Cancelled his Playstation

[CherryCupCake]

My partner ordered a playstation 3 with a load of games last week. The whole thing came to around £600, at a time when we are short of money and supposed to be saving for a holiday. I have asked him over and over again to cancel it but he says "you only live once" etc.

Anyway I went to bed at around 10pm last night as I was knackered. He stayed up and didn't come to bed until the early hours. He had a friend over and they were pratting around on the xbox all night.

I got up this morning after he had gone to work and there was tomato sauce all over the living room carpet, someone had drawn a smiley face with it in the middle of the room. Not entirely unusual for him unfortunaly so I just phoned him at work and asked about it and he said they'd had a few drinks but it's hardly noticable yes its so discreet that DS came down this morning and burst into fits of giggles over it.

I was angry so I cancelled the playstation and instead ordered a new carpet.

My mum as usual thinks I'm in the wrong, saying I shouldn't of cancelled his stuff and that I'm so uptight.

What would you have done? He will hit the roof when he finds out.

well don't see anything wrong with men having games consoles (the average console owner is 33), but drawing on the carpet with ketchup?

am with tmmj, am constantly baffled by women that put up with this kind of behavior.

As for cancelling the playstation, while I understand where you're coming from, I do think you should have discussed it before he ordered it, and that once he had, it really isn't your place to cancel it. I would be livid if my dh cancelled something I had ordered.

Perhaps you all need a holiday?

CherryCupCake

Actually this behaviour of his re the ketchup could be seen to be abusive by trying to undermine you.

This is all about power and control. Your partner is an immature manchild who does not care for, want or can even handle any responsibility to anyone or anything unless it benefits him somehow. He is only thinking of his own self hence the playstation. No matter that it costs £600 and are trying to save for a holiday. He likely also thinks that he is fortunate to have some one like you (his slave) to carry on the Mother role as his Mum likely did before you (I reckon she waited on him hand and foot).

I would not listen to your own Mother on this issue - why is she so anti your opinion?.

Is he the father to your DS?. If he is, he's not much of a role model for your son is he to follow is he?. What if your son starts copying what he does?.

I think you need to re-evaluate this relationship in your own mind because I am wondering what you get (if anything) out of this relationship at all.

hemildmanneredjanitor I compltely agree.

He sounds like a complete prick. It isn't normal for an adult to do stuff like that.

Why does he need more consoles? He has an Xbox to play around on!

You are SO right... good on you

Nothing wrong with consoles IMO but that's not really the issue, is it?

He is irresponsible and childish. That's what would bother me. The drawing on the carpet sounds like something a teenager might do, not a grown man. How on earth is that FUN?

Actually, scrap that, even my three year old son wouldn't draw on the carpet in ketchup.

Also I'm surprised your mum thinks you are uptight. Me, you and most adults are uptight then!

what talilac said

Atilla, I feel this poster can give as good as she gets

for example

DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME ON CHERRYCUPCAKES THREADS TIS ALL BULLSHIT

phew

do you think???