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To be angry with DH and his greediness

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headache · 27/12/2023 23:17

Every year this happens, DH loves food, DH eats lots and lots of food. He eats a huge Christmas dinner then keeps going to the fridge and eating the leftovers. Yesterday we had a buffet, he ate loads yesterday too, today he ate buffet leftovers and cooked up all the leftovers I hadn’t cooked. He’s now farting like mad and complaining he had a sore stomach. Next he’ll be complaining he’s put on weight and we will have the saga of him losing it again.

To be fair he is built like an athlete, runs and gyms most days so he can eat loads. But he has zero willpower over food, he eats really fast, so gulps down air then farts loads. He gets greedy so if they’re a tub of Pringles he wants to eat them all. I told him to go take some Deflatine and he says he can’t be bothered so I’m kind of glad he had a sore stomach.

I’ve also just started my period so I’m going to have cramps tomorrow so I am angry for no reason and if he farts on the night and annoys me I’m going to kick him to sleep on the sofas because right now I hate him.

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MoonWoman69 · 29/12/2023 19:12

For crying out loud, some people really have issues on any post on MN don't they?! From sexism, to being revolted by bodily functions!!! Lighten the fuck up! I once worked with a bloke who held his farts in as a kid, because they had company... He ended up being rushed to hospital with a twisted bowel! Anyway, if it's there, eat it, it's Christmas!!! It's not like he's doing it all year round! Unlike my DH... 😁😁😁

SharonEllis · 29/12/2023 19:13

bellac11 · 28/12/2023 09:24

Most people are like this at christmas.

Noone who come round to my house is like this!

Tinkleberryz · 29/12/2023 19:21

@PaperDoIIs haha Grin

Tinkleberryz · 29/12/2023 19:22

i don’t mind people living food but my dh looks at it like it’s a naked woman, he gets all shaky and goes red

Peardrops101 · 29/12/2023 19:27

He sounds like the very hungry caterpillar…maybe he’ll turn into a beautiful butterfly next week.
I think this is normal in many households over Christmas. We up the carb intake which makes us crave more and we’re tired, dehydrated and just give in. Insulin is constantly in demand, blood sugars going on their own roller coaster, gut health has flatlined - it’s a nightmare. It sounds like he’s usually healthy so I think for a couple of weeks you can get through it.

cloudteabublecvoe · 29/12/2023 19:30

@BustyLaRoux classic MN man hating!

ItcanbeDone · 29/12/2023 19:31

Telling someone to leave their husband because they over indulge at Christmas and fart, Christ on a bike!
My husband farts, and we laugh, we all fart, and if you say you don't, you're a smelly little fibber and I bet your eggy bowloffs (yes bowl-off, my little un calls them this instead of blow off !) smell worse than anyones because you hold them up there so long! lol
Be proud of your gassy emissions! So little to smile about atm, indulge yourself! lol

LalaPaloosa · 29/12/2023 19:53

That would repulse me too. The sofa for him!

StaunchMomma · 29/12/2023 19:57

I think most blokes really let go and eat loads at Xmas. And fart a lot, too! I can handle it so long as it's not how they are all the time.

Mine wouldn't eat a whole tub of pringles but he's seen 2 large panatones and 4 packets of mince pies off in the last week.

He'll be back to fasting all day by Monday and literally never 'falls of the wagon' like I do when dieting so I'm kind of happy to see him enjoying food for a few days.

I wouldn't be happy if he was eating til he was over-full then complaining tho, in fairness. You can't moan when it's self-inflicted!

As an aside - I couldn't be in a relationship where we each had to sneak off to fart! Feck that!

Toomuchtrouble4me · 29/12/2023 20:20

Op - you fart too. Everybody farts.

diamondpony80 · 29/12/2023 21:03

The way you described him sounds disgusting, but honestly doesn't sound that much different to anyone in our house at Christmas. We eat a big dinner and lots of leftovers, snacks, chocolate etc. I haven't noticed anyone farting though, and while I do fart sometimes it's usually from eating something that doesn't agree with me (or if I'm not well) rather than overeating. If he has an ongoing problem with flatulence maybe he needs to see a doctor.

FrancisSeaton · 29/12/2023 21:10

diamondpony80 · 29/12/2023 21:03

The way you described him sounds disgusting, but honestly doesn't sound that much different to anyone in our house at Christmas. We eat a big dinner and lots of leftovers, snacks, chocolate etc. I haven't noticed anyone farting though, and while I do fart sometimes it's usually from eating something that doesn't agree with me (or if I'm not well) rather than overeating. If he has an ongoing problem with flatulence maybe he needs to see a doctor.

