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Lazy husband or nagging wife??

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chasingtail · 15/08/2014 21:31

Totally lost the plot with DH today.

To cut to the chase he runs his own company (with business partner) and works most days 7.30 am to 7 pm ish.
I work part-time as well as looking after 2 DC's and running the household.

Whilst I totally get he is the main bread winner and has a stressful job, I cannot take that as a valid reason for him to do sweet FA when he gets home. Most nights he gets in, puts on big show of showing how tired he is, exclaims he's starving, and then flops in front of TV for rest of evening. In the meantime, I am doing dinner, bathing and putting DC's to bed, and clearing up. Weekends seem to be either him undertaking random household projects (little of which seems necessary), which leave even more of a mess for me to clear up, or monosyllabic, shut away reading weekend papers. He'll 'play' with DCs for the minimum time and will only do any family activity if I organise it.

Have tried and tried to make him understand that he switches off when he gets home, but what about me??? When do I get to clock off?

Massive row tonight, he accused me of sulking and not having any clue about how hard he works, whilst I said I was being treated like a scivvy and being taken advantage off. So now now he's buggered off the pub! Every time I try and broach the subject, he thinks he's being attacked and I just get more and more resentful.

How can I resolve this with it escalating into some huge make or break deal (which is where it seems to be headed). All I know is that I've had enough and all I want is a bit of help around the place.

Any thoughts gratefully received...

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MrsMinton · 16/08/2014 14:52

Doziedoozie exactly about the weekend bit.

MrsMinton · 16/08/2014 14:58

Tabithatwit he should be putting his children's needs before his own. Reading the paper and hiding away and sitting on his arse are not acceptable choices over being with your children.
My H works away all week. He comes home and puts his washing on when he gets in. Then he does the bedtime stories with DS and sits and talks with elder DS. He then showers and we catch up. At weekends he spends family time and we split all jobs equally. Neither of us are super people. We are a partnership that chose this life so both need to contribute.

coppertop · 16/08/2014 15:19

"Children are to be cherished, they are not a chore nor work."

Which is exactly why nurseries look after children for free and teachers everywhere require no pay.

Oh, wait...

chasingtail · 16/08/2014 20:08

So I get back from the shopping champagne cocktail bar and he's mowing the lawn. Kids still in pj's at 1pm, goggle eyed from too much kindle time and I go into meltdown. At which point he grabs the Hoover and starts slinging it around like a W of MD! Half an hour of demonic hoovering later, you'd think he'd won domestic god of the year and how dare I suggest he doesn't pull his weight!

I don't want miracles, I know how hard he works. I just want a bit of flaming help in the evenings.

daisy if only it was that easy to compartmentalise life and the responsibilities that go with it. If that was realistic I'd have everything done, with dinner in oven and DCs in bed by 7pm, slap on some lippy and have a martini waiting for DH as he walked through the door.

No chance

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scallopsrgreat · 16/08/2014 21:17

What are you getting out of this relationship, chasing? What is he adding to family life beyond money?

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