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Summerhasarrived · 01/06/2025 22:02

DH points out for the second time in a week that I’ve plugged the iPad into a very slow charger and shouldn’t rely on it as it takes ages to fully charge.

I think he said this because we were about to use the iPad to finish watching an episode of a show on Apple TV in bed as we don’t have a TV in our bedroom. As it happens, it had started with 2% charge and had 42%. Would’ve used it for a maximum of 40 mins, if that.

I explained that I already knew it was a slow charger, however when I noticed the low charge, the faster charger was nowhere to be found despite me storing it in a specific place, and I decided some charge was better than none. I didn’t want to spend a lot of time searching for the correct charger as I had the dinner to cook and the DCs were getting hungry.

Apparently my response was completely “irrelevant” and was me on the defensive trying to accuse him of misplacing the correct charger.

I got irritated and pointed out that it was very odd to not want to listen to what I had to say and all I was doing was explaining the situation.

This exchange happened last night and he’s still not talking to me.

These sorts of ‘conversations’ are becoming increasingly common. He also asks questions and then doesn’t listen to the answer or says he doesn’t need all the “detail” because “one word answers will do”.

My instinct is WTF but I do wonder if I’m too sensitive?

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KaleQueen · 01/06/2025 22:10

Both trying to watch a show on an iPad in bed is the saddest bit of this sorry tale. Bless you.

healthybychristmas · 01/06/2025 23:03

Not really! I know loads of people who do that.

MiloMinderbinder925 · 02/06/2025 00:09

He seems to be looking for reasons to criticise you. It might be an idea to organise time for a chat to discuss what's going on.

Summerhasarrived · 02/06/2025 15:43

Always. He’s very superior and everything he does is so much more important than anything anyone else does 🙄 Everything I say is contradicted, ignored or challenged.

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