So I had a major meltdown

[April]

FTR, I am sick with a horrible head cold. I have a fever off and on, as well as being massivly hot and sweaty and then suddenly freezing cold. so....

Kids do nothing but fight, whine, scream, break things, whine and scream some more, have massive tantrums, etc etc all day.

i call the husband at work and tell him I don't feel like making anything, could he pretty please swing by walmart and snag some chicken for dinner. He agrees.

By the time he comes home I am MAJOR stressed out. I don't feel well, kids are making me nuts and I'm crying at the drop of a hat.

He comes home, sans chicken and says "I didn't feel like waiting in line, what's for dinner?"

He then changes the channel on the TV, even though I was trying to watch something, sits down, and pops open a beer.

That, and the kids are still screaming in thier rooms, was IT

I said " I don't give a damn what you are having for dinner, you best figure it out, kids are hungry. Fuck this shit, I am getting out of this hell hole NOW!"

And I went to Barnes and Noble, bought a book by my favorite author that had JUST come out (woohoo!) and treated myself to a nice, quiet dinner at AppleBees.

Came home, kids were in bed and hubby is on his best behavior.

I feel bad that I had a big old hissy fit, but COME ON! When he is sick he begs to be pampered. All i wanted him to do was pick up some freaking chicken and let me lay on the couch and watch TV for 30 minutes or so.

[iradney]

Good for you! What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander! He agreed to pick up chicken when you called him. It's not like you asked him to sit on an egg, hatch it, raise it, slaughter and pluck it! I think you gave him a good wakeup call, and helped him realise that it takes TWO to run a household.
Hope you get better soon! *Chicken soup n hugs*

[BookstoreEscapee]

What was the book? :p

[lordlundar]

Meh, don't feel bad. He had that coming with reinforcements.

Hope you feel better, I'm just trying to get over my head cold.

[Geek King]

I think the rest of the fellows here on the board will agree, your hubby was a bit of a jerk. He had an obvious failure of judgement and respect, and owes you a very nice apology dinner. Hope he brightens up after this. "Too big of a line" is not an excuse. He should have stopped for something else then.

[Becks]

Good for you, April!!! :yourock:

(If I were you, though, I would've given hubby worse. People know not to piss me off when I'm sick and stressed...:devil:)

[CaroPhoenix]

April, I think your husband and my husband were separated at birth. That's the kind of stunt my husband would have pulled with me (and has on a couple of occassions).

I feel for you ... i really do and go you for standing up for yourself and going out and taking care of yourself! YAY!

[Boozy]

He comes home, sans chicken and says "I didn't feel like waiting in line, what's for dinner?"
He then changes the channel on the TV, even though I was trying to watch something, sits down, and pops open a beer.

<snip>

Came home, kids were in bed and hubby is on his best behavior.

Your husband seems like a good guy who just slipped up. I guess he didn't realize that you were as sick and stressed as you were until you snapped.

I'm guessing he won't be making the same mistake again any time soon. :)

[RecoveringKinkoid]

He comes home, sans chicken and says "I didn't feel like waiting in line, what's for dinner?"



Chopped twig and berries.

:eek:

What you did was hardly a meltdown, given the circumstances. He's lucky to have survived, much less survived with his man bits intact. You're a better woman than I am. He would have needed a proctologist to change the channel after that, if it had been me. And finish the beer.

Jeeze, some people's kids. Pop, six, squish, uh-uh, Cisero, Lipschitz and all that.

[blas]

Good for you.

While I don't recommend constantly up and leaving, sometimes the only way to show a man that you're serious about something is to just go somewhere and be by yourself and take care of yourself. He will cower in fear that he'll never be fed again or have anyone to open his cans of beer and he'll shudder even more to imagine that he'll always have to watch the kids.

Amazing how that works :)

[April]

What was the book? :p

It was Diana gabaldons new one...Lord John and something or another :lol:

I think I'm feeling better today, except for the cough, which is good since I have to work tonight. Haven't seen DH since last night so I don't know if my fit had an impact :p

The son is remarkebly well behaved today though

[Der Cute]

April:

Meltdown, nah, more like putting Mr. April in his place. You have a legitimate problem, you had asked for help, he said yes. HE DROPPED THE BALL.

(picking ball up and then throwing at his head is PERFECTLY LEGIT).

Girl, don't take this kind of crap lying down. :D

Cutenoob

[thegiraffe]

Pop, six, squish, uh-uh, Cisero, Lipschitz and all that.



He had it coming!
He had it coming!
He had it coming all along....
If you'd have been there,
If you'd have seen it!
How could you tell us that we were wrong?


Ahh, Chicago. I LOVE that show.

:ot: My dad's best man (Rob Bowman) is the musical director for Chicago on Broadway. In New York City. Yeah...pretty nifty, eh? The movie Chicago is amazing, but it just doesn't compare to seeing it live on stage. However, for a stage adaptation, they did an awesome job - Rob said so himself :)

[Gravekeeper]

He comes home, sans chicken and says "I didn't feel like waiting in line, what's for dinner?"

...and that's when I killed him, your honour.

[morgana]

...and that's when I killed him, your honour.

Justifiable! Dismissed!

:p