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Am I overreacting?

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Bernie23 · 29/09/2024 12:30

I work full time in a school. It’s very stressful and I am actually thinking of cutting down my days. When I come home I am just shattered. The evenings are just written off as too tired to do anything. I feel really annoyed at moment as the last few weekends have been taken up with all my husbands ‘hobbies’. Fri evening he was away for 3 hours, Sat away from 8 until near 3. He was away last night at a family thing and now he’s getting ready to watch the football.
Last weekend he was Sat all day to pick up a registration pack for a race he was doing. Sunday was spent away at the race until after 3.
2 weekends before he was away to a football match ( travel is 2 hours to the stadium)
I never seem to do anything! I did go to gym classes last year but I can’t get the energy / time to get back to them. Also just recovering from a sore back during first week of term. I was up this morning ironing kids uniforms and when he asks what’s wrong he just says I should’ve left them and asked him to do them. Ive been in tears all morning and just feel so frustrated.. same old every weekend and then straight back to work when I’ve just recovered from the week. Am I overreacting?

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Sarkycat2 · 29/09/2024 16:47

Maybe try to come to an agreement where you take turns having alternate Saturday to yourselves and then Sundays are family days?
He can use his 2 Saturdays a month for his hobby and then you can have some me time on yours, then make family memories on the Sundays doing days out or walks? Even just staying home playing games and watching a movie all together. To me it sounds like you’re feeling a bit lonely because the hobby takes priority over spending time with you (I was in a similar position with my ex and spent my weekends with his mum and our baby going out to places, so much so I felt more like I was married to her!) but by making sure you have family days built in I would think should help. Also I know you said you struggle for childcare but do you still go on any date nights. I love going for food and to the cinema on Saturday afternoons with my husband then it’s easier to find childcare.
Hope you’re ok x

Bernie23 · 29/09/2024 16:58

Sarkycat2 · 29/09/2024 16:47

Maybe try to come to an agreement where you take turns having alternate Saturday to yourselves and then Sundays are family days?
He can use his 2 Saturdays a month for his hobby and then you can have some me time on yours, then make family memories on the Sundays doing days out or walks? Even just staying home playing games and watching a movie all together. To me it sounds like you’re feeling a bit lonely because the hobby takes priority over spending time with you (I was in a similar position with my ex and spent my weekends with his mum and our baby going out to places, so much so I felt more like I was married to her!) but by making sure you have family days built in I would think should help. Also I know you said you struggle for childcare but do you still go on any date nights. I love going for food and to the cinema on Saturday afternoons with my husband then it’s easier to find childcare.
Hope you’re ok x

Date nights are seldom. Usually if it’s for a friends birthday or something. We only have his mum . She does it but will joke about what she will get from it ( like a free dinner etc) feel like it takes the good out of it.
No yoga at weekends round here( quite a rural area) in fact very little on a Sat/Sun

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Bernie23 · 29/09/2024 16:59

Jennyathemall · 29/09/2024 16:33

Well 1st suggestion is stop ironing.

Think I will!

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