Talk me down, I'm feeling massively pee'd off about this.
Background; I'm off work sick but not too sick. DH has been very nice and looked after me all day. DD8 came home and was up chatting to me and doing her homework on my bed. I really wanted to sleep but no chance.
Then the two of them come up saying we are playing cards - it's a game DC plays in school. I didn't know the rules so she started explaining them to both of us. DH was interrupting incessantly saying that's wrong - he has ADHD & does this type of thing a lot which she finds immensely frustrating - so I was intervening saying "everyone calm down, we can play her way first."
The whole way through the game he kept looking up the rules on his phone and arguing about why this didn't make sense, 'statistically nonsensical' and all this other stuff. He had worked himself up into a rant. He was right that there was a more sensible way to play but she just wanted to teach it to us how she plays it in school with her friends. DH is at this point in a massive mood, sighing and shaking his head and being really over the top.
DC is crying saying we have to play it the same way or she will be confused in school.
Then because DC was all worked up she started crying when I won (normally would be fine, she's 8 not 3) and he immediately sided with her saying to me "why did you do that, can't you see she's upset?" I hate when he behaves like this, he never admits to it either, it's such a dickhead move. So then DC started shouting at us both and I said do you know what I'm tired, I was sleeping, please leave.
I know it might sound like a non event but I don't understand why anyone thinks they can inflict their moods on other people and ruin the atmosphere for everyone. I find it such a massive turn off when he behaves like this. If I try to talk to him he will deny and argue that everyone was tired and that's all.
Now everyone is upset instead of us being happy and having a nice evening.
Does this pointless shit go on in other people's houses?