DP and his f*****g x-box

[plj]

AIBU to be psychotically enraged with DP who sits up till 2am on x-box, comes to bed, crashes out and doesn't surface for 8 solid hours?

Meanwhile, I have to go to bed, early and alone, as am up 3-4 times during night with twins, and up on my own with them both at 7am every morning.

AIBU to consider seriously sabotaging the damned thing?

We have a Wii also, but it's mainly for DP's daughter, when she 's here. It doesn't bother me as much, as we can all join in as a family, and atb 6b years old, she definately won't be up till 2am on it.

Yeah-'mm hmm' doesn't cut it with me as a form of grown up conversation either.

The only way I seem to be able to get his attention is to slam a few doors, as it is his pet hate. Unfortunately, has the side effect of waking twins up to.

Well, would try the old jam sandwich routine, but he may get suspicious as not a staple part of DT's diet!

How about a piece of fruit then, something squishy like banana or kiwi. Or a plum with the stone wedged in the back.

I find children are able to scratch cd's at a remarkable rate if left unsupervised for 30 seconds!

Can't play if there's no games

Lol! There's no shortage of squishy banana in this house!!

The food route is one way to go...but if he has the cash to go and buy a new one you won't be any better off.

A serious talk is probably in order.....try and agree on a time thing. DP does spend time with the kids, he is a childrens football coach and goes off and does that a lot.

He dosen't go out drinking or anything like that, so it's his little 'me' time, which he can chose to do as he wishes with.

But there has to be limits, i wouldn't be as patient if my twins were still as little as yours plj.

Hope you can get it sorted

Thanks idobelieveinghosts

I am lucky in the respect that at least DP is in the house, and not in the pub.

We definately need to reach a compromise. I have nothing against him having some 'me' time, but there are limits, especially to my patience.

And as you say, he would just go right out and buy a new x-box anyway!

If I could just refer you here and also here

Bit harsh BloodandMutts.

People relax in different ways. Some men like computers, does not make them kids. However annoying it is.

Yes, but the games like Halo are not for kids.

That is a bit harsh bloodandmutts.....

on-line gaming is actually quite social...just not to the people sitting on the side-lines!

One of the blokes dp has met turned out to be an excellent man with computers and got us our new computer so cheap when ours packed up.....if it wasn't for him i wouldn't be sitting here chatting with you fine people

and back again to you!

Harsh indeed BloodandMutts- although a touchy subject with many x-box widows, there was an element of lightheartedness running through this thread.
If I didn't love my DP, and if he wasn't a very good dad, I wouldn't be with him.

Yes, he drives me completely nuts over the x-box, but it is the only thing he does that upsets me. Yes, he could definately be more considerate, especially in the evenings, and with some compromising on both parts, I am sure we can achieve that.

He is no child, and neither am I.

aphroditeInHerNightie-you are indeed a genius!!!

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Sorry but I have to say I agree (in part) with blood and mutts

Whilst I don't think game playing and 'down time' is a problem I do think it's utterly pathetic that grown men with partners and young children spend all their free time on them

How would it go down if you stayed on mn till 2am and slept till ten the next day every night for a week, leaving him to do all the night feeds? I have a feeling he'd have quite a bit to say about that

I would quite honestly be disgusted if my DP treated me with so little respect

Um, actually I have a games console (second hand PS2) and enjoy gaming, when I get the opportunity

BUT the point is not the gaming but that OP's husband is doing it to the detriment of family life, leaving the bulk of childcare and other repsonsibilities to her. That's not fair.