To be happy DP has gone out this evening?

[grumblealltheway]

Or am I just weird? I'm glad he's gone out. I'm not bothered if he gets drunk. He can sleep in tomorrow morning. I don't care what time he gets home. It's not a problem to me that I've got to look after the DS's probably all day tomorrow.

The amount of threads recently from MN's complaining about their partners christmas social life has got me wondering if I should be bothered? Or am i just a cold fish?

I'm with you.

Assuming he doesn't do it all the time.

And I get to do it when i want.

Nope DH is going out tomorrow & will stay at his friend's. I am looking forward to a girly night with DD1 & can watch Casualty in peace.

It depends on why you're not bothered I suppose.

Some people do behave very badly when drunk. Or go out all the time and take their partners for granted. But I have seen a couple of threads where its clearly a one off, or certainly not a regular occurence, and i do think, oh for heaven's sake, it's ok once in a while.

Hving said that, ask me again at the end of the Six Nations....

Which DH already refers to as "The Drinking Season"

Hmm. Attractive. Not.

Yep. That kind of got to me too Mary- esp when people say 'Doesn't he know he's a family man now' 'How irresponsible' etc. Or the OP's saying 'He's reduced me to tears'. I read them and think he's still an individual, surely he can let off some steam now and again. I suppose I'd feel differently if he was coming home and behaving like a moron.

It's about respect isn't it. Age old cliche I know but... If you're not getting respect in your day to day life, then yes, someone going out and getting pissed and not helping to look after the kids is really going to wind you up. Sign of a greater problem, perhaps.

DH doesn't begrudge me a night out at all & although I go out far less often than him it's more about me feeling bad leaving kids tbh.

Although he did make me get up last weekend with a hangover to see to baby because he'd been working during the night. Swine!