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Really angry just now. need to vent.

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CarpetNoMore · 22/05/2011 11:01

Lots of problems between me and DH in the last few years that came to a halt last autumn when I said I wanted to leave. Since then he made some efforts and tbh has 'improved' his behaviour.
Anyway, this weekend was dc2 birthday. I organized the birthday party (the room, person to entertain the 10 kids, food etc...). We also had both sets of GP in the evening so had to prepare the house, the food etc... DH input was near zero.
Now DH has a hobby that takes quite a bit of his time. It takes a whole day each time. Each year (around november time), the group he is part of meets up and decides what they are going to do for the year. I was there as I know some his friends. Also, as our relationship wasn't good, I wanted to show I was willing to try and spend some time with him even though I am not involved in that hobby in shape or form iyswim. I didn't take any notice of what and when they wanted to meet, seing that as DH responsability/thing (and not mine, esp as I wouldn't have bid a lot of money on us being together 6 months later).
DH agreed on that day to be the leader for the whole weekend on ds2 birthday. When I realized, I pointed that to him but he refused to ask to change the dates as 'we all agreed to it'.
This morning DH pointed out that someone in the group said that I was just as responsible as him as I was at the meeting and DH made this comment with the intent of saying that 'really I shouldn't be as grupmy about him not putting his family first because I was as responsible as him of the clash in the dates'.
Now I am fuming Angry. He has again put responsability on me to ensure that his 'comitments' don't clash with his family needs. In effect, told me I was unreasonnable my expectations. And then when he saw I was really fuming about it, backed down and said he wasn't agreeing with that idea. Again, as he always does when he knows i won't back down and wants to avoid confrontations.
Just very bery grumpy now!! AngryAngry There are only 3 persons apart from DH at the meet... Angry

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stickytoffeepud · 22/05/2011 12:16

invite them to meet at your house and incorporate them into the party

HerHissyness · 22/05/2011 12:26

Remind him that only a father of the very poorest order would refuse to cancel a date at the earliest outset in order to attend his DC birthday.

What a truly sad little man your STBXH is.

CarpetNoMore · 22/05/2011 12:35

Well, again we have tried to organize everything around him. Except that this time, it did not work out as we could not do the party the week end before or after.
But we knew that about a month ago and he still wouldn't contemplate it.

I have taken the stance a long time ago that his relationship with the dcs was his responsability not mine.
And that his relationship with me was also his responsability so... each time he is acting like this, he is pushing me away and he will be the one to suffer the consequences...

However, it still hurts and made me very angry.

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ShoutyHamster · 22/05/2011 12:37

Think you should inform him that this retrograde step means that things look like they'll be heading where they were last autumn. If HE wants to avoid that, HE could decide where HE wants to be on HIS child's birthday, then organise HIS movements to sort it out, with HIS hobby chums.

CarpetNoMore · 22/05/2011 14:42

You see the issue is that I have tried very hard to forget about it as he booked himself for that weekend when we were in the middle of a major crisis.
So I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt and kept thinking he wouldn't do it again now.
Then he felt it was Ok for him to relate this comment back to me with the obvious intention to make feel I was wrong to make some fuss about it. That's what I am really unhappy about.
I feel like I have given him a chance and he is has been abusing of my kindness.
I feel like the only way I have to have a 'normal' relationship and a husband who acts as a dad is keep on his toes all the time. And I don't like that. That's not what I want from a marriage.

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CarpetNoMore · 22/05/2011 14:44

Btw, not sure it is clear from the OP but dc2 birthday party was yesterday afternoon so not a lot I can do make him sort things out now.

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WriterofDreams · 22/05/2011 14:50

What a childish attitude he has. Just tell him what you've said here. YANBU at all. I feel sad for your DS.

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