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P***ed off with dh for not getting any leave over Christmas

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LadyMuck · 01/12/2006 17:34

DH has given me the glad tidings that he won't be taking any leave between Christmas and New Year - and he'll be buggering off to New York on 2 January.

I'm annoyed because we always have an open house event between Christmas and New Year which is really less possible if he isn't around. And the ds's habe 3 weeks holdiay - I'd filled the pre-Christmas week with Santa train special, panto etc, thinking that at least dh would be around after Christmas.

Just wanted to vent really. I was heading for a stress-free Christmas and suddenly I feel like a single parents again. Which is ridiculous as it is onluy one day, but it is one day I was looking forward to.

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Simplyred · 01/12/2006 18:08

Vent your annoyance here.

Why no leave being taken by dh? Is he saving it for exotic summer holidays??

lulumama · 01/12/2006 18:24

i sympathise....this will be the first year DH is off between xmas and new year in 8 years

always so horrible, when everyone else is doing family things and you are there , with the kids, no DH and feeling dejected....

it is hard...esp at such a family orientated time of year.

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LadyMuck · 01/12/2006 18:26

No. he likes being in the office during Christmas and New Year - it is quiet (definitely quieter than our house). To some extent I am sympathetic provided he takes one day off for our party.

He'll now carry 2 days leave into next year. When I asked him to ensure that he booked 27 & 28 Dec next year he hug up. We're about to enter a weekend full of Christmas Fayres etc with the 2 of us falling out. Great.

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Blondilocks · 01/12/2006 18:28

To be honest I sympathise with him. I have to have time off at Christmas & I would much prefer it at some other time of year.

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LadyMuck · 01/12/2006 18:32

I think it is more the fact that he isn't bothered. He verges towards anti-social at the best of times (he's suggested taking next friday off instead when the ds's are at school and pre-school!). And then he wonders why I don't organise as many dinner parties etc as I used to (because we have 2 kids and he does f all!).

I do like entertaining, but not by myself.

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Blondilocks · 01/12/2006 18:37

Hmmm it must be annoying if you've already given the open house invitation & he knew about it.

Know what you mean about entertaining together - it's so much more fun cooking together or at least preparing for visitors together.

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