charly1979 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Ok I stupidly asked mine hubby to do me some bagels he clearly didn't hear me and during the conversation I managed to knock the jug over with yesterdays offerings from my girls (eggs) 2 broke on the floor a complete accident but my hubby is now parading around on his high horse going on about how clumsy I am etc etc Last month he was convinced (and he still is) that he could feed our family of 5 for £100 a week bearing in mind all children have a good appetite I did throw the gauntlet down and suggest that he does so funnily enough its not happened, he does buy the odd thing or too and I did notice that own brand baked beans have entered the cupboard bit odd considering he was the one that asked years ago if we could upgrade to a branded baked bean .... So does anyone else have an OH or DH that rides their high horse or is it just me ??? PS whilst mine drives me insane I certainly wouldn't change him for all the tea in china Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Yup apparently I don't know how to put saucepans away And I can't wash up............fine I'd give your OH beans on toast every night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 My OH love 'im has his moments - i feel I spend too much on food despite cooking from scratch, having hens and growing some veg and fruit. I have asked him time and time again to do weekly shop see if he spends less. but he never has. However only occ does he get on his high horse, on reflection we both do but its soon forgotten. I have on occasions told him to prove his point and do the shop (I hate food shopping - I could do online but I am too idle to do so) hopefully he will one day. Feeding a family of boys - one with allergies, one faddy and a OH who cant eat spicy food aint easy - you are limited. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 My OH (bless him; through gritted teeth ) is on his high horse so often that I am thinking of entering him for the Grand National -mind you he'd probably tell them the fences weren't right, the catering wasn't up to scratch, the weighing in room needed redecorating, and the car parking was an ABSOLUTE nightmare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 He sounds er lovely. OH aint so bad its just now hes a man of leisure he will tell me what hes done and expects praise. Like when I say I've cleaned 3 loos no one says arent you wonderful/a star/a love/ a martyr (delete as necc) No - no one bats an eyelid - its the loo fairy again doing her stuff with her bleach and loo brush in the shape of a wand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Don't get me wrong......OH is fantastic but does have an eye for detail! Not always a plus point (unless decorating, of course!) However, I do agree about 'The Jif Fairy' as she is know in our house. She only seems to visit on a Monday or Tuesday - funily enough my days at home but I never see her! OH often comes home on a Mon or Tues and says 'Oh, things look a bit tidier' but does not seem to put two and two together!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Yup, OH can get anal about things - he positioned the padlock on the shed 3 times - stupid thing is if you leaned on the shed it would fall down no hes spent time and effort this week repairing it for winter. Not sure its mouse proof - the blighters ate my stored apples last year. Left me the newspaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Not so much the high horse - but HATES not being in control, or forgets what he has said very frequently At the moment he is in Mexico (has been for 5 weeks) - whilst away I have stripped the wallpaper in bedroom, had it all re-plastered etc. The boys wound him up saying we all googled/you-tubed how to remove a radiator in order to plaster properly - anal meltdown Thing is he is the other side of the world and totally out of control when it comes to what is going on at home Needless to say - his mate who did the plastering removed the radiator - but we are under no circumstances to put it back on He can do it - and then paint it to boot, as returns next week I used a spirit level and tape measure to put up 3 canvas prints today - perfectly spaced and straight, think they panic if they feel they have no use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 My OH (bless him; through gritted teeth ) is on his high horse so often that I am thinking of entering him for the Grand National -mind you he'd probably tell them the fences weren't right, the catering wasn't up to scratch, the weighing in room needed redecorating, and the car parking was an ABSOLUTE nightmare I used to be married to one of those.... funnily enough, being on my own with Rosie was preferable we now get on OK so long as he's 'outside my universe' and not continuously criticising. Phil and I have the perfect relationship; he only visits at weekends, he's very tidy, not at all irritating, doesn't snore and we've never argued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 My hubby has the highest horse of them all. I also work with/for him, therefore he is also my boss. He can be amazing and we share most jobs when it suits him, except toilet and bathroom cleaning, and washing and ironing. He likes me to make the important decisions, so that he can blame me for them later when they go wrong and also likes to see the negative in everything. I would say that about 80% of the time I love him to pieces, we have been together since our mid teens, but for the other 20% of the time I would love to do my own thing without fear of complaint. It would be great to have a sabbatical sometime, how much were the tickets to Mexico??? probably wouldn't work though because he hates to travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Sorry