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To not get up and do DHs dinner when he gets in

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FlamboMango · 22/09/2023 01:14

Full disclosure, I have a lovely life. I work 2 days but the rest of the time am at home, school aged children, cleaner and dog walker, no financial worries. I earn a pittance and on my working days DH does dinner, school runs, activities whilst trying to WFH. DH earns hundreds of thousands a year and supports our lifestyle 100%, my salary basically buys 2 food shops a month.

Weds and Thurs are DHs client days, so he goes into office then entertains clients after. Often home late those days but always wants to eat dinner. I generally cook and plate his up then he when he gets in I get up, make him a cup of tea, heat his dinner up.

Tonight we had pizza so I had to get off my arse at 21.30 when he got in and cook a pizza. I can’t be bothered. My days are very restful but the afternoons - school
runs, dinner, activities, hustling kids to shower and teeth clean, packed lunches, cleaning kitchen, bed time etc…. By 8pm when I’m sitting down I want to stay sitting down not get up and cook pizza.

AIBU to say if he gets in after 830
he heats up his own tea and I don’t have to move?

OP posts:
Ilikepinacoladass · 26/09/2023 19:13

Lovelysausagedogscrumpy · 26/09/2023 10:53

Are you serious ? Her DH works his arse off while she lives a pretty nice life, almost entirely provided by his salary. He works late two days a week and she can’t get off her arse to cook him a decent meal when he gets home ? No excuse for just bunging a pizza in to cook when she’s got all day to prepare something she can just put in the oven for them on those days when he gets home late, and serve up with a salad and some nice bread or similar. It’s not rocket science. Wonder how she’d feel about such meanness of spirit if the long working hours and stress started to affect his health. I think this is a joke.

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I just mean the OP mentioned that he earns lot of money specifically and I don't think entitles him to having someone run around after him. She's not his employee. Working 2 days a week plus most of the childcare isn't sitting around not doing anything. How do we know he works his arse off he could be in the pub having long lunches and god knows what else.

LuckySantangelo35 · 26/09/2023 20:43

@Ilikepinacoladass

lol

Z0rr0 · 27/09/2023 07:47

Reads like the husband wrote this on his wife's account to show her the responses. It's 'get off my arse' that gives it away.

Certainlyreally · 27/09/2023 10:50

Clearly a made up load of crap or @FlamboMango would have been back to discuss

Coyoacan · 27/09/2023 13:31

Reads like the husband wrote this on his wife's account to show her the responses. It's 'get off my arse' that gives it away

Well normally when I tell someone my side of the story I usually manage to make myself sound as if I am in the right or at least have good reason to feel like I am in the right.

The OP paints herself in the worst light possible.

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