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Was I really that stupid to deserve this?

162 replies

getmeoutofherenoww · 01/08/2023 22:48

Staying at in-laws and expected to help out, tidy up etc this is all normal.

I put my toddlers nappy (slightly wet) into a nappy bag into a Tesco bag and then took out and changed the food waste bin and put the bag into the Tesco bag, fully tied up on the kitchen floor, as I was about to leave to go out.

After getting the children's shoes on and what not me, dh and children went in the car.
When I got back I realised I was meant to take the bag out.

I grabbed it and walked to the bins and put it in the bin.

Well at dinner time FIL told dh "how did she forget to take the bag out and just left a dirty bag in the kitchen" and kept banging on about it
Dh then asked me why I forgot
I said light heartedly "oops pregnancy brain but when I got back I put it out, it was sealed, it was hardly a smelly nappy left out on the side"

Like I'm completely confused exactly why this was a big deal?
Am I in the wrong? Like I'm fully exasperated at this argument that's happened.

OP posts:
HideousKinky · 03/08/2023 20:53

I don't understand why FIL didn't just put it in the bin himself?
Or is this a household in which you don't do menial tasks if you have a penis?

HR313 · 03/08/2023 21:35

Your FIL needs an effing slap. So sick of men like this.

aveline161 · 03/08/2023 22:17

I’m so sorry for you. My in laws would have been snatching the dirty nappy out of my hand to deal with themselves! Posts like this make me count my blessings

DunePeyton · 03/08/2023 23:43

I mean if he’s getting so worked up over a nappy, I dread to think what he’s like when someone takes the actual piss. Also, your DH is fanning flames and validating his rudeness.

Cazareeto1 · 04/08/2023 05:31

At least that can give you peace of mind your not the problem some people just moan about everything coz nothing else to do… that kind of person annoys the shit out of me. Keep strong and calm as possible x

Emma2023 · 04/08/2023 10:23

Did fil say that in front of you at dinner time??? Because if he did I’d be staying elsewhere- no matter how much it cost me 🤷🏼‍♀️

Emma2023 · 04/08/2023 10:25

getmeoutofherenoww · 01/08/2023 23:09

If this is going to be my dh in 20 years then I don't want him tbh.

They started arguing because dh said oh she's pregnant she forgot so he said okay so then keep on top of her and you should have moved it

And I felt like I was in a different world watching a heated discussion about forgetting to take a bag outside

Omg- the bag is not the problem- keep on top of her?????? What fricking century are they living in- 🤦🏼‍♀️

Emma2023 · 04/08/2023 10:30

Gregging · 02/08/2023 00:10

“Keep on top of her”.

W T A F?!

This!!!! I’m actually disgusted!

Heyhoitsme · 04/08/2023 11:25

I cant understand why someone else didn't throw the nappy bag in the bin.

winnieanddaisy · 04/08/2023 17:42

The FIL has probably been a bully all of his life which explains why your DH couldn’t stick up for you properly. Both of you may be better to go very low contact with this nasty man .
Tell DFIL that your DH is not your boss and won’t be intervening in any future conflicts between you and him , and then tell him to fuck off .

sassyclassyandsmartassy · 10/08/2023 16:49

Canisaysomething · 01/08/2023 23:59

I would be tempted to say to FIL in front of DH when you leave "this nappy incident has made me feel incredibly uncomfortable and unwelcome in your home, would you rather apologise for chastising me or would you rather I simply don't visit again?". And just stare him straight in the eye.

He's a rude bully.

👆🏻this with bells on….

LoobyDop · 10/08/2023 16:56

Tbh, I’d be a bit pissed off if you left a dirty nappy bag lying around, particularly in the kitchen. It’s pretty disgusting. I’m guessing you lose sight of just how disgusting when you’re dealing with them every day.

But you being remiss in doing that is cancelled out into oblivion by your FiL and husband talking about you as if you weren’t there, which is horrendously rude. I’d tell the pair of them to fuck right off, and I wouldn’t engage again until I had a grovelling apology. From both of them.

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