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AIBU?

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Aibu to ask my husband to stop?

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Dramallamaonceagain · 27/12/2024 13:58

My husband and I have a 6 year old and a toddler. Our toddler has always been a poor sleeper. We are both at work full time and are pretty tired. Dh has some health issues too from years of physical work.

My husband is in the building trade and his family are non stop asking him to do favours.

So as not to drip feed, his parents are in their late 50s and are very well off, both work part time.

Pil have moved house twice in the last 3 years and each time Dh has moved them rather than them pay for a removal company. They make long lists of house renovations for him to complete. All for free and in his own time. My husband's two sisters do the same.

It's always a bit of tiling, having a look at their boiler, just fitting a few new lights and sockets, can you just plumb in my new sink, fit my new taps, could you just have a look at the brickwork it goes on and on and is taking hours. My fil will ring my husband and tell him he's got to go round to his sister's house to as she needs x, y and z doing.

When he off doing all this I'm left at home to entertain our child and toddler.

Aibu to ask dh to cut back and tell them they'll have to sort some of these jobs out for themselves.

OP posts:
Santaisfillingthesacks · 27/12/2024 14:01

Send a dc with him. Whichever cf house he is at can provide free childcare in exchange for free building services.. You get a bit peace...

ParsonBrown · 27/12/2024 14:50

Santaisfillingthesacks · 27/12/2024 14:01

Send a dc with him. Whichever cf house he is at can provide free childcare in exchange for free building services.. You get a bit peace...

This is bloody genius. Do this Grin

biscuitsandbooks · 27/12/2024 14:51

Tell him to take the toddler with him.

Endofyear · 27/12/2024 18:11

You're absolutely not being unreasonable. DH needs to tell them straight - he has a full time job and a young family! He is not going to spend his limited free time working for them for free. They are taking the piss 😒

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