My husband is tired. I thought I’d better tell you all

[FlamingoAndJohn]

There has been so much huffing and puffing around the house about how tired he is that I think he wants everyone to know.

I can sympathise. If I've been working full time from home and trying to entertain/home school young child he doesn't see that, he's shattered, moany and never appreciative of anything. He doesn't understand I don't have 8 pairs of hands and yet bar go to work he does nothing. No washing, ironing, cooking, cleaning, looking after our child. Yet he's hard done by, he's always tired and I never hear the end of it .... ever.

My poor husband is asleep on the sofa just now. He spent some time today with a friend/neighbour sorting out a replacement antenna thingy as we share internet with said friend. He’s exhausted from holding the ladder 😁

Does anyone get the guilt trip from their OH because they hoovered or did some dishes and that we should bow in gratitude? But one little task and they are so tired and cast the thing up to you???

We walked down to the harbour. Ate some chips then walked back along the back home. I put frozen on the tele for the kids and went to make tea. Come back. Husband is asleep. Kids jumping about like unfettered kangaroos. Poor husband is soooooo tired.

Oh come on ladies

Expect nothing get nothing = not disappointed.

Mine is still tired from work he retired 3.5 years ago. I didn’t mind when he worked. But now we are both at home.

I am in the bath. Currently browsing mn. Him are you still in the bath.
Me. Errr yes. Him oh. Me. What do you want for dinner. Him. Food would be nice. Me well can you have a look for something. Him. Where.

27 years of bliss.

Mine too, he's just informed me he is tired, is going for a shower and will then watch a movie.

Oh the excitement. 😂

These are just priceless....

@Belleoverandover
I do agree! Bless him he does try, particularly the wAshing up ,but if I don't walk in and immediately praise him he sulks!

I do count my blessings though, I'd rather heap praise than have to do it! On the other hand I often have to redo it...

[quote Notusuallydown]@Belleoverandover
I do agree! Bless him he does try, particularly the wAshing up ,but if I don't walk in and immediately praise him he sulks!

I do count my blessings though, I'd rather heap praise than have to do it! On the other hand I often have to redo it...[/quote]
Mine expects total worship for one lot of dishes.... don't think so! I could count in single figures how many times he's gotten up for LO in middle of the night. I'm venting but it's wearing thin

I suddenly don't feel so alone any more after a quick look at this thread. Will have proper read when he's gone to bed at 9....

Oh bless him, it’s a competition in my house if I’ve had a crap nights sleep you can guarantee my DH has had a worse night than me & I just want everyone to know on here that he works so much harder than me too, glad I got that off my chest 😂

My DH has been tired for the last 6 years, since we had DC1 🤣🙈 Hes absolutely exhausted this week though because we have done some decorating......pass me the violin 🎻 🤣

Same, I’ve been up with my 7 month old 4 nights in a row. He’s had 4 full nights sleep. I had the cheek to ask him for help last night. I mean who do I think I am?

Oh yes, DH is doing extra hours at work at the moment and working hard to be fair. However I am working full time, doing all the house work, cleaning and cooking (because I am at home of course). He is tired, his legs ache, he is not sleeping well, but bless him he is still managing to cook some pasta tonight for us both, what a hero.

Mine was often tired ..and felt that I should know. But even worse was the sneeze . If anyone ( me) was unlucky enough to be speaking to him when he felt the sneeze coming on he would hold up his hand as if trying to stop a rampaging elephant . The sneeze would be explosive , finishing with a sort of groan . Followed by " oh God , oh God" I have given birth with less fuss. It set my teeth on edge, particularly as he would then shake his head as if in sorrow that this had happened to him .

Do we think its because they got too many hugs as a child or because they were left to cry it out and man up?
Am I creating a man child by coddling my ds?

Along with the shuffling slippers of suffering?

In the name of God Almighty - don't mention those effing slippers!

If he doesn't pick his bloody feet up I swear by all that is holy I will swing for him!

What with the shuffling, the sighing, the tuneless between-the-teeth whistling, I am on my last nerve>

MY VERY LAST NERVE!!!!!

No longer married but mine suffered from some sort of peculiar dehydration. Could not contemplate doing anything before imbibing a beverage ( 'I'll just have a coffee/beer/glass of wine first and then I'll get moving') before sitting down and staring at his Ipad for an hour, occasionally sighing and then saying 'Right' and doing sod all

I think I might have inherited your ex.

Used to promise to take the kids out "after I've had a cuppa tea".

Poor little buggers used to be waiting patiently for and hour, then impatiently for the second hour, and then whinging - I would end up putting their coats on and taking them - then he got annoyed because he "was going to take them and I didn't give him a chance".

Mine is 'exhausted'.
This is due to him having DD(7) home with him for the last 4 days when normally he'd be at home alone.

She is exhausting- sometimes she needs food, a drink or help with her toys/technology. I go at 8am and return at 5pm. She potters about for the bast majority of the time!

There’s nothing more tiring than doing nothing- it’s a well known fact!

Mine is often tired to the extent he needs a daily 2 hr afternoon nap. After which he gets up and extolls the virtue of naps and how he's ready to party. Meanwhile I have been managing kids and full time work and house. Makes me feel stabby!

My DH suffered a small hernia first week of lockdown.

“The pain, the burning burning pain” (for info I have no front abdominal wall and have massive hernias from bearing his 3 children - at least 4 separate massive hernias. I have no navel)

Burning burning pain.

He has built decking, a patio and a summerhouse home office. He has lugged massive slabs around, plastered, painted etc etc etc.

The summerhouse is beautiful and it’s a massive achievement. Brilliant, well done DH.

But any time we need to do anything at all “the burning pain...the burning burning pain”

How was your 5K this morning DH...? It was AWFUL because of the BURNING PAIN.....

I hear you all. H is the competitive type: I'm tired, he's exhausted. I'm busy, he's run off his feet. I'm ill and he's dying

And he never did any night wakings either as he never heard DS - funny that since he didn't sleep at all!

Mine sighs, yawns x 100, faffs etc etc despite being perfectly healthy!! I have a life threatening chronic illness and still seem to get more done with less audible fuss! Dressing gown of doom indeed! 🧐🤣

@Bozlem80

Oh bless him, it’s a competition in my house if I’ve had a crap nights sleep you can guarantee my DH has had a worse night than me & I just want everyone to know on here that he works so much harder than me too, glad I got that off my chest 😂

It used to be competitive tiredness in our house too until I snapped after a particularly testing night of baby and toddler wake ups and I told him that Tiredness isn't a f'ing competition. He's been better since then. But is always more tired than me obvs.