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Annoying little things

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sillylittlethings · 16/04/2024 20:08

I'm not sure if I'm over reacting but I feel my husband makes my life much harder but doing really annoying little things.
I'll take today as an example. We have both been at work all day. Once at home I start cooking the tea, while doing that he is trying to get things out of cupboards around me. Nothing urgent.
I go to put the dishwasher on and he has used the last dishwasher tablet and not told me. There was another bag but he had opened that last time they ran out.
I had got the kids snacks out of the freezer to defrost. There were enough left for 2 days and I won't get chance to make any new ones. I asked him not to eat them. I just went downstairs after bathing the kids and he's eating one of them. He said he didn't hear me tell him not to.
They are little things but they happen continuously and they seem to make my life harder.
He gets up earlier than everyone else and will often use all the bread. Won't replace a toilet roll and i don't realise until I need it etc etc
Am I over reacting getting so annoyed over these little things?

OP posts:
Cherrysoup · 16/04/2024 20:12

He’s an inconsiderate arse who doesn’t seem to understand that his children and you also need to eat/use stuff in the house. Only child, youngest or favourite son. I hope you tell him exactly why what he’s doing isn’t acceptable, every bloody time. Who uses all the bread and eats their child’s snacks?!

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 16/04/2024 20:12

Is he still in his teens...?
If so could you dock his allowance?

FeatherBlack · 16/04/2024 20:12

You are entirely justified in being annoyed if this is every day of your life. It builds up. Constant little things will eventually drive you to insanity. You'd be worn down with it. I'm feeling the same right now...

Geebray · 16/04/2024 20:13

He sounds like an irritating student. Not a grown adult.

coodawoodashooda · 16/04/2024 20:13

He's faking being incompetent to inconvenience you. It means he doesn't care.

sillylittlethings · 16/04/2024 20:35

Wow....I thought it was me overreacting. That's what I'm told when I say something.
Yes, youngest, favourite child.

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Lammveg · 16/04/2024 20:43

It's not about what he's actually doing and more about the message. So he's saying it's 'little things' but the message he is saying is that he is selfish, doesn't care about the rest of the household and sees himself as more important than everyone else.

coodawoodashooda · 16/04/2024 20:49

And he's managing the conversation so you can't reason with him and improve the situation. Therefore, he doesn't have to be accountable.

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