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To be annoyed with DP for being sick on the floor?

180 replies

Bubble77bee · 03/02/2025 20:56

On the way home tonight my DP said he was feeling a bit sick. I sorted dinner for our DC then took them upstairs to do bedtime while he lay on the sofa. I have no problem with doing this when he is feeling ill. Just finishing bath time and I hear him retching downstairs. He’s being sick on the dining room floor. Thankfully it’s a hard floor, but I can’t believe he didn’t make it another couple of metres to a sink or toilet. He continued to be sick on the floor while I was shouting down the stairs to him to get to the downstairs bathroom. Now it’s all gone quiet downstairs so I’m guessing he is back on the sofa and there is still sick on the floor. There is no way I am cleaning this up. Am I being unsympathetic? Or AIBU to be annoyed at him for being sick on the floor?

OP posts:
zingally · 05/02/2025 16:45

Sometimes sick comes before you have a chance to act.

It happened to me when out one day, after eating a dodgy sandwich. Realised the sick was coming, started to run for a bathroom, but was then just sick all over the pavement. I think I made it about 3 steps.

Anonym00se · 05/02/2025 16:52

angelikacpickles · 03/02/2025 21:10

Lost consciousness?

I once ate some dodgy tuna in a restaurant, and went to the toilet because I started to have a funny turn. Before I’d even got into the cubicle I passed out in front of the sinks, and came to in a pool of my own shit and vomit. It happens!

Poppins21 · 05/02/2025 18:13

SummerFeverVenice · 03/02/2025 21:02

Am I reading this right. You’ve heard him vomiting while upstairs and now it’s gone very quiet and you are assuming he is ok? Why haven’t you gone down to check on him? He could have vomited and lost consciousness.

Yes this. I would go and check. I would send him to bed with a sick bucket and clean up. But he has looked after me when I have been unwell so I have no qualms looking after him when he needs.

Jewel52 · 20/11/2025 00:05

FeedMeBrunch · 03/02/2025 21:27

It’s actually quite funny that OP thinks her DH chose to puke on the floor out of laziness instead of just going to the bathroom 🤣

Not remotely funny at all, I think the intent to get to the toilet to throw up is directly proportional to whether you will end up clearing the vomit regardless.

women are expected to play nurse hence the reaction on here. Women should play nurse, even when they’re the ones dealing with their own unwellness, men can just do whatever

pocketpairs · 20/11/2025 00:39

I can't believe the comments here. No one chooses to throw up on their own floor!! Rather than showing a bit of empathy and common decency for her so called life partner, she doesn't bother checking up on him, and gets angry. Pathetic imo.

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