To say I don't need the commentary?

[jamoncrumpets]

DH has form for being a bit of a martyr at weekends, going around the house picking up things and sighing and talking about how tired he is. I pointed out how tiresome that was to somebody who picks things up every single day, and that it is possible to do boring household jobs without the pantomine resentment.

Anyway today he has decided he is going to do lots of jobs because we are going away on holiday. Great. So am I. I'm just going to sit in my pyjamas this Sunday morning with a croissant and make a few lists, then start working out laundry/packing etc.

What I'm getting is him coming in to tell me every five minutes what he is doing 'I'm going to tidy the kitchen island now'
'Ok'

'I'm putting some towels in the wash'
'Ok'

'I'm going to put some salt in the dishwasher'
'Ok'

Now he's just come and announced to me that he's 'Going to have a bath, ok?'

Yes ok. Of course ok. It's your bloody house! Why is he doing this? It's so weird.

Mine made dinner last night. A very rare event. He then spent 3 hours slow roasting tomatoes in the oven with a running commentary on oil, pink sea salt and oregano. At one point he told me to smell the oven so he could (and i quote) ''Waft the aroma at me''....The man literally cooks maybe twice per year and acts like he is Gordon Ramsey.

In the event anyone is invested over what 3 hrs of commentary regarding roasting tomatoes were served with, they were served up in a Panini with bacon. A dish ordinarily made within 10mins.

😂

A bacon and tomato sandwich! My bil does this though. He’ll make a standard meal (say spag Bol) and as you’re eating it will run down how he made it, isn’t it lovely, stupid loud mmmmm noises. I don’t know why sil doesn’t say shut up you muppet it’s spaghetti and dolmio, the kids could have made it.

I suppose they make sure their “effort” doesn’t go unnoticed 😂even though we make all this daily without saying a word.

on his days off my DH calls me with such reports:
”I’ve hoovered the lounge”
”Cat’s litter tray is clean”
”I took the bins out”

And it’s always the 5 minute jobs. It’s never “I’ve cleaned the bathrooms” “I’ve changed the bedding” “I cleaned the fridge/oven” 😂

To which I reply “👍” to acknowledge it, because there isn’t much else to say to this. I swear he does it to ensure I won’t give him any earache after coming back home & he can happily spend the rest of his day gaming.

Most of his household “achievements” are just ordinary things that I do daily, apart from cooking - I do love & really appreciate coming home to lovely dinner waiting for me. Unfortunately I’m a lazy cook and when it’s my turn, I tend to do something quick and easy, whereas he goes all out.

DH is stomping around for house because we aren’t ‘doing anything exciting’ he can’t suggest anywhere (he mentioned b and bloody q) and DD isn’t well anyway.
so he is fixing something he broke and is ‘always fixing things’ except he doesn’t and I’m kinda stunned he’s doing it. He’s making loads of noise doing it anyway.
Theres a huge list of jobs he needs to do but he always complains the weekends are boring, he could get on with some of them.

I’d give him a massive round of applause and offer him a medal. After that I’d start loudly announcing everything I do and asking for a clap as well.

That would soon put a stop to the bullshit.

You could try making him a star chart - give him a big star whenever he announces he’s doing a job, and then tot them up and give him a Freddo at the end of the day.

Play him this everytime, "you want a fanfare, here you go"

That’s annoying.

Tell him you don’t need him to check in, every time he checks in. Sounds like it’s about repetition with him.

My DH has just said what a productive day he's had and reeled off a load of "jobs" so I started listing everything I've done that I do every Sunday he just sort of went hmmm and walked away. DS 17 was standing next to him and told him that he was being a prick so I've now left the house 15 minutes earlier than necessary to pick DD and friend up to take them to the cinema and pick other DS up from his girlfriends on the way home. Not sure if he'll notice the meat or potatoes in the oven or do the veg but it's OK the shed and garage are tidy !!

I suddenly become deaf when partner is like that. I also don't answer texts if they proclaim an achievement that's quite frankly nothing/ waste of a text.
Hard stare territory?