Telling him the jig is up without nagging.
By glords
@glords (2614)
United States
December 19, 2008 2:48pm CST
After coming home from work on Monday night my husband announced that he was swamped and would have to spend the rest of the night working from home in the office. He was sure to tell me how busy he was, far too busy to help clean up after dinner, far to busy to give our son a bath, far too busy to read a goodnight story.
While he was working I popped my head in to the office a few times, and what do you think I saw? Video games, Itunes, YouTube. Busted! Everyone needs some time so I let it go. It happened the next night, and the night after that, and all week long.
Last night I made cookies and teasing told him he couldn't have any since he hadn't finished his work... then I told him, "I know what you are doing in there downloading music and playing world of war craft." I brought him a big plate of cookies hoping that a spoon full of sugar would make the medicine go down... but what if it didn't. What should I do next? How do you say the jig is up without nagging?
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3 responses
@mzplased (255)
• United States
23 Dec 08
I agree with alot of the other posters, you need to talk about it. You deserve time like that also. Maybe you could each have a few hours with the baby and then an hour by yourself. You could even give him the credit for thinking it up...LOL But I do agree that you deserve alone time also.
@LaurenInLA (2270)
• United States
20 Dec 08
I don't think that you have to nag. You sit down with him and have an honest conversation. Tell him that you are tired as well and work with him to make a schedule. One night he takes care of things while you relax and the next night you take care of things while he relaxes. Good luck.
@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
19 Dec 08
You negotiate. If he's willing to, that is. You have a conversation about how certain things need to be done and that you understand that he needs some alone time and then you negotiate how to allow him his alone time while at the same time getting some help from him.
If he isn't willing, then you nag. Just kidding...