Liz - the tickets were free - he works for an airline & is out there working, in the hurricane season, so not the best weather The negativity also prevails here - I think it is inherited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charly1979 Posted September 8, 2013 Author Share Posted September 8, 2013 I feel everyone's pain yet I am happy knowing I am not alone in mine ... My hubby has a new name in our house you will have to guess what the blank is but it starts with B he is known as Sir Happy Blank Master Jockey of the High Horse I suspect I too could enter him into the Grand National, when he going 'off' on one I imagine him riding his high horse in my world it is no more than a brightly coloured hobby horse with bells Wishing you all a peaceful Sunday with your bundles of joyus happy husbands/partners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 My OH (bless him; through gritted teeth ) is on his high horse so often that I am thinking of entering him for the Grand National -mind you he'd probably tell them the fences weren't right, the catering wasn't up to scratch, the weighing in room needed redecorating, and the car parking was an ABSOLUTE nightmare I used to be married to one of those.... funnily enough, being on my own with Rosie was preferable we now get on OK so long as he's 'outside my universe' and not continuously criticising. Phil and I have the perfect relationship; he only visits at weekends, he's very tidy, not at all irritating, doesn't snore and we've never argued. Does Phil have a twin brother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 My Hubby retired last year, and I have no intention, especially as he is always there now. I asked him to make me a Doctors appointment as he was there himself on Friday. he told me to either phone on book on line as I was always passing the buck I also leave him a list as he asked me to, if I want anything done around the house, so twice a week I ask him to Hoover and wash kitchen floor ( I do everything else when I get home from work or weekends ) He now loves to tell everybody that before he plays golf he has to do the chores on the list that Maggie has left him. love him dearly been together for 39 years, but really think that I will kill him very soon Thank goodness I work full time and out of the house for 12 hours. Problem is he is the most charming man, and I sound like an old nag. Rant over... You did ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatieB Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Oh dear I think the OH on a high horse in our house is probably me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I am convinced that the only reason that my parents' marriage survived is because my father was often working abroad; they bickered a good portion of the time that he was at home having said that, since my mother was taken ill, pops has done a brilliant job of nursing her and has even learned how to cook ready meals and do the ironing; I never thought I'd see that happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 My OH tries so hard to sit on his high horse....... He is always knocked off it...bless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 My OH tries so hard to sit on his high horse....... He is always knocked off it...bless Have you got your voice back then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Yes, It didn't stop me as a just used a whistle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Mine is only allowed to have a Shetland pony. Problem solved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Yes, It didn't stop me as a just used a whistle. On OH or the dogs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I originally read this title as did hubby ride his horse - thinking perhaps if he works he wouldn't be able to until maybe the weekend so exercising the poor animal would need to be done by someone else. I then thought that would be a nice thing to do and go riding on horses around the lanes. Then I thought I wish I had a shire horse to ride! Re-read it today and oh dopey me! Welllllll . . . . mine is so patronising that it's not the Grand National - more like dressage! He's a control freak too and it's really bugging me big time. I feel very smug when things don't go as planned. But the most irritating one lately was he made himself a cup of tea (didn't ask me if I wanted a drink) then brought the kettle in and waved it in front of my nose saying "can you clean the limescale out of here as I keep getting gritty bits in my tea". I obviously jumped and ran to the sink where I should have been and cleaned it. Yeah, in his dreams. To this day (and it has been a few months back) I have filled the kettle more than I need and the limescale is still in there. He could have emptied it himself by the time he'd walked in to tell me what to do!!! There's only one thing I can say to that and it's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 You should have left the kettle with just a dribble after getting yourself a drink! Drives mine mad but if he made me a cuppa........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I'd buy a pack of descaler next time you shop and either wrap it up and give it to him or leave it propped against the kettle; I have found that subtlety just doesn't work!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charly1979 Posted September 14, 2013 Author Share Posted September 14, 2013 Mine has now temporarily put his high horse in the stable and has found the BT Sport channel which is now causing me more irritation as the great big chicken dropping is ignoring me oh and in the process he has become a football commentator !!! Cant work out the moment if I love him or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
