DW is hobbyless

[Andy1964]

Not too sure where to post this.

I've always been an outdoors type of person.
Hikeing, Swimming, Surfing, Sailing, Camping, Scuba Diving, Motorcycling, Kite Flying, Football, camping to name but a few.

Obviously all of these take the backburner since marriage and family.
I don't regret it, It's not a problem for me or DW.

Unlike me the DW has no interests which I find quite strange and sometimes frustrating.

She is a SAHM so could do with some interests to break up her week but NOTHING presses her buttons.

I'd love something we can do together but still can't find anything.

We have two DS, 7 and 10, we have been camping twice, they loved it, DW put on a brave face, not her idea of fun.

So, list a few interests that might spark and interest in DW either by herself or with me or as a family.

(I'm guessing from that response that no, the job wasn't his wife's idea)

Yes Rubber. Yesterday she was 'doing nothing', today suddenly 'she's going to be contacted for an interview'! By someone they know Hmm.

I hope the woman is ok.

hahahhahahaahaha

at huge strop

honestly.

On the thingy page, that appears as hahahahah at huge strophonestly, and I thought, what a fab name. Am a bit disappointed now.

Poor old Andy, I don't think he meant to come over the way he did.

I thought he was quite rude and dismissive actually -the use of "Duuuurrr" as an answer was not exactly what I would call a two-way convo !

I reckon this is trip/trap or big twat. Guess which one I'm going for?

hahahaha

it was always going to end like that

expect he lined up an interview for another cash in hand cleaning job

and was I the only one to notice the way he dished out the orders in his OP -
best bit:

"So, list a few interests that might spark and interest in DW either by herself or with me or as a family. "

Rude little twerp.

cloud watching from my bedroom window whilst enjoying a leisurely hangover

my dog came up with the idea of a flea circus,not too strenuous.

OMG been out pursuing one of my many hobbies - just caught up with the thread

over-reaction much! and a very personal attack!

Yes I am a feminist!

OK this bit made me LOL - "please don't comment on something you know nothing about" - err you started the thread and asked for help - twas just not what you wanted to hear .

Good advice from Jamie:
"come back and tell her how she's wrong (if she is)" - indeed!

having found the time to take a break from looking after kids my hobbies, Can I just add that the OP sounds like an utter and total fucking knob.

Just popping in from one of my many hobbies to say how charming you are Andy, and what a lucky woman your wife is. Imagine being fortunate enough to be legally bonded with someone who not only enjoys potholing, but also likes to slag off innocent women on an internet forum for proffering advice that he himself has asked for. What with that and cleaning for four whole days a week, two of them (for free I presume) in her own house, well- she should be told off sternly for being depressed I say. Ingratitude, that's what it it.

Bring on MrsAndy I say.

She is probably depressed because she is married to Andy.

Just read this to my DH!!...he thinks we are being set up with this post .

I don't think we are - Andy, who is a sweet and caring bloke, has gone on to post about what harpies we are on a number of other threads in this topic. Clearly he feels, as I believe so many do, that the voice of the Family Man is underrepresented in society.

Poor old Andy.

Maybe he needs a hobby.

I think this might be his hobby, from what tortoise says ......

Someone on another related thread has also pointed out that our Jamie is a prolific poster on other fora, where he spends quite a bit of his time telling women with relationship problems that actually they're wrong and should trust their partners more.

Which is certainly consistent.

Ack!

Our Andy.

Sorry, Jamie.

linky to new thread.

Although I think its ok because he said he won't be back, but mumsnetters might find it useful to read the link anyway. Even if this Andy and the other Andy are not the same person, it's worth knowing that characters like this exist

Only just read this post. Even IF Andy is a real person it feels to me that we (MNers) have facilitated his arsery by discussing this poor woman (if SHE is real) as if she didn't exist. If I was her I would feel furious and humiliated at the thought of so many people discussing me as if I was am inanimate object. Strange about-face from him all of a sudden. Very weird IMO.

Andy has done a huge disservice to any husbands who are minded to seek advice on Mumsnet in the future. So many posters were willing to take his OP at face value and give good advice, only to find he is clearly not on the level. Future male posters are now much more likely to be greeted with suspicion and interrogation instead of the warm welcome and encouragement most of them probably deserve. A traitor to his own sex as well as a nasty controlling spouse (or liar). Nice.