...to be just slightly irritated at DH for....

[Squirdle]

...taking today off when it would have been my first morning in 3 weeks all to myself? Yes I know I am, but I'm going to be unreasonable anyway

DS3 starts back at nursery this morning and I was sooooo looking forward to the silent house! Now I'll have DH under my feet instead!

Maybe he took the day off on purpose so the two of you could, erm, enjoy each others company?!!!

As one sitting here enjoying the silence of an empty house for the first time in weeks I sympathise with your plight!! I don't care i have a ton of housework to do and bedrooms to clear out and beds to make etc etc, I'm all alone with the radio and I love it.

Hope you get a nice day on your own tomorrow!

YANBU, We all need some time to ourselves. Could you not go out do a bit of shopping in the sales, treat yourself to lunch and let DH pick up your DS?

YA probably being U

but who cares! how bloody well dare he!

Does he not realise that time on our own is precious and should not, under any circumstances, be messed with?

twonk!

Ha I am glad you all agree!

Hecate, he may very well have done that! Bloody waste of a childless morning imho

He's taken DS2 to school and DS3 to nursery so can't moan really, but I was looking forward to a quiet house

DS at nursery tomorrow morning too, so I will just have to wait (and I know DH at work tomorrow too )

Shall I call him a Twonk, Squonk???

you see, that's the wonderful thing about mn swear words, you may call him a twonk and he will think you're being affectionate

but we'll all know

Hmm how very true! I may try it when he gets home!

It wouldn't be so bad if he actually wanted to go out for coffee or something, ut he won't. I think I just hate wasting my mornings off!

Oh I know what you mean ! 2 out of my 4 are off until Thursday...come Thursday I'm SO hoping dh won't decide to "work at home" as he sometimes does. i just don't want to make lunch for anybody except ME and to be accountable to nobody except ME for the duration of ds3's nursery morning.

I haven't been alone in the house since second week in December...that was only a day or so as my mother was here for a week prior to that, driving me bonkers in the way that only crazy mothers can do.

I'm bursting for some p&q...

Not unreasonable at all. I posted something similar a few months back. What is it with partners that they can't understand that sometimes your own company is much better than anyone else's.... even theirs? I need my space and solitude sometimes. He hates to be alone but surely he should know me by now?

We do need some time alone sometimes don't we! As a mum of 3 boys aged 13, 5 and 3 and a DH who works away a lot, people think I get lonely. Far from it! DS1 is up until 9.30 in the evenings and I'm not far behind him in going to bed. And even if I was to saty up, it's not the same, I am still responsible for the children throughout the night. I have spent the last nearly 5 yrs with one child or another constantly so I love my mornings with DS3 at nursery. It doesn't matter if all I am doing is housework, I am still alone.

Actually I didn't see that much of DH this morning as he was doing garage stuff and I popped to town. I am looking forward to tomorrow. Whats the betting someone is ill

I also never see anyone who has their child with them when DS is at nursery. I don't have my children so I really don't want to spend time with other peoples children then, much as I love them. I actually rarely see friends on my mornings alone too. It's nice not having to talk for a few hours!

You're a sociable sod aren't ya?

I get stroppy when Boy is home when I have planned ot be alone too. The aloneness rarely happens though so tis not a regular issue

I know Flame Though I'd make an exception for you and Psycho of course. Well maybe not Psycho cos she don't have under school age people any more and you only have the one little one who just plays so he's ok.

It's the children who want you to play with them when you don't have your children that gets me

I'll be moaning next week that DH is never home He's off to Florida for a week from Saturday...he can't win poor man

I know just how you feel. Dh is semi-retired so I not only need to get dd to school to have p & q but he has to be doing one of his part time jobs. Before Christmas he was working as FC and some afternoons he would be home early which meant I didn't have the p & q. He is working tomorrow all day as an exam invigilator so I will be on my own.

God I hate it when dh decides to have the day off for no reason in term time -thought I was the only one- and a miserable cow at that!

He goes a bit Vic Reeves on me - metaphorically rubbing his thighs- at the thought of us having the house to ourselves.

And then says 'Shall we go out to lunch?'

NOOOOOO

(and please don't anyone come on here saying you ungrateful cow, I KNOW!)

Another one here who gets peevged when dh is at home during the week (it is a very rare occurence in this house it has to be said). I even resent it if he is off sick . I hate anything that puts a spanner into my routine!

peeved

Ooh I'm loving this low level griping about our other halves "under our feet" !

Happy i hate it too (see above). Mine can sometimes work at home, which to be fair usually means just that, BUT I then generally have to do his lunch - well I don't HAVE to but if I'm at home for lunch with ds3 anyway, I'll do it. However it's the random days off in term time i don't like because he goes off doing boy shopping but won't think to offer to help with school runs etc. if i ask it's always "Oh I don't think I'll be back from the wanky boy gadget important shops i need to visit today". Grr.

It is all a bit 'Last of the summer wine' isn't it miobombino

Eh up let me pull up me wrinkly stockings and stand by't back door with me rollin' pin.

Eh oop lass get t'dinner on nooow. (Sorry, getting carried away with LOTSW speak)

Tbh I was half expecting someone to come on here telling what a miserable old cow I am, but thankfully you have all taken it as I wrote said typed it. Twas a bit tongue in cheek.

I do like my routine though, like Comeoveneer. And like happystory DH does comeover all Vic Reeves stylie when we happen to be alone too (not that he has today What is wrong with me!!!! )

Oh gotta go tired whingy 3 yr old demanding attention

Hell no - I wouldn't want me n my boy round when I had time without kids

Well DH finally went into work at 10.45 today! So I have only had half of my quiet time this morning, but it is lovely and quiet here atm Mind you, DH has phoned twice since leaving!!