@Iwrote
You're not being unreasonable at all, OP. There's always people on these threads that say 'how come women can do what they want in their homes when they want?' and 'how come women should be allowed to stay at home but their men can't?' ...... blah blah blah yadda yadda?!
Basically, the long and short of it is when women are at home, they just tootle about and do their thing, tidy up, prep for dinner, do some cleaning, do some washing and ironing and home admin or childcare. AND/OR they'll do their 'work from home,' job. They do it peacefully and quietly and without fuss or drama.
When men are at home, whether they are just on days off, or are off sick, or whether they are working from home, they completely dominate the airspace, the home, every single room, and the atmosphere. As people have said, they expect the whole of the family: (their wife/partner and the kids, and any visitors, friends or extended family,) to keep completely quiet. Even the fucking dogs and cats must shushhhhhh!
And yet the MAN whenever he's ready, (and has shushed everyone from even breathing loudly while he does his big important job AT HOME,) goes around dominating the home and whistling and humming and tapping, and speaking loudly and yawning loudly, and eating loudly, and grunting and moaning, and following you around from room to room asking question after question........ 'what you doing, what you looking at, what's that, what you reading, who you been talking to, who you texting, who you messaging......' And giving you a running commentary of what he's watching, or what he's looking at on the computer..... And telling you shit you already know, coz he has told you 15 times already! And other banal fucking shit.
The fact is, the effect of a man stuck in the house all day - when a woman is trying to work from home, or get on with housework/childcare/home admin/chores etc, is completely different to the effect of a woman being around when a man's working from home or trying to do anything at home.
Many men are high maintenance and very irritating when they're stuck at home. This is why there's such a high level of depression from women when their husbands retire. Because they moan and mither and pester, and won't stop following their wife around and asking them questions, and whining, and commenting on everything.
I can't believe some people don't get it. These people are clearly single women, or women whose husbands are out from 8 in the morning til 8 at night. Away all the time doing their big important job and their 'man hobbies.' And they do not get what it's like to have a man hanging around the house instead of being where he should be .... out at work! AWAY from the home. YES that's what I said. Don't question me about it. This is my opinion and no dissing or nagging or goading will change it.