PowerSulk - Party of 1
So rember the trip I planned to drop my daughter off in the dorms to visit a college.
My dumb ass told dude I was not only traveling but dropping her off in the dorms.
So he took it upon himself to invite himself (when he realized I'd be alone vs hunkered down with kid in tow).
Then when he realized I wasn't planning with him, he started asking if I wanted him to go then acted a fool when I said I wanted some time to travel alone.
(I was actually getting irritated that he turned what was supposed to be a stress-free weekend for me into a Victim Olymics/PowerSulk competition)
I admitted that I wanted ALONE time (I didn't say this but I'm paying for the privilege not to have to worry about dealing with him/his kids). and as a compromised offered for him to stay ONE night.
He get pissy and demands that if he can't come right after work (which whould put him at approximately 11:30pm arrival or later - and I don't want to stay up that late) then he refuses to come at all.
FINE!
Why would I want to pay to have my peace disturbed by him like how he's doing right now.
He cannot (or pretends to not be able to) comprehend how his behavior makes me not want to be around him. His constant clinging, his co-dependency, his unlimited guilt-trips and Mantrums when things don't go his way,
You mean to tell me you have a weekend free and you can't figure out what to do with yourself?
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I love my husband and am
I love my husband and am happy to have time during the day to get my own things done.. the way I want to do them..lol.
My DH loves being with me too.. but when I had a conference in DC.. he was happy to just drive me there.. and go home and do stuff at home while I attended my meetings...
I don't get people that can't entertain themselves for even a brief period of time!
I don't understand couples
I don't understand couples that do *everything* together.
If I spend all my time with someone then I have no time to miss them and more arguments happen
Yeah if I'm elderly with dementia and barely moble then I'd want to travel everywhere with someone but until then........
Similar to skids
That can't self entertain. These guys never grew out of toddlerhood. Ask me how I know.
Alone/me time is a perfectly reasonable need.
I enjoy it though I cherish every minute I have with my bride, my kid, my parents, my brother and his family, my friends.
I try to give my DW alone time as well. We have always respected each other's time, time with indidual friends, and with our own family sometimes without the other.
When we were expats, there were regular trips that she would go alone or I would follow her by weeks. I did learn the basic parameters for my alone time. 3wks. After 3wks I start to get a little antsy and ready to get back to us time instead of just me time.
I can stand myself only so much.
I would suggest that you not dance around it and be direct. Tell him that this is your trip with your kid, then for you to have some alone time. Do not explain, do not feel guilty. Just tell him. Then enjoy your time.
He wasn’t taking his kids?
Making it a family vacation
He was smart enough to know
He was smart enough to know
not to invite himself AND his kids
but not smart enough to not invite himself
Thank heavens he dropped the
Thank heavens he dropped the issue and I'm now solo traveling
WoooHoo!!!!
No kids, no skids, no annoying ass man
Free af!!!!!
Yassss!!!!