CRIED SO MUCH, CAUSE HE SPENT THE DAY CLEANING & WASHING

[BlueStockingUK]

Been together 25 years, married 13. I work 'bank' hours, but due to recent illness, had 3 weeks off meaning no pay. So, have had to work my socks off the last couple of weeks. Incl Wknds/BH.
Hubby is a plasterer and travels, last week 460 miles, up at 5am, home at 6pm.
So after a 12 hour shift yesterday, got home ( he had B/H off ) he had, hung/dried/put away laundry. Cleaned all the downstairs floors. Ironed school uniform, made lunch and tea for us all, tidied living room/dining room, changed beds & spent a couple of hours at the park with our daughter.
He has ALWAYS helped out with jobs, but, never ironed, never changing beds,never hung washing out. So grateful, I cried for about an hour.
I then I got up this morning and cried again....What the blummin hell is wrong with me?
I love him so much I could cry again.. Am I exhausted? I'm like a love sick teenager at the minute. BUT, there are times when I could hurt him. Who is this man?

Probably the nicest post on here and I LOVE it! Good for your hubby..
P.s NAH us women can be Emotional when worked into the ground.
Just enjoy 😁

Awww I love a soppy post! 😍😍😍

Good for him. I’d probably have cried too.

Although there was the incident when DH did all the ironing whilst I was out for the day with a friend and I shouted at him. Ungrateful I know but it meant he had to work the following day so we couldn’t do anything. He was supposed to be working when I was out. He hasn’t done it since! And it was in 1989 I think.

Aw :)

I think you're probably just weepy because you're knackered from doing long shifts after being ill.

After 25 years this is the first time he's done this task?

I think you're exhausted. I hope you're not on shift soon and can get lots of rest

It could also be the beginnings of meanopause making you weepy? (Guessing your age as you've been together 25 years)

(I wanted to give you a virtual icelolly if that's the case but I think I imagined that emoji)

I'm happy that you're happy, but it also makes me a bit sad that you feel this grateful for him doing something that he should have been doing on a regular basis anyway. Don't mean to piss on your parade, but your DH doing some basic housework and childcare should not be a "crying because I'm so happy" event...

As lovely as it is, it's really pathetic that we do all that all the time and it's not seen as anything special. I spent all yesterday doing exactly that.

BUT, there are times when I could hurt him

Really? Glad you're not my partner.

What a lovely post
Although ‘but there are times I could hurt him’ is a bit unnerving OP
What do u mean?

so grateful

seriously???? . These are normal family jobs that need doing. He was off, you were at work....end of.

I totally get it OP, I was away for the weekend and while we were gone DH has scrubbed the house within an inch of it's life, changed beds, washed and osrted washing, moved furniture, worked in garden and sorted shed.

I honestly don't know where he found time to sleep. I was speechless when I walked into the house. We're a real partnership but the sheer volume of work he got done while we were away was phenominal. And I told him I really appreciated everything he had done for us because he knew I would be exhausted after the weekend and would be too tired.

Ha ! Sorry, the 'hurt him' was my sense of humour, just wanted to put across, there are occasions, where I could gladly divorce him for some reason or other. PLEASE don't get me wrong, he has his chores ( quite a few) but in fairness. He has a 2 hour commute, 6-8 graft, then 2 hours home. I 'normally' work 30 hrs ish, he generally works 65 hrs+. I certainly wasn't grateful for the 'childcare' as somebody put, he'd climb to the moon for her. It was his only day off & instead of sitting in the sunshine, with a beer, in the garden, he chose to do the jobs I hadn't managed, due to working extra. AND he didn't say a word about what he had done either. He did over and above and give me a cuddle when I cried...the first time...
PS Could be ' minimena' I'm 45 x

You don't need to respond to the comments/questions! All that matters is your happy!! Who cares who does what, as long as everyone's happy! Good on you :-)

@Peachescarriad. Yes, maybe further explanation about what he does anyway and his working week, may help you see that. Not just grateful, BEYOND GRATEFUL.

and Ironing...never in my life, because on his attempts, he's absolutely pitiful, But those shirts were perfect :)

He's always done the dishes/bins/floors/worked/painting/decorating/gardening etc etc ...changing the bedding...never.

However, just remembered nxt month our youngest goes to France for 5 days, we've booked 3 nights away ( again..first time in about 15 years) He might be building up points?

Enjoy it while it lasts. Guessing it's back to the same old from today.

I had a temper tantrum when a just bought DVD don't play my laptop. Full on 2 year old melt down. DH didn't say a word, (didn't make any 'helpful suggestions thank god ) and quietly went online and got a DVD player next day delivery. I cried!