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AIBU?

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To be angry and upset

80 replies

Oldlady62 · 01/08/2025 19:56

I gave up work as it was stressing me out and I was getting sick. (Sepsis twice) as I was so run down.
We sat down with a financial adviser and it was decided that we were in a good financial position for me to retire.
Fast forward a year or so and my husband keeps making little digs about me getting a job.
Im 65 I have experience in caring but that's it. I have arthritis so wouldn't be able to go back to this line of work. I also have a few other medical conditions.
Today I said we needed something for the house and he said well get a job so you can pay for it then.
I gave him a stunned look and he left for work.
I know he works hard but I do absolutely everything in the house. Washing cooking cleaning gardening decorating etc etc.
I dont want to get a job if Im honest. I have a small income and pay for my own stuff like my phone car tax and insurance.
Ive paid for a LOT of stuff during our marriage but that get forgotten. Nearly every stick of furniture was bought by me.
I know Im dragging stuff up from year dot but Im just so angry and upset

OP posts:
Dontlletmedownbruce · 03/08/2025 13:14

He was just being a dick. You have a health issue and (no offense) are not exactly young anymore. That said I understand why he might feel resentful too, he is getting older too and presumably working for 40 years and is bloody tired of it all. He took the frustration out on you, he was wrong there but I think you both need to try to be more empathetic towards each other. Your illness probably caused a big strain on him too. YANBU to feel angry about his comments.

MuckFusk · 03/08/2025 20:59

EternalLodga · 03/08/2025 05:45

How entitled are you!

So you were stressed at work. So what? The solution is "get a much less stressful job" not "retire when I still have another two decades of life left in me and get DH to pay our bills while I spend 20 years pottering around"

FFS, this is the most ludicrous post yet.
So now people are "entitled" if they retire at 65 with multiple health conditions? 😆
I would have ordinarily thought this was ironic humour, but not with the way this thread is going. Very strange, irrational points of view are being expressed.

MuckFusk · 03/08/2025 21:04

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This has been deleted by MNHQ for breaking our Talk Guidelines.

Do you know it's a terms of service violation to bring up something another poster is alleged to have said in other threads in order to make an accusation? It's considered harassment.
Even worse, you don't even know for sure it's the same person. I'd quit this type of talk if I were you. I've seen somebody get banned for it.

MuckFusk · 03/08/2025 21:07

clotheslinefiasco · 03/08/2025 12:56

FFS! some of the replies on here 🙄

Retiring at 65 when you have major health problems (yes - sepsis is pretty major!!) is hardly retiring early. Presumably State pension will kick in next year anyway.

The long and short of it - the OP is married to a bit of a twat - who is trying to make her feel bad with his 'jokes'/ not kind.

And then she gets a pile on here. I hope you're all happy with yourselves

Disgusting, isn't it. Bullies love to have a go at people with health problems and disabilities.

Decafcoflove · 04/08/2025 09:47

MuckFusk · 03/08/2025 21:04

Do you know it's a terms of service violation to bring up something another poster is alleged to have said in other threads in order to make an accusation? It's considered harassment.
Even worse, you don't even know for sure it's the same person. I'd quit this type of talk if I were you. I've seen somebody get banned for it.

Can you link to this “terms of service” and where it defines referring to a past thread as “harassment” @MuckFusk

and if you do a search on a user name…. Well yes it’s the same person. Unless the OP’s husband is posting on mumsnet under same user name, about himself!

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