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To ask my husband to get a haircut for my mams funeral?

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Mammyloveswine · 07/01/2023 18:13

My mam died very suddenly last week. We are all still in shock and to top it all off we very nearly lost my dad this week too. He's now very ill in hospital.

My husband has not been particularly supportive but we had a chat the other night and he seemed to be a bit better.

He has a horrible big beard that is grown out (through laziness as he mostly works from home) and is overdue a haircut. I asked him to him to book in at the barbers and get a haircut and beard trim for when my mams funeral is (which we haven't even had chance to sort yet due to how sudden her death was).

Anyway he told me "I don't need a haircut and my beard is fine". It isn't because he even said the other week "I'll have to sort this beard out". I said "please have a haircut and trim your beard, it's my mams funeral" and he got really annoyed and told me I couldn't tell him what to do.

I don't know why he's being like this, it's not like I'm asking him to totally change his look it's a usual thing he does to have a trimmed beard and smart haircut and I just can't understand how he doesn't see how disrespectful this is that he's refusing to do it now of all times.

I'm hurting so much and worried sick about my dad and grieving for my mam and he's been working so I've had to try and be strong for the kids and I just feel like he's not there when I need him more than ever.

OP posts:
AgentJohnson · 09/01/2023 16:24

You know this isn’t about haircut, it’s about you asking. Lean on your friends and your family, this man can’t be relied upon.

MisguidedGhosts · 09/01/2023 16:29

He's shown you exactly who he is.
I don't see a way back from this OP. I am so sorry.

How are you and the kids? How's your dad?

ilovepuppies2019 · 09/01/2023 16:42

If haircuts and shaving aren't important to him, then the obvious question is why does he regularly get them done. If he wouldn't feel comfortable going to an interview or a huge performance meeting with his boss looking shaggy and unshaven then he has clear ideas about respect and what it means to look presentable. If he would do this for a big point in his career but wouldn't do it for his MIL funeral then he is a complete twat and needs to ask himself why this is less important. To be honest, it doesn't matter if other posters think that looks sent related to respect. The person who died and th family remaining do think this is important and you respect them by dressing up. Set whatever dress code you like at your funeral but respect what the grieving family has asked you to do.

Mammyloveswine · 09/01/2023 17:57

MisguidedGhosts · 09/01/2023 16:29

He's shown you exactly who he is.
I don't see a way back from this OP. I am so sorry.

How are you and the kids? How's your dad?

Me and the kids are ok..friends are rallying round.

Ive got to just get on with it havent I?

OP posts:
Ohtheyresickagain · 13/01/2023 14:25

Hope you’re ok @Mammyloveswine

he sounds inutterably terrible. Who walks out on their child’s birthday??

Mammyloveswine · 15/01/2023 15:03

Ohtheyresickagain · 13/01/2023 14:25

Hope you’re ok @Mammyloveswine

he sounds inutterably terrible. Who walks out on their child’s birthday??

I'm ok..well I'm not but i will be.. it's all just such a mess. Thank you!

OP posts:
ScrollingLeaves · 15/01/2023 15:19

I am so sorry for your bereavement, OP 💐🌸🌺🌷🌹

As others have said, look after yourself.

You go to find a nice hairdresser for yourself and concentrate on making the beautiful funeral you want without mentioning it again to him.

Try to resist saying a thing. After a death, and all the shock and unhappiness, it’s easy to displace it with some worthless niggling worry. But you don’t want his beard and hair taking up your mind instead of lovely memories of your mum.

If he wants to look foolish and disrespectful no one will care, as they’ll be thinking of you, the children and your mum.

He may have that personality problem where someone feels compelled to not do what someone else close to them wants, regardless of how reasonable a request is. Leave him to it, and he may do it if his own accord on the end.

HumourReplacementTherapy · 15/01/2023 15:26

It may not feel like it now but you will get through this.
(I lost my dmum on 23 dec so my condolences to you Flowers)
A man who can walk out on his own child's birthday who won't even get a haircut for his mils funeral is not a man worthy of you or your love.
You want him back because you are grieving that's understandable
But I do suspect even if you did have him back, it's created too much hurt and you'd not actually get over it because really it's indicative of how selfish he is.
You're worth more.
One day at a time Flowers

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