Get a grip!!!!! If you fart you need to see a doctor
Ffs please nobody start making gp appointments and wasting precious resources for farting after eating rich foods ffs 🤦‍♀️

ImCamembertTheBigCheese · 29/12/2023 22:52

Toomuchtrouble4me · 29/12/2023 20:20

Op - you fart too. Everybody farts.

Yes but where you choose to do it is the issue

PaperDoIIs · 29/12/2023 22:58

@ImCamembertTheBigCheese not everyone has a choice about location. And while asleep? Everyone farts, right there in bed, no matter how blue their blood is or how sophisticated they think they are.

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headache · 30/12/2023 00:25

@RosesSmellLikePoo that’s a bit of an assumption going from buying a couple of tubes of Pringles to assuming I am one of those panic buyers who stocked up on bog rolls and pasta at the pandemic and left nothing for the vulnerable people.

My issues with always having my food cupboards full to the brim, fridge and freezer well-stocked, about 60 toilet rolls always in (not excessive in a house of 6) stems from being brought up in poverty. When you’ve grown up knowing hunger, having nothing to eat in your cupboards, eating toasted stale bread, having no bog roll and no money for san pro it affects you so damn right I buy loads at Christmas because now that I’m an adult and working I can and my DC will never go hungry like I did.

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Observatusapluribusofficinis1 · 30/12/2023 00:32

simlar to me at times with food, although i do prefer to enjoy it, reduced / yellow label foods but taste nice

ImCamembertTheBigCheese · 30/12/2023 00:49

PaperDoIIs · 29/12/2023 22:58

@ImCamembertTheBigCheese not everyone has a choice about location. And while asleep? Everyone farts, right there in bed, no matter how blue their blood is or how sophisticated they think they are.

While awake you have a choice.

I never indicated fart control while asleep. How ridiculous 🙄

Borth · 30/12/2023 01:28

headache · 30/12/2023 00:25

@RosesSmellLikePoo that’s a bit of an assumption going from buying a couple of tubes of Pringles to assuming I am one of those panic buyers who stocked up on bog rolls and pasta at the pandemic and left nothing for the vulnerable people.

My issues with always having my food cupboards full to the brim, fridge and freezer well-stocked, about 60 toilet rolls always in (not excessive in a house of 6) stems from being brought up in poverty. When you’ve grown up knowing hunger, having nothing to eat in your cupboards, eating toasted stale bread, having no bog roll and no money for san pro it affects you so damn right I buy loads at Christmas because now that I’m an adult and working I can and my DC will never go hungry like I did.

60 toilet rolls 😂. Were a family of 6 and I’ve never had more than 12 in the house at any one time.

mayorofcasterbridge · 30/12/2023 02:31

Borth · 30/12/2023 01:28

60 toilet rolls 😂. Were a family of 6 and I’ve never had more than 12 in the house at any one time.

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Well bully for you. We're a family of 5 and I swear to god they must eat toilet roll. I have a bowel condition (a recognised disability) and I couldn't countenance a house without bog roll. I bought £75 worth of the stuff going into lockdown, just before it became difficult to source, and I would do the same again, 100%!

Ohhoho · 30/12/2023 10:31

If he bought the food and did the cooking my only gripe would be he beat me to it. My real gripe is that he isn’t fat. That’s just not fair. Farts are normal and necessary, I didn’t think they were caused by overeating! Perhaps overloading bowels with unaccustomed food for your microbiome to digest. In fact your husband makes me smile with that zest for life. It doesn’t last.
Makes me glad I’m not in a couple with all that judgement!

Berlinlover · 30/12/2023 10:34

At least there’s no food going to waste.

RosesSmellLikePoo · 30/12/2023 10:40

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PaperDoIIs · 30/12/2023 10:52

@RosesSmellLikePoo oh get over yourself . We get toilet paper once a month at Costco. 6 packs with 9 rolls each so 54. During lockdown we just kept to the same routine. Nothing to do with panic buying. Confused

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PaperDoIIs · 30/12/2023 11:02

@RosesSmellLikePoo there's just 3 of us, and OP's family are 6. That just about evens out. In our case it has nothing to do with shit, just lots and lots of weeing. Mostly me. Fun times.