waste.

Blondefancy · 27/03/2022 18:23

@NoKnickerElastic

Just here for a moan myself. Have 2 teenagers. They gave me a shared card, last minute scrawled upstairs after I'd already got up. No actual mention of happy mother's day, just a card sort of thrown in my direction!! Trying not to be too upset, I know teens are self absorbed but furious with DH for not giving them a nudge in the direction of the flower shop. As petty as it may be, I will not be issuing any reminders about father's day in June.
This would make me really sad too Sad here are your flowers from me! Flowers Cake Wine x
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MaryShelley1818 · 27/03/2022 19:20

@HellToTheNope

Have you never asked yourself why you chose this horrible man to spend your life with? It makes no sense whatsoever. What a terrible waste.
This....it's absolutely soul destroying how low some women set the bar for a partner. I would hope to have more self respect than to saddle myself with some vile selfish, inconsiderate arsehole who treats his own mother so badly and doesn't even sound like he likes you never mind respects you? Your children are witnessing this and learning that's how women deserve to be treated. Is it really worth it just so you don't have to work?
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