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(Warning: Pre-holiday rant) Why is it that men....???

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Chandra · 30/08/2006 16:31

I'm so f* tired of preparing for the holidays, with DS's allergies, DH demands and my lack of time I have spent the last 2 weeks running errands for a holiday I don't even want to take at all.

It doesn't matter that I have spent so many hours:

  • searching the internet to find some special bedding to help keep DS asthma under control during hotel stays (it just goes wild if he is not sleeping in his bed)

-Finding food to take for the holidays as DS is just short of being allergic to air.

  • Searching for a dog walker as usual one couldn't do it, rang every single respectable kennel and finally found one that could do it, just to be told yesterday she can't. I have arranged for another one but he is just moaning that it's too expensive.

  • I wanted to stay in a hotel and without asking me he asked some friends if we could borrow ojne of their apartments in a more "permanent" basis. Friends kindly agree and to my HUGE embarrassment they won't allow us to cooperate with the expenses of getting it furnished! but asked to provide a list of furniture and models I would like and they would get it for us . So... I have spent 2 weeks searching stores to find furniture that can be ordered also in Spain and trying to convince said friends (without success) to allows us to pay the expenses.

-We have said we would spend some days by the beach and he has been shuddering at each one of my hotel suggestions, however, the budget he planned to spend would be enough to pay for half a bed in a hostel 345 years ago.

-I have cleaned the house several times, preapared all the clothes to go into the luggage and find gifts even for his family, who can not be more hostile to me if they wanted.

-Finding DS a new school and arrange for everything just in the week we are leaving for holiday.

  • Spend a huge time going from a doctor to another in order to get a letter that help us to get a permission to get Epipens is our hand luggage. And for medicines alternative to the syrup one DS needs to have always with him.

  • I have yet to send more details to new school, talk to the nursery about DS changing hours, pick up letter from the doctors, return a damaged telephone to the provider, send some wall paper samples to a client , send a letter to cancel DS's place for next term Tumbletots, send a get well card to previous dog walker, clean the house and write instructions for the new dog walker tour this evening, bake puddings that DS could consume during the holidays, get more food for the dogs and a cake because it was my birthday last week and I totally forgot to take one to the office ([bluff]), cancel a place in another preschool, do the packing. Get DH medicines from the pharmacy, and all that has to be done before 6 o clock today as I'm working tomorrow and he ahs just told me that he plans to work tomorrow even when we are meant to leave at noon!

And all this to see his hideous family that are so mean, ofensive, and rude! wonderful! I feel like trashing the house and telling him I'm not going!

And what is DH's idea of pre holiday things to do:

  1. Shuting down his laptop
  2. Stand by the door and say "HURRY UP, you always make us late!"
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Chandra · 30/08/2006 16:34

Obviously, I could have done half of the stuff in the list in the time it took me to write that post.

And I'm not even calmer after my rant!

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ginmummy · 30/08/2006 16:36

It's because he's a man and their idea of packing for a holiday is to take one of everything - pants, t-shirts, trousers, shorts, swim trunks, pair of shoes (how do men manage with one pair of shoes??!!) - whereas we have to plan and pack for all eventuallities, including landslides, hurricanes, tornadoes, nuclear war and the polar ice caps melting!

Are you going anywhere nice?

Holidaymum · 30/08/2006 16:36

Poor you, hope you have a lovely time despite everything. Make sure you get some time alone when you are there, find a nice hotel nearby with a spa and have a treatment or 2.

Chandra · 30/08/2006 16:41

one pair of shoes????? he gets more pairs than I do! so far his clothes are twice as many as the ones and DS are taking!

Now, regarding DS allergies, that's another thing... but when just 20 products in local supermarkets are safe for DS to consume... we need to aket our own. Now... DH has been know to relax and order a plate of pesto pasta for DS even when DS is allergic to nuts

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Chandra · 30/08/2006 16:43

I really hope so Holidaymum, I would kill him before the end of the holiday if I have to continue sorting everything for every one, actually I'm not fancying the idea of being with him 24/7 for two weeks! I'm going to get crazy!

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Chandra · 30/08/2006 16:44

BTW, Thank you so much for reading through my post, I understand the effort it represents

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Holidaymum · 30/08/2006 16:45

I always insist on some me time! Send him to the beach whilst you stay by the pool or vice versa or say you are going shopping that always puts mine off! I've even feigned headaches on hol to get a solo afternoon nap.

cupcakes · 30/08/2006 16:48

really, really hope you get some time to relax and enjoy your holiday. At least there'll be nice furniture in the apartment.

Holidaymum · 30/08/2006 16:50

ps I'm reading it because its rings a bell! I work at home and have been known to look after three kids, do all the packing and look after customers right up until the minute we leave the house! Same when I get back deal with customers sort the washing and childcare all at the same time. Luckily DH is good at giving me ME time on hol.

Chandra · 30/08/2006 20:21

I think I do really need the holidays, perhaps I could let them go to Spain and I can stay here on my own? I long for some quiet time when I can put my feet up and spend the day writing.

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DominiConnor · 30/08/2006 20:28

And I thought I was bad...

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