Not really sure what I’m asking but just - feeling frustrated. Sat down to start work in home office this morning with cup of cereal, P immediately went into a hurt strop as I didn’t bring him some (he makes most meals, which I’m grateful for, and if I’d have ‘made’ something - coffee, a bowl of fruit, cooked food - I’d have made him some also. However I’d just thrown some fruit & fibre into a mug).
He was very sulky and complained and went off to get some. When he got back I said calmly that it’s one thing saying - oh, you could have brought me some! - it’s another thing going into a sulk and creating an atmosphere over nothing. He then denied all knowledge of what I was talking about, claiming he hadn’t got annoyed, didn’t know what I meant, etc. (🙄)
After a point I got cross - I can’t bear someone pretending something didn’t happen or trying to make you think you imagined something that you both know just happened. At which point he adopts a super calm ‘reasonable’ voice and starts telling me there’s no need to get angry, calm down, etc. Aggghh!
I asked if we could work in separate rooms as usual to just draw a line under it (two office spaces, we mostly do work in separate rooms) and sat and got on with something else. Within 15 minutes he’d come in and started asking if I wanted him to help with a task I’d mentioned earlier in the week.
I said I’d let him know if/when I needed any help (possibly with some impatience). And the whole thing started up again, him telling me I don’t need to be so angry (I wasn’t - I was getting on with something quietly and trying to concentrate!) etc etc. I just wanted some space and to get on.
Finally I’m sat at my desk now having done nothing so far today (I’m SE).
Not quite sure what my question is exactly just seems madness - this is our working day!