...to have a quiet laugh at the fact that dh is having "a NIGHTMARE" of a day, looking after dd1 and dd2?

[Oliveoil]

as he doesn't normally have them full time on his own

he has booked a week off to enjoy (titter) half term

dd2 was puking up yesterday and is in a FOUL mood today

dd1 is argueing over anything and everything

so all in all he is not a happy bunny

but he doesn't normally get it when I am off and have had them all day and feel shattered, "oh, have some patience Olive fgs"

well, today he is getting it

mwahahahahahahahahahahahah
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I also have a quiet laugh in similar situations

Hope you're lying on your back somewhere having your feet rubbed and eating grapes

Evil

I am at work [ponders doing overtime going shopping after work]

Yes, I find this highly amusing also

DP had the dds for the entire BH weekend as I was working... it is an eye-opener, certainly

I would hope it rained all week too, but i really am evil

it IS a shame that you're going to be soooooo overworked this week...
have you left him a list of 'things to do' as well, so that you can 'tut' when you get home?

dh moans like mad if I suggest he feeds 18th moth dd on his days offs - 'oh but's it's toruture, she's so sloww, so messy , blah blah'
I have it everyday so shut up you jessie , is my innermost thoughts

YANBU. At all.

Oh lucky you, I wish this would happen in my house, i am going away for a weekend soon (on my own) and can't wait for DP to see what having two under 2's is really like.

make sure you have plenty of work to take home on an evening too so that he has to do dinner, baths, etc

YANBU at all, what a shame you hav to work late...

My DP is just the same, he hasn't had the pair of them to himself yet but it will come. He is of the opinion though that he "only gets 20 days hols a year so should do what HE wants with them" - WTF? What about my days off...?

i think all men need to have a nightmare day it helps them see things in perspective a bit more

dp has never questioned me about my day with ds he always says he knows its probably hard

but when he dioes have ds i come home and i have no idea what he has done apart from look after ds as puzzle boxes over turned in living room washing up piled high in kitchen

i just have to laugh as he obviously has trouble juggling everything and that would be why he doesnt ask me what it actually is ive done with my day bless em

ring a mate,go out for a bite afterwork,don't get home until you are sure the lo's are bathed and in bed asleep,go on rip the gusset right out of it

Dh was in charge on school photo day. It did not go well...
Did I feel sorry for him? Did I hell! Maybe he can stop with the ridiculous sighing when I ask him to pick up milk or bread on the way home asking why I hadn't managed to get to the supermarket.

exP used to lecture me on how bad watching TV is for children and how i should never, under any circumstances let DS watch cbeebies.

and then i came back after he'd been looking after DS for the first time all day and guess which channel the tv was tuned to?!!!

Olive... i hope as soon as you walk in you say "whats for dinner?", slump down on the sofa and open your newspaper too...

i think YABU ackchewerlly

its not a competition

he is hands on etc etc yadda yadda yawn

but he doesn't get the fact that two of them arguing all day is tiring

and today he does and that is no bad thing imo

pi$$ orf naily

course it is... its the "who had the toughest day and so has to get up and make the tea in the morning" competition!

we had the "I am more tired than yow" convo this morning due to dd2 being a pain overnight

"I have to go to work!!!"
"well I have to deal with these two all day!!!"

etc etc

Dp also hands-on, involved etc

But never got the MONOTONY of child-care (it's not all model-making and seed planting etc... there is laundry to be done and never-ending rounds of feeding to supervise) until I started working weekend shifts

it is hard i agree
esp about the arguing

i love it when DP comes round and immediately starts picking up clothes/toys etc. in a "you obviously are not coping" type of huff.

it used to annoy me but now i just let him get on with it... if i dont have to do it then i get more time on MN!!!