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EFFING REALLY, dh?

Tuff Noogies's picture

i hate when men are pms'ing.

ok so last night, we actually had a pretty good evening w/ kaos. then lurch went over to friend's house for a few hours. theeeen dh went to bed early. when lurch got back home, kaos' energy level started to spike. great...

he starts to push his luck several times, so i escape back outside. then kaos comes out and says "grandpa needs to be taken out." my response, "ok i'll get him in a few minutes." A.) does he go back inside? or B.) does he hover in the doorway and start pestering me for the next four minutes, TELLING me i need to get up and take the dog out, staring a hole in the back of my head and "WELL??? are you gonna take care of him or what?" for any who answered 'B', ding ding ding we have a winner!!!!

he went back in after a few minutes slamming the door behind him and leaving all the lights on in his wake (a passive-aggressive move). instead of following him, i picked up my phone and called him. he hung up on me.

so i sent a text and copied dh on it "thanks for hanging up on me. do i need to give you a tutorial on how a light switch works? i'll gladly help you with that. by the way, dont question me again about how i take care of my pets. u havent seen your cat for 2 hours." (side note, he is an outdoor cat that kaos is forever trying to make into an indoor cat. he knows the rule, if you let cat in, keep him in your room. so he let him in last night - ok fine. cat ended up hanging out in kitchen, but kaos was in his bedroom with the door closed, only coming out for a minute or two at a time. an hour later, same thing. so i put him back out. and he never once went looking for it.)

so after that text i didnt hear a peep. good, i'm hoping my point was taken.

just a few minutes ago, i called dh about something and instead of answering "hey babe", he answers "YEAH." :? :? :? well i told him what i had to tell him, then he asks me "why did you include me in that text last night?" i told him it was in case kaos erupted, dh would have seen the exact same words and have record of it. then he says "was that really necessary about the cat? every time he lets him in, you turn around and put him right back out." um, dh, he was inside the house for quite a while with no attention from anyone. he shouldnt question me about my pet when he's not even taking care of his.

weeeellll then the real crux of the matter came out. "i dont know why you made such an issue out of it. HE even mentioned it to me this morning that AAALLLL he DDIIIIIIIDDDD was AAASSSSKKKKKK you to take grandpaaaaaa out." (and yes, i wrote that last part in kaos' voice.) i said "that's bull$#!t hun and you know it." "well none of it was even necessary, you shoulda just let it go."

i quit talking, dh is entitled to his opinion and i wasnt gonna engage any further to avoid an argument. when i do that it always pisses him off even more. he said a few more things, i responded with silence and he finally said "i gotta go" and hung up without a goodbye.

effing really dh? pester the $#!t out of me simply to exert some sort of control over me (which he tries to do a lot, some sort of twisted pissing contest in his own mind), then slam the door, leave all the d@mn lights on, AND hang up on me and i should have just let it go? oh i think NOT.

PMS? full moon? manopause, maybe??? *smdh*

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Tuff Noogies's picture

lol heaven i'm not gonna bite your head off or something!

yes, he's 13. and yes i was sarcastic as hell. that was my resentment showing through because of dealing with the same. stupid. $#!t. year. after. year. with. no. change. and he'll hang up on me any time he wants to, h3ll he hangs up on dh too. so yes, yes i was being a total smart@$$.

i did tell dh kaos' actual actions, and quoted both his words and tone. i didnt include the entire conversation in my posting, i was just hitting the high points.

dh knows how kaos is, and he knows how i am, so he knows "what went down". that's why i called bull$#!t on kaos' version and dh did not dispute that.

dh does not deal well with conflict between kaos and i. he would rather i just let EVERYTHING go so that there IS no conflict between us, and the only conflict with kaos is from dh himself. it sounds twisted, but it's a protective thing. (and believe me, there is PLENTY of conflict between dh and the kid. PLENTY.) he wants everything neutral with me so i dont get hurt, so i dont get targeted, and so no one else (primarily MIL and g-ma) will cast stones in my direction.

i could have just brushed it off and said "whatevs, kiddo" and continued about my business (that's what dh wants), but last night he stomped all over my Get Off Me nerve. that's when this yankee b!t@# said my peace. Wink

PS - i totally understand what you're saying about not having an adult/child relationship. i am not an authority figure to him, he has no respect for adults and thinks he runs the show, so you are quite accurate in your observation. he can do whatever the f*ck he wants, and he KNOWS there is nothing i can or would do about it.

Acratopotes's picture

tuff, have I not taught you anything girl?

kaos commenting Grandpa needs to go out - I would've replied, thanks and ignore... if he brings it up again I would reply... well if it's bothering you that much why don't you bring him out then.... and give him evil eye...

kaos not switching the lights off - I would wake up DH and say - hon please go and switch off the lights.... kids might have forgotten it....

end of it lol

Aniki-Moderator's picture

So DH wants no conflict between you and ka-ass? Fine. The minute the skid begins pestering, march his ass over to your DH. Lights left on? "DH, please tell kaos to turn off the lights." Or leave them on. Hell, leave the house. Get Grandpa and go for a walk. For a day.

Tuff Noogies's picture

oh aniki - "ka-ass" - that is PERFECT!!!!! }:) }:) }:)

usually when dh is up and the kid has left lights on, cabinets/drawers open or whatever, i'll ask dh "hey hun are you done in the hall?" (or where/whatever is applicable). it irritates him, but gets my point across. Wink